1950s & 1960s Vintage Vacation Photos: From sandy beaches to historic landmarks, each photograph tells a unique story and I am excited to share them with you today!

NOTE: This post is a part 4 of a series I started, which you can check out below.

Say Cheese! 1960s vintage photo of a couple taking pictures with their camera's while on vacation with dark skies behind them.

Source: Etsy-UncleDavesGarage

Liz Note: I’m off to Spain next week with the hubby to meetup with friends who are there for work and I cannot wait. Follow me on Instagram to see all the sunny fun!

1950s vintage vacation photo of a group of people posing in front of a large mountain covered in snow.

Source: Etsy-therescuedphoto

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1950s & 1960s Vintage Vacation Photos

1960s vintage photo: Visit to Bermuda must include everyone picking up the same souvenir purses – March 1960. How cute are these ladies?

1960s vintage vacation photo of 3 stylish Black Women holding Bermuda souvenir straw purses

Source: Etsy-JakeRoebucks

The next two images are from Vogue France, featuring vintage vacation photos from Capri Italy (technically set in the 1940s, but close enough to the 1950s for this post).

1940s photo (Ralph Crane): Three people lounging in a stunning Capri garden complete with a beautiful floral wall and a cute Patio Furniture set in 1949.

1940s vintage photo of a 3 people sitting in a garden by a large patio umbrella in Capri Italy in 1949. Vintage Vacation Photo

The Streets of Capri, 1958. OMG the Clothes are stunning!

P.S. Do you spot the 1950s circle skirt? I JUST did a post on Juli Lynne Charlot-The Creator of the Poodle Skirt / Circle Skirt so it’s cool to see the trend in Italy.

1950s vintage vacation photo of a street seen in 1958 of Capri Italy featuring people walking around in 1950s fashions.

Pool time! 1950s vintage photo of a woman in an adorable 1950s swimsuit posing at the pool at her Florida hotel.

Further Reading: Vintage Images of Swimming Pool Life!

1950s vintage photo of a woman in a 1950s bathing suit posing at her Florida hotel pool -vintage vacation photo & 1950s fashion

Source: eBay

At one time souvenir photos were very popular, like this one from the 1960s for ‘Gold Coast Cruises’ (Miami Beach, Florida).

Further Reading: Vintage 1950s Travel Brochures & Pamphlets

1960s vintage souvenir photo for Gold Coast Cruises featuring an image of a Black Woman happily posing on the boat while on vacation. Fun vintage vacation photo.

1960s vintage souvenir photo for Gold Coast Cruises -Vintage Travel Brochure

Source: Etsy-JakeRoebucks

1954 Guanajuato Mexico. A woman in an pretty 1950s dress, poses casually on a wall.

Source: eBay

1960s Photo: Were you really at ‘Mohave Point’ if you never took a picture at Mohave Point (Grand Canyon)? This 1960s couple did and even styled their outfits to match. Ha!

1960s vintage photo of a couple on vacation and posing at the Mohave point sign in 1960s fashions. -Vintage Vacation photo-

Source: Etsy-therescuedphoto

1950s photo: When your on vacation eating food you don’t typically eat at home is a big thing people do, like our 1950s family below. They are enjoying a wonderful buffet on their family vacation in a tropical location (cute Hawaiian shirt on our young man).

1950s vintage photo of a family on vacation eating at the buffet in 1950s fashions. Fun vintage vacation photo

Source: eBay

1950s / 1960s vintage photo of a family vacation to visit the USS Constellation Baltimore MD historic ship.

Source: Etsy-AlaskaVintage

Fun vacation photo from August 1954 of a group of people posing in front of the Pan-Am Hotel & Motel Apts.

Source: eBay

Thanks for dropping by! Please share any thoughts on this topic in the comments section below. I love hearing from my readers.

Further Reading:

Viva La Espana! Vintage Travel Posters For Spain
Vintage Travel Posts 1920s-1960s (Archived posts)
Vintage Photos 1920s-1960s (Archived posts)

Liz

I’m travelling again friends and this time it’s an adventure. First up Qatar for World Cup to see Canada play Croatia (36 years since they have been there). Then after that the hubby and I are off to Nusa Penida, a 40 min boat ride off of Bali, Indonesia for several days of diving and snorkeling with Scuba Junkie. We cannot wait!

So in honour of this trip, I thought it would be fun to do a blog post of vintage “Visit Indonesia” travel posters from the 1930s-1950s.

Let the travel fun begin!

Vintage Travel Posters for Indonesia

1930’s – 1950’s

1950s travel poster: “Bali, Island of a Thousand Colours – Indonesia”.

Source: Abe Books

1938 travel poster for travel to Java Indonesia via Royal Netherlands Indies Airways.

1930s vintage travel poster for travel to Java Indonesia via royal netherlands indies airways

Source: Pinterest

Visit Java Indonesia (“The Garden of the East”). Only 38 hours from Singapore via KPM.

Vintage Travel Poster for Java Indonesia., showcasing all the things you can see on the island. Only 38 hours from Singapore via KPM

Source: Pinterest

1955 poster for Batak Village in North Sumatra Indonesia.

1950s Travel Poster from 1955 for Batak Village in North Sumatra Indonesia.

Source: Pinterest

1950s KLM Poster showcasing a flight attendant holding a map of all the places you can go with the airline (Like Jakarta).

1950s vintage KLM Royal dutch Airlines showcasing an map illustration of the places they travel while a flight attendant holds onto the map

Source: Pinterest

1930s – Travellers Official Information Bureau of Netherland India – Java, Sumatra, Bali.

1930s vintage travel poster for travel to Java - Sumatra - Bali - The Wonder Isles of Colour

Source: Picture This Gallery

Indonesia Hindu Temples In Central Java, 1950s poster.

1950s Travel Poster -Indonesia Hindu Temples In Central Java 1950 - original vintage poster

Source: Antikbar

New York -Far East. 1950s poster for travel to the Far East featuring a Balinese dancer in traditional dress.

1950s vintage travel poster for travel to Indonesia Bali featuring a balinese dancer in traditional dress via royal dutch airways

Source: Picture This Gallery

I believe this is a 1930s poster from the fashions on our couple in the middle of this beautiful ad.

Vintage 1930s travel poster for Java, Bali, Sumatra.

Java is a popular destination.

Vintage travel poster-visit Java Indonesia

Source: Pinterest

Visit Bali Indonesia with Garuda-Indonesian Airways.

I’m not sure of the era of this poster (and the next), but I thought it was so lovely that I just had to share.

Source: Pinterest

Rangda, the Queen of Witches. A scene from the lion dance -Bali. Poster from the Indonesian Council for Tourism.

Source: Pinterest

I hope you enjoyed these beautiful travel posters, I thought the artwork was simply stunning and it’s making me even more excited for my trip!

Have you been to Indonesia? Share what you loved about it in the comments section below.

Further Reading:

Vintage Travel 1920’s – 1960’s (Archived Blog Posts)

Vintage Travel:

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Thanks for spending time at the Vintage Inn! See you soon!

Liz

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