1940s photos

The easiest way for us to get a glimpse into the good old days is to open up our family's photo album. But what if we go through the images and instead of calming down our curiosity, they only fuel it? Easy. We open up the subreddit r/TheWayWeWere next.

With much of the decade dominated by World War II, the 1940s have not gone down in history as the happiest of times. But the '40s had much m...

1960's country girl.

This photo of a happy young Canadian couple is very sweet. Friend's decorated our '40 Dodge with ribbon and a cardboard sign when we were married in March. :) Funny thing is, this car appears to be a '36 or '37 Dodge, we have a '40 Dodge... Good taste! ;)

That's what couples wore in the 1940s.

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A young woman lifts her feet while embracing and kissing a uniformed US soldier at the train station, New Hope, Connecticut.

Bob Carroll & Edith Grizzle: During the last days of WWII, Navy pilot Bob Carroll proposed to girlfriend Edith Grizzle.

Vintage fashion is one of the most timeless styles that reflect the certain era and history that may be memorable for us. The mind...

Don't know the exact location of this picture, but apparently in or around the home where we lived in Florida... ********************************** All of the photos in this album are “originals” from the period when I was an infant in the mid-1940s — i.e., the period before I lived in Omaha, Riverside, Roswell, New York, Ft. Worth, and Denver (photos of which you may have seen already in my Flickr archives). Before I get into the details, let me make a strong request — if you’re looking at…