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Category: Vintage Photo Tuesday


Dec
2018

Vintage Photos of Christmas Time 1940s-1960s

categories: Vintage Christmas, vintage images, Vintage Photo Tuesday
vintage Christmas Card featuring an illustration of a white Christmas Tree

Christmas for those who celebrate is just around the corner and I’m super excited. It’s my favourite time of the year and I can’t wait to eat myself silly and enjoy my time with family and friends.

For today’s Vintage Photo Tuesday I wanted to showcase this festive time of year thru those vintage photos I adore so much.  

So friends, grab your egg nog and let the fun begin!

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Vintage Christmas Images 1940s-1960s

Christmas Eve 1956-Young woman and her cat.

Further Reading: Vintage Photos of Pets & Their Owners

1950s vintage photo of a young woman in a 1950s dress posing in front of her Christmas Tree with her cat on her lap. -1956-

Source: Etsy

Funny hats from the Christmas Crackers for everyone at the table-1959.

1950s vintage photo of a family with Christmas Cracker hats on their head at the Christmas dinner table-1959

Source: Library & Archives Canada

For Christmas decorations an Oregon girl likes giant pine cones-1946.

1940s vintage photo of a young girl in a plaid skirt posing on a ladder with pine cones with the caption from National Geographic in 1946 saying "For Christmas decorations an Oregon girl likes giant pine cones-1946"

Source: Etsy

Santa’s helper placing gifts in the stockings-1965.

1960s vintage photo of a woman dressed in a Santa Dress putting dolls into stockings by the fire.

Source: Library & Archives Canada

St. Catherine street in Montreal, Quebec filled with Christmas shoppers circa 1957.

1950s vintage photo: St. Catherine street in Montreal, Quebec filled with Christmas shoppers circa 1957.

Source: Library & Archives Canada

Norma Christmas Lights and Model circa 1950s. 

Further Reading: Christmas Lights Advertising 1940s-1960s

1950s vintage photo of a woman posing with Noma Christmas Lights in a room. She is about to do the Christmas Decorations.

Source: Toronto Archives

Pte. Lyle Enright returning from overseas for Christmas-1943.

Pte. Lyle Enright returning from overseas for Christmas-1943. 1940s vintage photo of a Canadian Soldier holding a Christmas Gift and has his arms around his pretty wife.

Source: Library & Archives Canada

If you can’t get to Hawaii for the Holidays, bring Hawaii into your home. Christmas 1957 with Jim, Ruth, Jimmy, Jeannie, Jennifer and Judy in Hawaiian shirts and dresses posing at the table.

Further Reading: Have Yourself A Very Tropical Christmas! 1920s-1960s Vintage Photos

Christmas 1957-1950s vintage photo of a family celebrating Christmas with Hawaiian shirts and dresses in their home

Source: Etsy

Tinsel and food- The 1950s lunch ladies Christmas.

Further Reading: The Vintage Work Christmas Party

1950s vintage photo of 3 lunch ladies posing by their small Christmas Tree

Source: Etsy

The Christmas Corsage is a must for a vintage look during the holiday season (1960s).

1960s vintage photo of a couple in 1960s fashions and a woman wearing a Christmas corsage posing by their Christmas Tree.

Source: Etsy

“XMAS 1960”. Photo time! Everyone smile and don’t goof off! 

1960s vintage photo of a family smiling for the camera at their Christmas dinner. "Xmas 1960"

Source: Etsy

Would you like to see more Vintage Christmas Photos? Then check out my other blog posts:

Further Reading: Vintage Christmas Posts from the 1920s-1960s (Archived).

Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays Friends! 

Liz


Oct
2018

Vintage Photos of Student Life at Wellesley College 1920s-1950s

categories: Back to School, vintage images, Vintage Photo Tuesday

Today’s Vintage Photo Tuesday (collection of vintage image blog posts) is a look back at life at Wellesley College from the 1920s-1960s. 

Why Wellesley? Well they had a wonderful online digital archive that I have recently been spending hours browsing and thought that my readers would enjoy some of the gems I stumbled across.

1940s vintage photo of the Grounds Committee at Wellesley College featuring a group of young woman in 1940s winter jackets and 1940s hairstyles posing together by signs.

1948 Ground Committee. Source: sscommons.org

I am also going to turn this into a a regular series since there are so many archives with content that is Vintage Inn approved!

So without further adieu, lets begin!

Student Life at Wellesley College

Vintage Photos 1920s-1950s

About Wellesley:

Wellesley College is a private women’s liberal arts college located west of Boston in the town of Wellesley, Massachusetts, United States. Founded in 1870 by Henry and Pauline Durant, it is a member of the original Seven Sisters Colleges (Source).

