Vintage Photo Tuesday Archives

It’s my birthday today and I get to spend it in another lockdown here in Toronto. Yay me. So in honor of the day my wonderful mother decided to send me into the world (May 4th), here is a Vintage Photo Tuesday post on Parties! Birthday Parties, Party Parties etc from the 1940s to the 1960s.

Let the photo party begin!

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So many fantastic things to see at this birthday party or wedding shower, 1950s vintage photo. First up the 1950s Dresses..so cute! I also love the purse the lady in the white is holding (I own a similar one). Those chairs are fun too and of course all the cute 1950s hairstyles.

1950s 35mm amateur photo slide house party of a lady in dress from the 1950s and other women looking on.

Source: eBay

WOW the 1940s hairstyle on our lovely lady in the front of this dance party image is stunning (so is her dress)! The decor hanging from the ceiling is also quite interesting and fun.

1940s vintage photo of couples dancing at a party in 1940s fashions and 1940s vintage hairstyles

Source: Etsy

1950s / 1960s Vintage Birthday party photo of a bunch of cute kids with party hats posing for their picture. Now can we discuss all the patterns going on in this dining room? Floral wallpaper AND floral non matching curtains. Yooza! Do you like? Share your thoughts in the comment section.

Vintage Photo Children Birthday Party 1950's, 60's Kitchen with lots of patterned Wallpaper

Source: eBay

What a fun party photo! 1960s vintage photo of a group of Black Men and Women having a cocktail party all dressed up in 1960s fashions. I love that cute 7-up pop bottle as well.

Source: eBay

Roller skating is seeing a resurgence in popularity these days and so it’s fun to see how girls in the 1940s dressed for their own roller skating party fun. What a super photo!

1940s vintage photo of 2 girls in 1940s fashion (jeans and tops) roller skating together.

Source: eBay

Vintage 1950s image of world traveling party goers, on board the S.S. “Maasdam”. Holland America Line. “Tonight’s theme..Party hats!”.

Source: eBay

Cake anyone? I am more of a pie person, but the cake in this 1960s office party (not sure what kind of party this is to be honest), sure looks good.

1960s vintage photo of a woman cutting a cake with a group of other women watching on in 1960s fashions

Source: Etsy

December 31, 1956, vintage photo of a group of Black Women at the jukebox during a New Year’s Eve party in Tallahassee, Florida. What a fun jukebox and our ladies 1950s Hairstyles & Fashions are amazing!

Source: Flickr

Hugs at a party with streamers everywhere! 1950s photo.

1950s vintage photo of a young couple hugging at a party with streamers

Source: Etsy-therescuedphoto

Stylish Cocktail party circa 1960s. Super 1960s fashions!

Further Reading: How to host a 1950s / 1960s Cocktail Party

Vintage 1960s Color Photo DRESSED UP LADIES AND MEN AT COCKTAIL PARTY

Source: eBay

Every fun party must come to an end, like at our 1940’s Dartmouth College Alpha Delta fraternity party photo. Sleep where you drop!

1940s vintage photo of college students sleeping at a party in 1940s fashions.

Source: eBay

Thanks for dropping by for my blog vintage photo party for my birthday (since I’m stuck inside). Share your favourite photos in the comment section below!

Further Reading: Vintage Photos from the 1920s-1960s (Archived blog posts)

Liz

It’s been a few weeks since I have done a Vintage Photo Tuesday, so today I thought I would like to share some random real life photos of people just having fun, living their lives in the 1940s.

Let’s see what I found!

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Betty and Rose were so excited to take a picture together, until months later when Rose saw that she had her eyes closed in the photo. Dang it! HAHAHA! Super 1940s photo showcasing great 1940s casual women’s fashions. Love those Saddle Shoes!

1940s photo of 2 women in 1940s fashions, 1940s hairstyles, saddle shoes sitting together for a photo

Source: eBay

1940s photo of Black Men and Black Women in stylish 1940s fashions enjoying beers and food in Harlem, NYC. Can we just pause to admire the hats our ladies are wearing? Gosh they are beautiful!

Source: Etsy

Hair Turbans were very popular in the 1940s because of war work but they also became stylish to wear outside of the factory. Our lovely lady in August 1941 is rocking that hair turban in pants and a blouse. Possibly going to work or hanging out to work on that car she is posing with.

1940s vintage photo (August 1941) of a woman in a Hair Turban, pants, blouse and posing on the bumper of a car.

Source: eBay

Gossip time! 1940s vintage photo of older women chatting in the front of a house together in 1940s fashions.

Source: eBay

When I first saw this photo I thought the hair in the front was a wig on the bench. HA! Wrong! It’s just some girlfriends having fun together on park benches.

Also, what cute 1940s hairstyles! Super inspiration for your own 1940s look.

1940s photo of 3 women sitting on park benches having some together wearing cute 1940s hairstyles

Source: Etsy

Three dancing girls at the Imperial Theater in Tokyo on May 29, 1946, model new 1946 style Japanese bathing suits, known as “Democratic suits”. Which one is your favourite?

From left To right: Mitsuso Kitajima, Akiko Yoyogi and Yoshiko Kubomura. (AP Photo/Charles Gorry)

Three dancing girls at the Imperial Theater in Tokyo on May 29, 1946, model new 1946 style Japanese bathing suits, known as ÂDemocratic suits.

Source: Flashbak.com

1940s photo of a group of teenagers / young girls in rolled up jeans having fun together.

Source: eBay

I’m a firm believer that when you know you look good and you feel your most confident that you should document it. Now in today’s world that is super easy because we are all holding phones with camera’s, in the 1940s it was little bit different. You had to either have a camera on hand or you had to go somewhere to take the photo. Our lovely Black woman has done just that. She is all dressed up, looks stunning and made sure to document her look in this studio photo. Good for you!

1940s Large Photo Booth Pretty Woman Fashion Photo Black American Vintage Photograph Snapshot African American

Source: Etsy

I have so many questions about this 1940s photo of a family enjoying dinner together.

1. Who took the photo? 2. What is mom thinking with that smirk? 3. Where is the pretty daughter with the hair flower in her stylish 1940s hairstyle going (and I LOVE that she is wearing glasses! Not enough cute vintage photos of women with eyewear out there). Share your thoughts in the comments section.

1940s vintage photo of a family enjoying dinner together.

Source: Etsy

Friends drinking Silver Creek Beer and smoking in this 1940s photograph.

I love seeing what beer can used to look like, it is so interesting to me for some reason (maybe it’s because I like beer).

Friends Drinking Silver Creek Beer Old Cans Smoking 1940’s Photograph Picture

Source: eBay

I hope you enjoyed this weeks post for Vintage Photo Tuesday. It was fun to put together!

Stay safe and see you in the next post friends!

Question Time: Share your favourite photo in the comment section below.

Liz

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