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15 Vintage Photos from the 1950s

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Marilyn Monroe lying in the grass, resting her head on her hand.
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Go ahead and take a step back into the wide-reaching kaleidoscope of steady optimism that can blossom when viewing events from times long since passed. There are feelings of nostalgia that run deep as chromed cars roar around new suburban streets, and jukeboxes blare their first hints of rock ‘n’ roll. This collection of 15 vintage photos from the 1950s can provide new, vivid life to the era like not portrayed before.

1. Guy Mitchell letting it loose out there, circa 1955

A man in a straw hat and suit jacket singing into a vintage microphone in front of curtains.
Jack Smith / Picture Post / Hulton Archive / Getty Images

2. Marilyn Monroe was everywhere in the fifties

Marilyn Monroe listening as a man whispers in her ear.
Michael Ochs Archives / Getty Images

3. Buying groceries was a far different experience back then

A woman in a headscarf sits at a table with two young boys, with groceries including Batchelors and Saxa branded items placed before them.
Bert Hardy / Picture Post / Hulton Archive / Getty Images

4. A nice Chevrolet Bel Air for sale

A vintage Chevrolet Bel Air with a “For Sale” sign in the window, parked in front of several other classic pickup trucks.
Frederic Lewis / Getty Images

5. Taking a break from the busy dancing at the Whiskey a Gogo nightclub in 1955

Two men in white shirts sitting at a table engaged in conversation.
Bert Hardy / Getty Images

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6. Chelsea FC’s, Roy Bentley, circa 1955

A soccer player prepares to head a ball in front of a goal net on a stadium field.
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7. On the set of “The Sea Chase”

A woman and three men sit outdoors in a wooded area, engaged in conversation.
Archive Photos / Getty Images

8. Someone’s parents back in 1950

A black-and-white portrait of a young woman and a man posing closely together.
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9. Someone’s grandparents, circa 1950

A young couple embracing while sitting on a bed.
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10. Someone’s grandfather in the 1950s

Vintage portrait of a young man.
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11. The Christmas celebrations were still all festive back in the fifties

A woman with short auburn hair wearing a blue skirt suit stands next to a decorated Christmas tree.
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12. A couple having their moment back in the 1950s

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13. Someone’s nonna in the early 1950s

A sepia-toned vintage photograph of a woman in a long-sleeved shirt and skirt standing profile against a stone wall.
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14. They look like they’re kind of plugged into the moment, circa 1950s

A young man in a white tuxedo with a dark boutonniere walks with a young woman in a white strapless gown holding a floral bouquet.
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15. Ah, to be young and in love, is there anything quite like it?

A young man and woman sitting together at a piano in a vintage black and white photograph.
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Matt Staff

Matt has spent over the last 8 years as both a writer and editor, working in Seattle and Brooklyn, where he is now based. He loves escaping the tirelessly fast pace of the “Mad Apple” that is NYC by taking walks and runs through parks where he’s able to catch up on the latest tea about society from the city’s ever chatty, always hungry, occasionally maniacal, pigeons. They always have a lot to say. When he’s not taking his urban nature strolls, or dutifully combing the deepest rabbit holes of the internet to find the content that’s worth sinking your mind’s teeth into, he’s likely holed up at a dark-lit dive bar with a new book and/or some friends, or just as easily he could be on the hunt for the next addition to his steadily growing plant family.

These days Matt’s caught up in trying to provide folks as many vivid glimpses into the days long since passed as he can, through fun and engaging collections of hand-picked vintage photos.



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