In 2016 I did a ‘Vintage Photo Tuesday‘ post on ‘Images of people in front of their houses‘ (1920’s-1960’s). I created it because I had started to notice so many photos of people posing in front of their homes, that I felt it just had to be a post. Well several years later, I have “saved” a bunch more that I would like to create a part 2 for you all to enjoy.

Let the fun begin!

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Vintage Photos 1920’s-1960’s

The Front of House Edition – Part 2

What fantastic 1920’s style on our lovely lady heading out for the day. Everything she is wearing, from her cloche hat to her fur lined coat and purse is a stunning example of 1920’s fashions. Love it!

1920s vintage photo of a woman in a 1920s winter fur coat, 1920s hat, 1920s purse posing for a photo in front of her house. Fantastic 1920s style!

Source: Etsy – RenascenceVintage

1920’s Photo – Young woman and her dog spending time together.

FURTHER READING: Vintage Photo Tuesday: Pets & Their Owners

1920s vintage photo of a young woman in 1920s dress and 1920s hairstyle sitting on her front step with her dog

Source: Etsy – wakemeup57

I love my plants and the moment I saw this 1930’s photo of a young woman sitting on the front porch of her house (technically the front!) surrounded by all these beautiful plants I just had to share!

1930s vintage photo of a young Black woman in 1930s top and skirt posing on her front porch with all her flowers on her porch

Source: Etsy – JakeRoebucks

I think this photo is late 1930’s but it also could be early 1940’s (I’m really thinking 1930’s). ANYWAYS it’s a vintage image of an older couple posing with a young woman holding a dog. They are all dressed up in hats and lovely dresses (and one suit). I especially love our young woman’s dress & that awesome circle rattan purse. Super cool! I wonder where they are going?

Late 1930s vintage photo of an older couple posing with a young woman holding a dog. They are all dressed up in hats and lovely 1930s dresses (and one suit). I especially love our young woman's dress & that awesome circle rattan purse.

Source: Etsy – RenascenceVintage

Don’t fall! 1930’s image of a young woman on the step ledge posing for her photo. I love her dress.

1930s vintage photo of a young woman in 1930s dress posing on the step ledge of her home

Source: Etsy – JakeRoebucks

OH MY! Our young woman in this photo has some fantastic 1940’s style! I just ADORE her two piece plaid suit and platter hat. I think she knows she looks super cute too because look at that smile?!

FURTHER READING: The Skirt Suit: A Fashion Trend & Plaid: A Fall Vintage Fashion Trend

1940s vintage photo of a woman in a 1940s two piece suit in plaid and a 1940s hat with 1940s hairstyle posing in front of her house. Stunning example of 1940s fashions

Source: Etsy – RenascenceVintage

Sunday best or ladies who lunch. Late 1940’s photo of three stylish older ladies. Super hats!

Late 1940s photo of three women all dressed up in floral dresses and one two piece suit with 1940s hats including one turban hat.

Source: Etsy – JakeRoebucks

Peep-toe shoes, bow in her hair and a summer dress, are what our adorable woman is sporting for her photo on the front steps of her house. -1940’s photo.

1940s vintage photo of a woman in a 1940s summer dress, white peep toe shoes and a bow in her 1940s hairstyle posing on the steps of her home. Super 1940s Fashion Inspiration

Source: Etsy – RenascenceVintage

Everyone loves their pets. 1940’s photo of a young woman and her dog (nice vintage hairstyle inspiration).

1940s vintage photo of a young woman posing with her dog at the front of her house in 1940s hairstyle and 1940s fashion

Source: Etsy – RenascenceVintage

February 1955. 1950’s photo of a stylish couple posing in their front lawn with other people’s front of houses in the background. I have wanted a knitted skirt & matching cardigan for years. Our lady looks fantastic and our young man’s suit is so 1950’s.

1950s vintage photo of a stylish 1950s couple in 1950s fashions posing for a photo together. Woman is wearing a knitted skirt & knitted matching cardigan. February 1955

Source: Etsy – therescuedphoto

April 1957 – A toddler flexing his muscles (so cute!) posing for a photo with his dad and the family dog.

1950s vintage photo from april 1957 of a young child a toddler posing for a photo while flexing with his dad and his dog on the steps of their house

Source: Etsy – therescuedphoto

1950’s photo of a young man posing with his baseball bat, showing off his big swing.

