’50s Photos Showing Not Everything Was Strait Laced
The fifties aren't the first decade you think about when you think about cool young people having fun, but there was a lot of that back then. If you weren't a rockabilly, history wasn't going to remember you, but that didn't mean you couldn't enjoy a peaceful life with your loved ones after a tough decade for the entire world.
Music was shifting, bringing new sounds that made people gather and dance like never before. The world was in black and white, as we all know, but that didn't stop anyone from having a great time, as the world stepped into a completely different era.
Here are some '50s photos showing not everything was straitlaced.
Train Dinner
On the highest train at the time in Peru.
High Jump Practice
The Soviets were a force to be reckoned with at the Olympics.
Asking Santa
You're all getting clothes this Christmas, sorry.
Rainy New York
As beautiful as ever.
Girl Party
There was only one hairstyle in the '50s.
Peruvian Landscape
A village of llamas.
TV Remote
That's what a TV remote looked like in the ‘50s, but don’t worry, there weren't many channels, so it wasn't that bad.
Giant Sunflower
Kodachrome made everything look great.
Drive-In Theater
They weren't there to see a movie.
'50s Dance
Too clothed for today's standard.
Road Trip
A happy family ready for a change of pace.
Christmas Show
Sold out.
Chelsea Arts Ball
In 1954, a few years before it was banned due to rowdiness, nudity, and displays of homosexuality (illegal in the UK until 1967).
Birthday Party
This little girl would be a meme today.
Baseball Practice
This kid has been trying to look this cool again ever since.
A Day at the Lake
Simpler times.
Flower Girl
Enjoying the festivities in Mexico.
Farmboy
Hard at work or hardly working?
Cool Grandma
Posing with her car.
Thanksgiving Dinner
It couldn't get any better than this.
