In the aftermath of WWII’s significant instability came the 1950s, suburbia, and the dream of a “picture-perfect” family.
The 1950s were boomer years. The economy boomed, and everywhere individuals were feeling the need for family and security after arduous years of the war. So, in 1950s family life, there was also a marriage boom, birth rate boom, and housing boom.
These wonderful photos were found by Dean Avants that show what life looked like in the 1950s.
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| "LOOK OUT FOR CATTLE", circa 1950s |
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| 1951 Oldsmobile on Arizona highway |
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| Bear at Yellowstone, 1951 |
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| Family at Niagara Falls, 1951 |
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| Fishing bridge, Yellowstone, 1951 |
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| Wawona Tunnel Tree, Yosemite, California, 1951 |
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| Young man lying in field, Mount Vernon, Virginia, 1951 |
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| Sunbathing group of friends, 1955 |
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| Woman posing, Colorado, 1955 |
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| Performers at Cypress Gardens, South Carolina, 1956 |
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| 1950s family with sunglasses |
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| Boys fishing, circa 1950s |
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| Cars at Chicago Airport, circa 1950s |
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| Child standing tall with cactus, circa 1950s |
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| Children playing with toy guns, circa 1950s |
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| Cowboy jamboree, circa 1950s |
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| Dallas skyline, circa 1950s |
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| Easter egg hunt, circa 1950s |
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| Family in front of blue car, circa 1950s |
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| Family portrait in the 1950s |
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| Funny couple with Oldsmobile, possibly Wyoming, circa 1950s |
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| Handsome couple greeting crowd, San Francisco, California, circa 1950s |
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| Hoppy's Bond Bread Ranch Chuck Wagon, circa 1950s |
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| In the kitchen, circa 1950s |
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| Lady and two children posing with fixed coin-binoculars, circa 1950s |
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| Oil wells, probably Oklahoma or Texas, circa 1950s |
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| Passengers disembark American Airlines flight, circa 1950s |
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| Passengers on cruise, circa 1950s |
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| People at the beach, circa 1950s |
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| S.S. Lurline cruse ship, circa 1950s |
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| Smiles from the backseat, circa late 1950s |
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| Social gathering, circa 1950s |
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| Sunbathing on cruise, circa 1950s |
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| Twin Navion aircraft, Southwest Airmotive, Arizona, circa 1950s |
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| Two brothers with matching Roy Rogers shirts, circa 1950s |
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| Two girls hurrying to a 1957 Ford Fairline convertible |
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| Two girls walking and locking arms, probably Iowa, circa 1950s |
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| Women and children standing in flowered area, circa 1950s |
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| Young woman on the couch, circa 1950s |
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| "DADDY", White Sands, New Mexico, circa 1950s |
