It’s that time of year, it’s Christmas Party/ Holiday Party time! I have attended several already and they were super fun as only parties around this season can be. For today’s ‘Vintage Photo Tuesday‘ I want to showcase vintage photos of Christmas Parties from the 1940s & 1950s (home & work).

Let the Party begin!

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City Light Christmas party program, 1956

Source: Flickr

Vintage Christmas Party Photos 1940s & 1950s

City Light Christmas party, 1954 (before they moved it up to a civic auditorium, as seen above). I am a big fan of Christmas Corsages/ Brooches on all the ladies.

1950s vintage photo of a 1950s Christmas Party -City Light Christmas party, 1954

Source: Flickr

1950s Christmas house party. Very stylish guests at this party and fantastic 1950s hairstyle inspiration!

1950s vintage photo of a house Christmas party featuring 1950s Cocktail Party fashions.

Source: Etsy

1952 Photo: Holiday performers at the American Public Power Association convention.

1950s Vintagre Photo: Holiday Performers, 1952 At the American Public Power Association Convention.

Source: Flickr

1940s factory work Christmas party in Baltimore, Maryland with a very strange Santa (in the back). Super 1940s fashions on display.

1940s Vintage Photo of a 1950s Work Christmas Party at a factory -Integrated Party.

Source: eBay

Police Officers Christmas Party with their families-1950s vintage photo.

1950s Vintage Photo: Police Officers Christmas Party

Source: Etsy

What is a party without party hats?! -1950s photo

1950s Photo of a 1950s Christmas Party.Everyone is wearing party hats

Source: Flickr

Christmas Bonus time! Straight from Santa circa 1950s.

1950s Vintage Photo of a woman at a work hoiday party getting a gift from Santa.

Source: eBay

Children’s Christmas party at Don Hall, Toronto, Ont. ca. 1945.

Source: Library & Archives Canada

1950s Christmas party in a livingroom with a wall of plates and a well stocked bookshelf.

Our 1950s ladies are really fashionable dresses, especially the two on the right of the photo. Love the circle skirt with some sort of cool design on it.

Source: iloveyoumorephotos

1944 Photo of Women’s Royal Canadian Naval Service “Wren” Christmas party.

Further Reading: 1940s Vintage Images of Canadian Women In Military Uniforms During WW2

1940s Vintage Photo: Women's Royal Canadian Naval Service "Wren" Christmas party

Source: Library & Archives Canada

After work 1950s Christmas party. Hanging out drinking cocktails and smoking cigarettes.

Source: eBay

I hope you enjoyed browsing these wonderful Christmas Party photos. Share in the comments below what your favourite was and have fun at your holiday parties this season.

Further Reading: Vintage Christmas Blog Posts 1920s-1960s

Liz

Growing up, the vacations my family took were never to anywhere warm, nope not ever. My family went downhill skiing. My parents loved it and for many many years my brother and I did as well. It was fun to put 2 sticks on our feet and zoom down the hill as fast as we possibly could (I even won some races back in the day). Those are family memories I will hold dear for all the days I have left on this earth.

Now that I am older, I sadly don’t ski. My knees are crummy and I am disliking being cold more and more. So I appreciate the sport from afar now. So afar that today’s post is being written on my couch with a big warm sweater on and a hot cup of coffee while I admire Vintage Ski Posters from places like Canada, Vail, the Alps, Sun Valley and more without actually skiing.

Let the ski season begin!

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Vintage ski poster of a polar bear skiing

Southern Pacific Railroad – Play the Snow – 1936 vintage train travel ski poster.

1936 Vintage Ski Poster Illustration travel by train featuring downhill skiers enjoying the slopes.

Visit Switzerland for the ideal winter vacation -1940s Travel Poster. Our lady skier’s sweater is just so darn cute! People enjoying all winter sports.

1940s Vintage Ski Poster for Switzerland featuring a 1940s woman skier

Source: Pinterest

Ski in Quebec Lac Beauport Canada-1940s.

Souce: Antikbar.co.uk

Cool vintage original ski poster designed by Sascha Maurer and issued by Felxible Flyer who licensed Splitkein skis in the US. The poster was printed for use by destinations who printed their local info in lower part of the poster. This one has an overprint by Smugglers Notch, Mt. Mansfield, Stowe (Source).

1940s Vintage Ski Poster for Splitkein skis in the US, Smugglers Notch, Mt. Mansfield, Stowe

Source: Posters Team

Winter Pleasures in Austria / Winterfreuden in Osterreich-1950s. Fantastic artwork by Paul Aigner (1909-1984) featuring a smiling young lady wearing warm clothing and leaning on her ski pole in the foreground with the snowy mountains of the Austrian Alps.

1950s Vintage Ski Poster-Winter Pleasures in Austria / Winterfreuden in Osterreich

Source: Mad on Collections

Ski Sunny Alberta a Winter Wonderland in the Canadian Rockies!

Vintage travel poster for skiing in Alberta Canada in the Rockies

Source: Etsy

1948 Sun Valley, Baldy Mountain poster.

1948 SUN VALLEY - Baldy Mountain - Vintage Ski Poster

Source: Etsy

Aspen, Colorado for all your skiing needs.

1940s 1950s Vintage ski Poster for Aspen Colorado

Source: Ebay

Ski Piedmont Italy- 1940s Ski Poster.

Source: Italian Ways

This winter visit the Alpine Inn in the Laurentian Mountains Ste. Marguerite Sta, Quebec, Canada.

Source: Cardigans & Cravats

Switzerland has always been on my must visit list and Grindelwald looks pretty darn fantastic! 1943 Ski Poster.

1943 Vintage Ski Poster Grindelwald Switzerland

Source: Galerie 123.com

Lastly, hopefully when you get to your skiing destination there is snow, unlike our unfortunate gang in White Christmas (video link).

Question Time: Are you a skier? Downhill or cross country? If so please share in the comments below where you have gone that has been your favorite hills (I adored Vermont & The Rockies).

FURTHER READING: Love vintage travel? Then please check out my archived posts on that exact topic HERE.

Liz

Vintage Photos: Christmas Parties

Vintage Christmas Party Photos 1940s & 1950s

Vintage Ski Posters 1930s-1950s