1940s photos

Polka dot dresses first appeared in the 1920s but it was the teenagers in the 1940s that loved them so much they kept wearing them into the ...

Two sailors in 1945, exhausted after celebrating the end of the Second World War. historycolored.com Credit: @officialcolorizedhollywood #history #ww2 #colorized #worldwarii #worldwar2incolor #worldwartwo #sailors #sailor #vintagephotos #oldphotos

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.

1940s Photos of Real Life Couples sharing a moment of love during a time of War-WW2.

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.

Portrait of unknown beautiful reporter of The Des Moines Register who was interviewing people in June 21st, 1948. The first newspaper in Des Moines, the Iowa Star, was founded in 1849. In 1855, the Iowa Citizen began publication; it was renamed the Iowa State Register in 1860. In 1902, the Register merged with the Des Moines Leader, a descendant of the Star, to become the Des Moines Register and Leader. In 1903, Des Moines banker Gardner Cowles, Sr. purchased the Register and Leader; the…

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! ;)

The World War II had made an impact on American life. Manufacturers began to put more effort into supplying the wartime needs of Europe, cre...

A page from March 1944 Mademoiselle Magazine.