It’s Vintage Photo Tuesday again (everyone claps with excitement) and this week’s edition is vintage photos from the 1920’s-1950’s of people with their cars. Why their cars? Well purchasing a vehicle 50, 60+ years ago was a much bigger deal then it is today, so owners (or their family & friends) wanted to document their hard work or good fortune for all to see!

Further Reading: Vintage photos of people with their cars PART 2

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Vintage Photos of People ‘Hanging Out With Their Cars’ 1920s-1950s

1930s Vintage Photo: A 1930’s romance and a car.

Cars from the moment they were created, became focal points in many a romance and this image is an excellent example of that connection.

1930s vintage photo of a young couple sitting on a car joking with the camera — Source: Etsy

1920s Vintage Photo: This family from the 1920’s looks like they might be heading out for a day of fun. Such great 20’s style!

1920s Vintage Photo of a young woman in 1920s Fashions with her parents also dress like 1920s Flappers. Standing in front of their car. — Source: Etsy

1920s Photo: Okay everyone let’s get a quick photo with the car before we enter the speakeasy.

1920s Vintage Photo of men and women in 1920s fashions standing outside of a Speakeasy with their 1920s car. — Source: Etsy

1920s Photo: Cloche hats, good friends and a random child on the car makes for a lovely moment in time.

1920s Vintage Photo of 4 women in 1920s Fashions (1920s coats, 1920s hats, 1920s skirt & top) in front of their 1920s car. — Source: Etsy

1930s Photo: This is how you let people know you were divorced in 1930’s. This image makes me laugh, this man was clearly very happy to be free of his wife. It’s just him and his car now.

1930s Vintage photo of a man with his car putting up a sign that says "just divorced". — Source: Etsy

Our First Car-1930’s vintage photo (1935).

1930s Vintage Photo of a couple posing on their car in 1930s fashions-1935. — Source: Etsy

1940s Photo: Fenders sure came in handy for sitting on for photos, didn’t they? This is a cute photo, I love the woman’s 1940’s style and the photo bombing kid is funny.

1940s vintage photo of a young woman in 1940s fashion posing in front of a car. — Source: Etsy

1940s Photo: This 1940’s couple and their car are working on their “aren’t we cool?” poses. I think they are succeeding, don’t you?

1940s vintage photo of a young couple in 1940s fashions posing on a car. — Source: Etsy

1940s Photo: Smile and be happy kids, your dad just bought a car!

1940s Vintage Photo of 2 kids posing in front of a 1940s car in 1940s fashions. — Source: Etsy

1940’s Love? Not so sure, the pretty lady in this 1940s photo does not look very impressed with her guy being so affectionate.

1940s Vintage Photo of a man and woman joking around with each other in a parking lot. — Source: Etsy

1950s Photo: These two lovely couples are dressed to the nines and ready to hit the town for night of fun, 1950’s style.

1950s Vintage Photo of 2 Black Couples all dressed up in 1950s Fashions in front of a car. — Source: Etsy

And this last image brings VPT to a close for another week. Now it’s question time! Do you have vintage photos of family members or friends with their cars? Or maybe you have a fond memory of your own photo with your first (or favorite car)? Please Share.

Thanks for dropping by!

Liz

I’m a Lindy Hopper (the original swing dance of the 1930s/40s and beyond) and I have been for a long time, I’m also a lover of 1940s fashion (if you read my blog this is a no brainer), so it was with a squeal and glee that I saw that the Frankie Manning Foundation was running a fun challenge on the day of Frankie Manning’s Birthday (one of the original creators of Lindy Hop) and I hope you can all join along.

(NOTE: CHALLENGE NOW CLOSED but feel free to do your own Lindy Look)

Frankie Manning vintage photo of the legendary Lindy Hopper / Swing Dancer — Frankie Manning

The Challenge:

On May 26th they are encouraging everyone to wear something from the 1930s thru to the 1950s to peak a conversation at work or at the coffee shop about the dance we love, The Lindy Hop. Then take that picture and post it on social media with the hashtag #THELINDYLOOK.

1945 Swing Style — Source: Flickr: Julie Alicea

WAIT! You don’t have to be a dancer to participate….

Now I got to thinking that maybe you don’t have to be a dancer to get involved (because I know some of my lovely readers have mentioned that you have 2 left feet). You could join along by doing the following:

Put on your best vintage like you were going to a dance
Post your picture on Social Media with the Hashtag #THELINDYLOOK
Or you can share it with me (email: thevintageinnblog@gmail.com, twitter, my FB invite) and I will collect everyones images and post collectively on my blog.

I know for many of you all you need is an excuse to dress up and this is a pretty good excuse (at least I think so). And if asked why are you dressed up so nice? “Because Frankie Manning said I should”.

Speaking of Frankie Manning…..

These were the depression years (which didn’t make that much difference to my family since we were poor anyway) and dancing was an outlet for people because there wasn’t much else they could do. We all stayed in Harlem, but you could find someplace to step out every night of the week. Going to a ballroom became our social life.

Even though we were poor, we always dressed up. People in Harlem felt that they’d get more respect if they dressed well. Guys felt that the better they looked, the more likely a young lady would be to dance with them. I only owned two suits, but I always wore them with a shirt and tie and nice shoes, not two-tones, just black or brown ones. This was the fashion, and everybody dressed that way.”

-Frankie Manning-

Inspiration for #THELINDYLOOK AKA 1940s Fashions

Over my time as Blogger I have written many posts on 1940s Style, Swing Style etc. So here are links to those posts that you can use for your own inspiration on May 26th.

Happy May 26th Planning!

FURTHER BLOG POSTS ON THE SWING DANCE / LINDY HOP ERA: Swing Dance & The Big Band Era

Liz

Tag: 1930s fashion