Photo of Wellesley College

The below image is from 1938 of a young woman modelling late 1930s fashions in front of the building pictured above.

1930s vintage photo at Wellesley College in1938 Fashionable young woman in front of school in 1930s fashion

Source: photographer Alfred Eisenstaedt in 1938 via Vintag.es

1925 Hoop Rolling-Seniors at the starting line.

1920s vintage photo of Hoop Rolling 1925 on May day at Wellesley College.. Image features students at the starting line.

Source: sscommons.org

 “Hoop Rolling”:

Hoop-rolling began as an activity once held on May Day. May Day was a day of frivolity and child’s play to escape from real-world worries. Students celebrated by dressing up in children’s clothing and playing games on Severance Green. One of the most popular was the hoop rolling race.

Hoop-rolling has become a Wellesley institution in itself and is now held independently in late April. 

Traditional Schedule of Events:

Little Sisters (underclasswomen) camp out the night before the event to hold a spot for their Big Sisters (upperclasswomen) on Tupelo Lane.

Hoops are passed down to seniors or provided by Cafe Hoop—and then are decorated.

Come morning, the seniors arrive—dressed for success in their Commencement gowns and class colors.

At a signal, the seniors race down the lane, pushing their hoops with a wooden stick.

Back in the day, it was proclaimed that whoever won the Hoop Roll would be the first to get married. In the status-seeking 1980s, she was the first to be CEO. Now we just say that the winner will be the first to achieve happiness and success, whatever that means to her.

The winner is carried away by her Wellesley Sisters

……and has the honor of being thrown into Lake Waban 

(Source)

1941 Hoop Rolling friends.

Love the Saddle Shoes!

Hoop Rolling 1941 at Wellesley College. 1940s Vintage Photo of 2 women with hoops in saddles shoes in graduation gowns

Source: sscommons.org

One more photo from this tradition, this time from 1945.

1945 Hoop Rolling Tradition at Wellesley College. 1940s Vintage Photo of 2 women in graduation gowns posing with a hoop.

Source: sscommons.org

1925 Golf Club. Stunning 1920’s Womens Sportswear fashions. 

1925 Womens Golf Club and Golf Outfit at Wellesley College. A 1920s Vintage Photo

Source: sscommons.org

The Photo before the big dance. Circa 1950s. OMG THOSE EVENING DRESSES!!!!

1950s vintage photo of Wellesley Students in 1950s Evening Gown Dresses before a special event

Source: www.sscommons.org

Fun at the 1950s Dance.

1950s Dance with Wellesley College Students in 1950s dress and 1950s menswear for evening. Super 1950s vintage photo.

Source: www.sscommons.org

Painting Class at Wellesley College 1958.

Painting Class 1958 Wellesley College. 1950s Vintage Photo of women college students in class

Source: sscommons.org

1927-1928 New York State Presidents. Super 1920s hairstyles on display.

Wellesley College 1927 1928 New York Presidents. 1920s Vintage Photo of three 1920s college student with 1920s hairstyles and 1920s fashions.

Source: sscommons.org

Doris Miller being crowned Tree Day Mistress of 1928. What a fantastic photo!

Doris Miller in 1928 being crowned Tree Day Mistress at Wellesley College in this 1920s Vintage Photo

Source: sscommons.org

1958 Tree Day Mistress and her Court. 

Tree Day Mistress and her Court 1958 Wellesley College. 1950s Vintage Photo of a school pageant.

Source: sscommons.org

Beauty Shop 1935.

1935 Beauty Shop at Wellesley College. 1930s Vintage Photo of a beauty salon featuring 1930s hairstyles.

Source: sscommons.org

Dorm Life-1942. So many wonderful things to look at in this photo. Love this insight into student life.

1942 Dorm Room at Wellesley College featuring young woman in 1940s fashions hanging out together. 1940s Vintage Photo of Student Life

Source: sscommons.org

1938 Fashion on campus. That is one outstanding 1930s hat!

1930s vintage photo of 1938 Women's fashion. Stunning 1930s hat, 1930s skirt and 1930s blouse plus 1930s hairstyle for hats.

Source: photographer Alfred Eisenstaedt in 1938 via Vintag.es

Cool School Fact:

Wellesley founder Henry Durant believed in the importance of physical exercise for women, a radical notion in the late 19th century. He outfitted the College Hall gymnasium with dumbbells, chest weights, and flying rings (Source).

Hope you enjoyed the photos friends! What was your favourite? Please shre in the comment section below.

Further Reading:

Liz