Have you ever noticed when browsing vintage photos, that there are many taken in the front of people houses, front steps or front doors? If not, then you will now (one of those glass shattering moments). I personally just noticed this while browsing Flickr the other day and I thought “why have I not seen this before?” And “why the house all the time?”. Intrigue set in and off I went to see what images I could find with this setting.

1950s vintage photo of a house. — Source: Etsy

Here are some of the goodies I discovered…..

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Vintage Photos 1920’s-1960’s

The Front of House Edition

1940s Photo: Doris & Phillis showing off their outstanding taste in 1940s hats. Wow!

1940s vintage photo of 2 women in 1940s dresses and 1940s hats posing for a picture in front of their house. — Source: Flickr

Proud Parents-1940s vintage photo (Amazing hair on this beautiful new mom).

1940s Vintage Image of husband and wife with baby. — Source: Etsy

1950s Wedding Day photos at home with mom and sis. I love all the dresses in this photo, especially the sister on the right and of course our 1950s bride.

1950s vintage photo of a 1950s bride in her 1950s wedding dress with her sister in a sarong 1950s style dress and her mom. — Source: Etsy

1956 photo of a pretty young women in a tulle 1950s dress posing the grass beside her house.

1950s vintage image of a young Black women in a 1950s Tulle dress laying in the grass in her front lawn

Cub scouts, on their way to a gathering-1960s vintage photo.

1960s vintage photo of 2 young boys in scount uniforms posing in front of their house. — Source: Etsy

Three little girls all in a row -1920s photo.

1920s vintage image of 3 young children posing in front of their house. — Source: Etsy

1960s Photo: Never leave home without making sure that the family is dressed to the nines. Fantastic early 1960s fashions for kids and our lovely mom.

1961 vintage family image featuring early 1960s fashions. — Source: Etsy

Three sisters during WW2, all off to do their part for the war effort – 1940s Vintage Photo.

1940s vintage photo of 3 women, 1 in uniform and three fantastic 1940s hairstyles. — Source: Etsy

1940s Vintage Photo: Heading out to lunch with friends with her curls protected by a hairscarf.

1940s vintage photo of a woman with her 1940s hairstyle covered by a hairscarf and in 1940s fashions. — Source: Etsy

Stylish kids in training-1960s Photo. Can I have her purse?

1960s vintage photo of 2 kids dressed up to to an event. — Source: Etsy

1920s fashion on display in this super 1920s photo. Love the Cloche hat!

1920s vintage photo of a young woman in 1920s fashions (1920s coat, and 1920s hat) posing in front of her house. — Source: Etsy

Bob the hair and show off those ankles, it must be the 1920s! Fun 1920s fashions!

1920s vintage photo of two women in 1920s dresses and 1920s hairstyles posing in front of their house. — Source: Etsy

I’m going to cheat a little bit with this last image as it’s not technically in front of the house, but I was in love with her 1940s skirt and just had to share. So marvelous! True vintage inspiration, right there. -1940s Photo-

1940s vintage photo of a young woman in a patterned 1940s skirt and blouse posing beside a house. Super 1940s fashion. — Source: Etsy

Last thoughts: I think the pictures in front of houses are popular due to the house being the central area where family and life is and therefore making the home part of the family. What do you think?

Further Reading: Make sure you visit my archive of Vintage Photo blog posts HERE.

Liz 🙂

Every vintage collector has at least a few magazines in their collection (especially since they are one of the easiest vintage items to come by) and The Vintage Inn is no different. I own a few but one of my favorites is the magazine LOOK . My copy is from Oct 18th, 1955 and can be seen below and I have read it from top to bottom, I just love it.

Today’s post is all about the covers of LOOK from 1937 to 1960 (so that you can have a good taste of the mag) and this is also part of ‘My Vintage Collection Series’. Enjoy.

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1955 magazine cover for Look magazine featuring Princess Margaret.

1950s Vintage magazine cover for Look magazine from 1955 featuring Princess Margaret

Brief History of Look Magazine

Look was a bi-weekly, general-interest magazine published in Des Moines, Iowa, from 1937 to 1971, with more of an emphasis on photographs than articles. A large-size magazine of 11 in × 14 in, it was generally considered a competitor to Life magazine, which began publication months earlier and ended in 1972. It is known for helping launch the career of film director Stanley Kubrick, who was a staff photographer. And beginning in 1963, Norman Rockwell, after closing his career with the Saturday Evening Post, began making illustrations for Look (Source).

Collection of Vintage Magazine Covers from 1930s to 1960s

Look Magazine August 17th, 1937-Tennis anyone?

Further Reading: Vintage Tennis Outfits from the 1920s-1950s

1930s Vintage Magazine Cover: Vintage look magazine 1937 featuring a tennis player on the cover. — Source: Etsy

September 1938 Look Magazine featuring-SWING! Slap those critics Benny.

1930s Vintage Magazine Cover: 1938 look magazine vintage cover featuring lindy hop / swing dancers on the cover and article about Benny Goodman — Source: Pinterest

May 9th, 1939. According to the Etsy sellers commentary the cover features Eleanor Holm in a swimsuit and gold shoes on the cover. She and Sally Rand were feuding as to who was the best personality at the New York and San Francisco World’s Fairs.

Interesting tidbit about Eleanor: She is best known for having been suspended from the 1936 Summer Olympics team after she attended a cocktail party and got pretty drunk on the transatlantic cruise ship taking her to Germany (Source).

1930s Vintage Magazine Cover: Vintage Look Magazine 1939 featuring Eleanor Holm on the Cover — Source: Etsy

June 6th 1939-What a wonderful swimsuit on the cover of this magazine.

1930s vintage magazine cover - Look magazine vintage cover 1939 featuring a woman in a 1930s swimsuit holding a beachball. — Source: Etsy

Happy New Year! January 2nd, 1940 Look cover. Judy Garland in the most practical ski outfit ever (but it sure is cute).

1940s Vintage Magazine Cover: Judy Garland vintage magazine cover 1940 for LOOK Magazine. Judy is in 1940s winter ski outfit. — Source: Pinterest

Ginger Rogers as a Brunette and in the cutest 1940s matching top and pants. April 9th, 1940 Look Magazine.

Source: Etsy

June 18th 1940 Look Magazine. How do I make Joan Bennetts outfit mine? Love it!

1940s vintage magazine cover for LOOK Magazine featuring actress Joan Bennetts in a tennis skirt and striped top. — Source: Etsy

1941- Support the troops with Army stripes on your arm. More cute vintage swimsuits on display.

1940s Vintage Magazine Cover: 1941 Look Magazine vintage featuring two women in 1940s swimsuits — Source: Etsy

June 8th, 1948. Time for some cooler clothes men. Now do they mean like bathing suit cool (as in the image) or like make you look cool in your clothes?