1950s vintage photo of a young man holding a baseball bat posing for a photo in front of his house

Source: Etsy – therescuedphoto

April 13th, 1952. Easter Sunday! Cute little girl with a big smile ready to egg hunt in her Easter Sunday best (adorable dress & hat!)

Source: Etsy- TimeGotAwayFromUs

October 1965-A stylish young woman poses in front of 9707 for a photo with a big smile on her face. Did she see someone she knows? Super cute dress!

1960s vintage photo of a young Black Woman in a 1960s dress and 1960s shoes posing on the steps of her house

Source: Etsy – therescuedphoto

I hope you enjoyed these fun snapshots. Share in the comments section below what your favourite was (or anything else you want to chat about).

Thanks for dropping by!

Further Reading: Make sure you visit my Archive of Vintage Photo blog posts

Liz

Welcome to 2023! I hope January has been good to you so far. I’m just back from basically travelling for a month (it was a blast) and now I’m off to Las Vegas again for my annual German Karneval (Mardi Gras) 2 day party at the Tuscany. It’s always a fun party with great people celebrating the traditions originally started in Germany. You can follow along on my Instagram Feed if you are interested.

In honour of my upcoming party weekend, I thought ‘Vintage Photo Tuesday‘ should focus on images from Las Vegas from the 1940s to the 1960s. Then if you enjoyed this post, you can find other vintage Vegas posts I have done at the end of today’s fun.

Let’s begin!

Flamingo Hotel (Las Vegas), 1950s. The Champagne Tower is seen on the right.

The Flamingo hotel is one of my favourite places to stay on the strip. It no longer looks like the cool Mid Century Architecture below but it’s still awesome.

1950s vintage photo of the front of the Flamingo Hotel (Las Vegas), 1950s - Las Vegas

Source: UNLV Digital Collections

Early 1950s photo of a stylish woman hanging out at the Sahara pool. What a super coloured photo!

1950s vintage photo of a stylish woman in 1950s fashions and 1950s hairstyle hanging out At the Sahara hotel pool, early 1950s. (Undated Kodachrome red border slide.)

Source: Facebook-Vintage Las Vegas

Bands are everyhere in the city. Here is a group of entertainers called “Polly Possum, Joe Wolverton and the Dogpatch County Band” performing at the Golden Nugget Saloon in downtown Las Vegas.

1950s Vintage Photo: Group of entertainers called "Polly Possum, Joe Wolverton and the Dogpatch County Band" performing at the Golden Nugget Saloon in downtown Las Vegas. Fun Vintage Las Vegas image.

Source: UNLV Digital Collections

1950s photo of four showgirls (another staple in the city) in stylish 1950s dresses outside the Moulin Rouge, preparing for the Helldorado parade, dated May 5, 1955.

About the Moulin Rouge:

On 24 May 1955 the Moulin Rouge Hotel and Casino opened. It was located at at 900, Bonanza Road on the west side of Las Vegas; becoming what the promoters called “the nation’s first major interracial hotel”.

Until the hotel’s opening African American entertainers in Las Vegas were denied access to public casino and hotel dining areas unless they were performing and were forced to stay overnight in segregated boarding houses on the Westside. Within the next few months the hotel attracted performers such as Louis Armstrong, George Burns, Nat King Cole, Jack Benny, Frank Sinatra, and Sammy Davis, Jr.

Unfortunately, despite its popularity, the Moulin Rouge closed its doors six months later surrounded by many rumors as to what had happened. Its brief run as a successfully integrated casino, though, prompted political activists to campaign for the integration of the Las Vegas Strip – an agreement that was achieved, ironically, in the now closed Moulin Rouge on March 26, 1960 (Source).

1950s photo of four showgirls in 1950s dresses outside the Moulin Rouge, preparing for the Helldorado parade, dated May 5, 1955.

Source: UNLV Digital Collections

Photograph of Lionel Hampton with members of the Moulin Rouge show group, 1955.

Source: UNLV Digital Collections

1960s vintage photo of a group of men and women in 1960s fashions hanging out at the Sands Hotel pool.

Source: UNLV Digital Collections

A floating craps game in the Sands Hotel swimming pool (Las Vegas), 1954. Love the 1950s swimsuits.

Photo description: “Floating craps table – Customers at the Sands Hotel escape the heat by gambling in the pool. About 2200 guests tried this in 1954.” (Source).

