1940s Life

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Dancers; c.1940s.

Teen Boys, 1945 a boy combs his hair and carefully puts in a front wave. a wave is acceptable to boy

Still Life with a Glass of Water , 1946Vasily Sitnikov (Russian, 1915–1987)

Teens, 1942Here a father teaches his son how to shave.

Fashion in 1942 The War Production Board (WPB) was established in 1942 as a government agency  to re

Rationing was a way of life during WWII. From gasoline to pantyhose, it seemed like everything was l

SANYU (Chang Yu, 1895-1966), Goldfish, c1930s–1940s

Clothing Fads, “Suse” Sweaters- 1940s-1950sHollywood stars like them for their distracti

Aerial view of the old city walls that once surrounded Beijing, China. Life Magazine, 1946. 

ucresearch: How one woman’s research in the 1940s changed queer life forever This Pride month, we sa

Opening Night at the Opera, New YorkArthur Leipzig (American; 1918–2014)1945Gelatin silver print Nat

Bette Davis; in,  -  ‘In This Our Life’, 1942 movie (WB)

lifeisavapour:King George VI inspects Australian soldier assembling Vickers machine gun whilst blind

inthedarktrees:College Fashions, 1948by Loomis Dean

LIFE

Teen Fads, 1944       Socks and high heeled shoes 

wsj While the wealthiest women from the 1940s are living longer, the poorest 40% are seeing life ex

ucresearch: How one woman’s research in the 1940s changed queer life forever This Pride month,

ucresearch: How one woman’s research in the 1940s changed queer life forever This Pride month,

How one woman’s research in the 1940s changed queer life foreverThis Pride month, we saw a

“Oh, Frankies! Frankies, wieners, hot dogs - no matter how you cook them they’re

Alfred Eisenstaedt, “School for Gentlewomen,” Life, Apr 29, 1946

Alfred Eisenstaedt, “School for Gentlewomen,” Life, Apr 29, 1946

Peter Stackpole, “Betty Dierenger Chorus Girl in If You Knew Susie,” Life, April 1947

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