Several posts ago, I started a series entitled ‘A Peak Into My Vintage Collection‘ where I showcased some of the items I currently collect. This week, I wanted to show off my photo album of ‘Adopted Vintage Photos’. Photos that I have found in various places (mostly from my beloved Gadabout Vintage) and have loved so much that I could not leave them behind to be lost forever, so I ‘adopted’ them.

Collection of vintage photos from the 1920s to the 1960s in a photo album.

Several of these photos you might have seen if you have been following my blog for sometime and many of them will be new to my new followers (Hi new readers!). Whatever the circumstance that finds you here, I hope you enjoy this post.

Vintage Photos 1930s – 1950s from The Vintage Inn’s Personal Collection

The first 2 images are my newest purchases to the “Family”.

1940s photo. I adore all the small details in photos, like in this image the champagne coupes on the table (New Years Eve Party maybe?) and how the lovely woman in the photo is the only one who notices the picture being taken. Fantastic 1940s hairstyles and fashions.

1940's vintage photo of couples at a fancy dinner in 1940s fashions and 1940s hairstyles.

1940s photo of a group of young college women in their best evening gowns and vintage hairstyles posing together. I think this is a college sorority.

Photos like the one below, are really wonderful tools to answers questions that pop up in the vintage clothing world. One in particular I see/hear frequently is, “Did women in the 1940’s actually wear flowers in their hair”? And the answer is “Yes”, as seen in the evidence below AND above.

Further Reading:

1940's vintage image of girls all dressed up for a dance

If you ever get a chance to visit Gadabout Vintage in Toronto, you will notice that the pictures are in drawers, upon drawers so finding a ‘full collection’ is not always an easy task. So it’s also a fantastic surprise when my individual photo purchases, come together as a collection when I arrive home. The below groups of 1940s images are examples of this.

Collection of 1940s photos of a very stylish family. The women’s 1940s fashions are pure inspiration as well as their hair. Our main “mom” seen in all the images is pure fashion goals.

1940's vintage images of stylish women with family posing together in their home and in front of their house. Fantastic 1940s hairstyles and 1940s fashoins.

New car purchase! A young married couple pose separately in front of their 1940s cars. Great 1940s style!

Further Reading:

Hanging out with the Car (vintage photos)
Vintage Photo Tuesday-‘Hanging Out With The Car’ PART 2

1940's vintage image of a couple with their car. Fantastic 1940s fashion inspiration for men and women.

1940s family photo. That black dress on our lovely lady in both photos is wearing is amazing!

Further Reading: 1940s Street Style (vintage photos)

1940's vintage photos of stylish men and women in 1940s fashions and 1940s hairstyles.

The next 1940s image came in a souvenir frame and it’s from Toronto’s First Luxury Hotel, The King Edward (which is still in business today).

1940's souvenir photo taken at Toronto's King Edward Hotel

Here is the photo that was inside. Two lovely couples on date night at ‘The King Eddy’.

Date night - 1940's photo taken at King Edward Hotel Toronto of two young couples drinking and smoking together in 1940s fashions.

More photos (but not all) of my ever growing collection from the 1930’s-1950’s.

I adore 1940s fashions and this collection of images is just another fantastic example of 1940s style (for men and women).

Further Reading: Key looks of the 1940’s

1940's Vintage Images of Men and Women in 1940s fashions and 1940s hairstyles as well as men in uniform.

1930s – 1950s photos of family, graduations and friends.

Collection of vintage images of men and women from the 1930s to the 1950s.

Life on vacation from the beach to camping and everything inbetween (1940s & 1950s photos).

1940s and 1950s vintage image collection of three older women in 1940s and 1950s fashions and then one image of two young women and a man at a game in the stands.

1940s and 1950s vintage image collection of three older women in 1940s and 1950s fashions and then one image of two young women and man at a game in the stands.

Collection of 1930s, 1940s and 1950s photos of stylish women in various fashions from those era’s. Great vintage fashion inspiration!

Further Reading:

Another collection of stylish 1940s and 1950s women.

vintage images of women in the 1940s and 1950s in 1940s fashions and 1950s fashions. Great vintage fashion inspiration.

The first two images are from differents times, 1930s on the left and 1950s on the right but show two happy couples (our 1950s couple is getting married).

