1950s fashion

H.M. Queen Elizabeth at a garden party held in her honour at Home Isla...

Meigan, Tom...Title from acquisition documentation.; This photograph is in private ownership.; Part of the collection: Photographs from Tom Meigan's Cocos (Keeling) Islands albums, 1952-1954.; Electronic repro... More

Striped Girl’s Dress - linen material, France

Trijntje van Leyden only lived until the age of ten. This dress, together with other items of clothing and personal possessions, was kept in her memory. The skirt is stitched up in several horizontal flat pleat... More

The wharf of yesterday - Early photography, Public domain image

New Bedford wharf with whaling ships James Allen (right) and Helen Mar (left), with "an old fashioned single topsail bark) in center drying its sails. Courtesy of New Bedford Free Public Library

Skobranschrådets visning.4 juni 1958.

Skobranschrådets visning.4 juni 1958. Public domain photograph, 1900s Sweden, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Modenummer.24 oktober 1958. Sverige. Public domain image.

Modenummer.24 oktober 1958. Public domain photograph, 1900s Sweden, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Skobranschrådets visning.4 juni 1958.

Skobranschrådets visning.4 juni 1958. Public domain photograph, 1900s Sweden, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Barn dance in the historic 1882 limestone barn

One of the many cultural activities enjoyed by visitors to Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve is an old-fashioned barn dance on special occasions.

Het schaap, letterpress print - Public domain animals print

Blad met een grote voorstelling van een schaap met een lam in een weiland. In de ondermarge een onderschrift. Genummerd rechtsboven: No 222.

Photograph of Cecil Donicht - U.S. National Archives Public Domain pho...

Inmate File of Cecil Donicht Public domain image of a criminal, arrest mugshot, conviction, prisoner, crime, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Mug Shot Photograph of Callie Glenn, Leavenworth inmate

This item is the prison photograph, also known as the "mug shot," of Leavenworth inmate Callie Glenn, register number 12257. The photograph is divided into two parts. One side captures the inmate's right profil... More

Photograph of Stewart W. Philips

This item is the prison photograph, also known as the "mug shot," of Leavenworth inmate Stewart W. Philips, register number 12271. The photograph is divided into two parts. One side captures the inmate's right ... More

Porträtt av tyska stumfilmsstjärnan Henny Porten.

Porträtt av tyska stumfilmsstjärnan Henny Porten. Public domain photograph of a movie actress, film scene, movie industry, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Rosebud Fair Celebration - Bureau of Indian Affairs

Public domain photograph related to native Americans, Reservations, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Kinnaströms Väfveri AB. Mannekänguppvisning. Pyjamas av treveline.

Kinnaströms Väfveri AB. Mannekänguppvisning. Pyjamas av treveline. Public domain photograph related to fashion, mode, women clothing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Portraits - Portraits "O", National Forest Service photograph.

Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Gruppfoto läkarekandidater, från vänster i första raden d:r Ragnar Blo...

Gruppfoto läkarekandidater, från vänster i första raden d:r Ragnar Blomqvist, på trappan i bakgrunden i mörk kostym d:r John Petersson Trelleborg, foto: Bagge Lund.

Industrial History B2901, Tekniska museet, Sweden

Fotografi av gravering. Porträtt av Michael Faraday. Public domain photograph of 19th-century fashion design, dress catalog, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Dåtidens core-träning utfördes i denna tjusiga bäckenvridningsapparat ...

Gustaf Zanders mediko-mekaniska gymnastik. C8 Bäckenvridning. Public domain photograph of 19th-century portrait, dress, fashion, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Dags för lite stärkande armrullning, i korsett och långklänning, för a...

Gustaf Zanders mediko-mekaniska gymnastik. A7 Armrullning. Public domain photograph of gymnast, gymnastics sport, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Drottning Victoria bilder. Prins Wilhelm? på en strand.

Drottning Victoria bilder. Prins Wilhelm? på en strand. Public domain photograph of Queen, monarchy, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Fernleigh Store, Fernleigh Ontario

This local general store was owned by Bob Martin. Unknown date..Some of the store signage reads 'Imperial 3 Star Gasoline', Goodyear Tires, and 'Salada Tea is Delicious'. ..There is also a Post Office sign dir... More

Porträtt av Louis Armand Engström, underlöjtnant vid Wendes artillerir...

Porträtt av Louis Armand Engström, underlöjtnant vid Wendes artilleriregemente A3. Public domain photograph of 19th-century fashion design, dress catalog, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl ... More

Porträtt av Hugo Edin, löjtnant vid Norrbottens fältjägarkår I 19.