1950s vintage Photograph of a floating craps game in the Sands Hotel swimming pool (Las Vegas), 1954. Cute 1950s swimsuits on the women.

Source: UNLV Digital Collections

Las Vegas is known for it’s famous buffets. Here is a image of the Chuck Wagon Buffet at the El Rancho Vegas, late 1940s.

1940s vintage Photograph of the Chuck Wagon Buffet at the El Rancho Vegas (Las Vegas), late 1940s - Vintage Vegas

Source: UNLV Digital Collections

1951 photo of workers installing the now-famous Vegas Vic sign on the front of the Pioneer Club.

Photo Description: “First Highrise Hotel — Center of action downtown throughtout the 1930s was the Apache Hotel which boasted an elevator and a nitery downstairs. The corner is now Binion’s Horseshoe, but the spot has undergone many name changes from Tony Cornero’s ‘S.S. Rex’ to the Eldorado where the mobs were fighting for control of the race wire. Bugsy Siegel’s influence was first felt here in the early 1940s.” (Source).

1950s vintage Photograph of YESCO workers installing Vegas Vic at the Pioneer Club (Las Vegas), 1951

Source: UNLV Digital Collections

Desert Inn, 1950 – The Sky Room, at the top of a three story tower, the tallest structure on the Las Vegas Strip at the time. The woman on the right is Toni Clark, wife of DI president Wilbur Clark. Photographed by J.R. Eyerman for LIFE Magazine (Source).

Source: Facebook – Vintage Las Vegas

Las Vegas-The Wedding Capital.

Las Vegas residents Eddie and Johnie Wright at their wedding reception, April 25, 1957.

In an oral history interview (for the African Americans in Las Vegas: a Collaborative Oral History Project) with Eddie Wright Jr. and Johnie B. Wright conducted by B. Leon Green. Wright and Wright Jr. discuss coming to Las Vegas, Nevada and their careers as a teacher/nursing aid and a ticket agent at the local Greyhound station, respectively (Source).

1950s vintage Photograph of Eddie and Johnie Wright at their wedding reception, April 25, 1957. Fantastic 1950s Wedding Image.

Source: UNLV Digital Collections

Another wedding photo but this time for Sammy Davis Jr and Loray White at the Sands in Las Vegas on 01/10/1958.

1950s Vintage Photo: Sammy Davis Jr and Loray White wedding at the Sands in Las Vegas on 01/10/1958

Source: Pinterest

Front exterior of Club Bingo (Las Vegas), between 1947-1952. What a fun sign! BINGO!

Photograph of the front exterior of Club Bingo (Las Vegas), between 1947-1952 - Vintage Vegas

Source: UNLV Digital Collections

Playing bingo at Golden Nugget, February 1947 – Photo by Jon Brenneis (Source).

1940s vintage image of a woman in westernwear and a 1940s hairstyle Playing bingo at Golden Nugget, February 1947 - Photo by Jon Brenneis

Source: Facebook-Vintage Las Vegas

Events and conventions are another staple of the Vegas scene.

Congo line at the American Parts System convention – Late 1960s photo.

Source: UNLV Digital Collections

Fremont & Main, 1946. Our lovely lady (love her braid hairstyle) is standing at Union Park which was in front of the Union Pacific depot. The photo is sometime between May-Nov. 1946 (source).

1940s vintage photo of a woman in a 1940s dress and a braided 1940s hairstyle at Fremont & Main, 1946. She's standing at Union Park which was in front of the Union Pacific depot. The photo is sometime between May-Nov. 1946.

Source: Facebook-Vintage Las Vegas

Famous Las Vegas shows. 1950s vintage photo of the Copa Girls Trans World Airlines show rehearsal at the Sands Hotel.

1950s vintage photo of the Copa Girls Trans World Airlines show rehearsal at the Sands Hotel in Las Vegas.

Source: UNLV Digital Collections

Thank you for dropping by and I hope you enjoyed this collection of vintage Vegas photos. Please share any comments you have about this blog post in the section below. I love hearing from my readers.

This is going to be another year of fun vintage content and I can’t wait to share it all with you!

Further Reading about Vintage Las Vegas:

Liz

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Vintage Photo Tuesday: Photos Of People In Front Of Their Homes – Part 2

Vintage Photos 1920’s-1960’s

The Front of House Edition – Part 2

Vintage Las Vegas Photos, 1940s-1960s