Our bottom photo is a fun 1940s photo showcasing a super collection of 1940s vintage hairstyle inspiration on our young ladies.

Hope you enjoyed my collection!

Check out past ‘My Vintage Collection Posts’ below:

Question Time: Have you purchased anything in the last while, that adds to your OWN collection of something?

Liz

I have not done a “my recent vintage finds” blog post in quite some time, only because I’m not doing as much shopping as I used to but I did find some great stuff recently at great prices that I wanted to share with you today.

We begin with the most expensive item on this list, the book pictured below. Okay I’m just kidding this book was found on the side of the road by my eagle eye friend and so ended up being FREE.

The book was written in 1949 and given to Maria in 1969 before her wedding (I’m assuming). It is filled with goodies on what to expect on the honeymoon (does not go to much into “adult time”), how to spend money, working, kids, how to keep from fighting all the time, religion etc. BUT all done with mid-century thinking, so you know it’s filled with “wife at home, father is the man of the house” content. It might be fun to do a blog post at later date on some of the key points in the book. Stay tuned.

Another image from inside of the book that I wanted to share because there are so many vintage goodies to look at (like her skirt, the luggage, the car etc).

The weather in Toronto has been so lovely for late Fall almost Winter, so I have been taking advantage of it by getting out and going for walks. I was joined this past Sunday by a dear friend and we decided to hit up a great Vintage Shopping destination, ‘Kensington Market‘ here in Toronto to see if we could score any great finds. I was not overly lucky this trip but I did find this fun 1970’s skirt at Exile Vintage for a great price. This will be perfect for everything from dancing, to moving thru all the seasons in vintage style.

Toronto recently hosted a very big Vintage and Antique market in October. It’s one of my top vintage shows in the city because many of my favorite stores and vendors are all together under one roof. This year I was on a super limited budget so I could have purchased way more than I did, but in the end I’m very happy with my finds.

Like this adorable vintage brooch. Perfect for Novelty Brooch Friday and to channel the artist I will never be.

Christmas is just around the corner and these vintage deer and tree mini’s will play center stage in something I plan/hope to make.

I love vintage magazines, just as much as I love my vintage pictures and so you can image how thrilled I was to have found these 2 Canadian 1947 Chatelaine Magazines.

If you read my blog you will also know that I recently shared an article from the June magazine entitled “15 Fashion Tips from a June 1947 Chatelaine“. It was a fun post to write, filled with lots of wonderful tips for the budding vintage fashionista.

Vintage Dance Cards like the beauties below are really fantastic finds especially when they have been used like the ones below. I found these at my favorite booth/store ‘Gadabout Vintage‘.

When I can find a piece of Toronto history from the 1920’s-50’s I try to scoop it up right away. Finding this 1930’s Canadian National Exhibition Fashion Show Pamphlet was truly exciting! First up I never knew they ran a fashion show at the CNE (it’s a large fair) in the 30’s but now we do and the music was provided by a live big band. How glorious!

Here is a glimpse of the advertising inside the pamphlet. Look at those 30’s designs! Wow!

And last but not least Gadabout Vintage brought a bevy of wonderful vintage images for myself (and others) to browse thru. Here is what I found….

Three young women in the 1940’s. This image caught my eye because I love getting fashion inspiration from real women and this picture is an excellent example of 40’s everyday fashion.

I picked the next image because I liked this woman’s 1940’s style and how happy she looks. I could not leave her behind.

The third Image I found is just super because it came with a description on the back. I love when that happens because it just brings the picture to life.

Here is “Me”, a 1930’s beauty in white.

And here is the Governors palace today and the front door where the lovely woman above is standing. This connection would not of been possible without the writing on the back of the picture.

Lastly this weekend I’m attending the annual ‘Swing out to Victory‘, it’s an amazing 1940’s event held in a warplane museum with a big band. It’s a sold out event and it’s going to be amazing! Follow me on Instagram to see all the magic and you can check out a past post I wrote on the event HERE.

Liz

Category: My Vintage Collection

A Peak Into My Vintage Collection – “Adopted” Vintage Photos

Vintage Photos 1930s – 1950s from The Vintage Inn’s Personal Collection

More photos (but not all) of my ever growing collection from the 1930’s-1950’s.

My Recent Vintage Finds in October and November