1940s pictures

New Orleans Jazz in the 40's... My favorite dance picture. I can hear it loud and clear....

Don't know the exact location of this picture, but apparently in or around the home where we lived in Florida... ********************************** All of the photos in this album are “originals” from the period when I was an infant in the mid-1940s — i.e., the period before I lived in Omaha, Riverside, Roswell, New York, Ft. Worth, and Denver (photos of which you may have seen already in my Flickr archives). Before I get into the details, let me make a strong request — if you’re looking at…

1960's country girl.

Vintage love.

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The most iconic look of war-time was the 1940s women's two-piece suit. In the United States, it was patriotically called the victory suit. In Britain, it was the utility suit. The suit was practical and versatile, worn as often as dresses. The jacket and skirt could be mixed with other pieces, and a different blouse

In a nutshell, 1940s women’s fashion was about creating an hourglass silhouette with masculine details: padded shoulders, nipped in high wai...

Left to right: Lelia Matthews (KKG), Rita (Alpha Phi), Me? (KKG)

Despite the hardships of World War II, fashion in the 1940s still ruled as women everywhere embraced a more utilitarian look. 1940s dresses ...

Joyce, 1945