Porträtt av Hugo Edin, löjtnant vid Norrbottens fältjägarkår I 19. Public domain photograph - Swedish officer, military portrait, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Ljusbild, fotografi av kvinnliga fötter med klackskor,

Ljusbild, fotografi av kvinnliga fötter med klackskor, Public domain photograph of glamour fashion, mode, clothing, history of costume, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Photograph of Dr. Henry Roe Cloud

800 Reports Public domain photograph - United States History, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Svenska Motorklubben, med lokal i Grand Hotells fastighet, anordnar v...

Svenska Motorklubben, med lokal i Grand Hotells fastighet, anordnar vintertävling för motorcyklar.

Komminister Rudérus med domkyrkans sommarkonfirmander år 1964. Bilden ...

Komminister Rudérus med domkyrkans sommarkonfirmander år 1964. Bilden saknar modellrelease. Public domain photograph of the interior of a church, altar, choir, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Pi... More

Bild tagen någonstans i Gunnarskog. Värmlands Sverige

Bild tagen någonstans i Gunnarskog. Public domain photograph - Varmlands, 20th-century Sweved, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Svenska Motorklubben, med lokal i Grand Hotells fastighet, anordnar v...

Svenska Motorklubben, med lokal i Grand Hotells fastighet, anordnar vintertävling för motorcyklar.

Saxhyttans skola på ett foto taget för ett hundratal år sedan.

Saxhyttans skola på ett foto taget för ett hundratal år sedan.

Gruppbild inne i trädgården till herr Anderssons hus på Herrhagen. Bil...

Gruppbild inne i trädgården till herr Anderssons hus på Herrhagen. Bilden tagen runt förra sekelskiftet.

Bild tagen ute på restaurang Tynäs brygga. Kanske efter målgång från e...

Bild tagen ute på restaurang Tynäs brygga. Kanske efter målgång från en av simtävlingarna mellan simstadion vid badholmen och Tynäs.

En grupp paddlare med utrustning. Värmlands Sverige

En grupp paddlare med utrustning. Public domain photograph - Varmlands, 20th-century Sweved, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Tjänstemannamöte på Landskansliet, den del av Länstyrelsen som handlad...

Tjänstemannamöte på Landskansliet, den del av Länstyrelsen som handlade frågor som inte hade med beskattning att göra, exempelvis utmätning. Från vänster: Landssekreterare Georg Samuelsson, Länsassessor Elias S... More

Danskonstnärinnan Gunnel Nilsson. Värmlands Sverige

Danskonstnärinnan Gunnel Nilsson. Public domain photograph - performance, musical, dance, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Lindbloms hus Värmlands Sverige

Lindbloms hus Public domain photograph of a house in Norway, residential property, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Gruppbild inne i trädgården till herr Anderssons hus på Herrhagen. Bil...

Gruppbild inne i trädgården till herr Anderssons hus på Herrhagen. Bilden tagen runt förra sekelskiftet.

Bilden visar en vy över en bit av Trädgårdstorget och Nygatan vilken l...

Bilden visar en vy över en bit av Trädgårdstorget och Nygatan vilken löper nere till vänster. Gatan som löper till höger är S:t Larsgatan. I byggnaden rakt fram så har fotograf D. Rundquist sin ateljé mot Nygat... More

Trädgårdsvy från anno dazumal. Värmlands Sverige

Trädgårdsvy från anno dazumal. Public domain photograph - Varmlands, 20th-century Sweved, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

I eka på Alstersån för ett hundratal år sedan. Värmlands Sverige

I eka på Alstersån för ett hundratal år sedan.

Bild troligen tagen någonstans i Gunnarskog. Värmlands Sverige

Bild troligen tagen någonstans i Gunnarskog. Public domain photograph of a house, cottage, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Porträtt av Ida Israelsson. Grundare av Linköpings Strå- och Filthattf...

Enskilt arkiv 502 emanerar från Linköping Strå- och Filthattfabrik. Företaget startades 1919 av Ida Israelsson (1878-1952). Arkivets handlingar har skänkts till museet av dödsboet efter Alvi Lagerström född Ban... More

Bild beställd av vaktmästare Bengtsson. Värmlands Sverige

Bild beställd av vaktmästare Bengtsson. Public domain photograph of an official meeting, group portrait of people, managers, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Studerande ung herre. Värmlands Sverige

Studerande ung herre. Public domain photograph - Varmlands, 20th-century Sweved, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Bild tagen i Badabruk norr om Lysvik. Värmlands Sverige

Bild tagen i Badabruk norr om Lysvik. Public domain photograph of a house, residential property, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Vägarbete...eller något helt annat. Bilden tagen runt förra sekelskift...

Vägarbete...eller något helt annat. Bilden tagen runt förra sekelskiftet.

Brunsbergs herrgård på en bild tagen runt förra sekelskiftet. Värmland...

Brunsbergs herrgård på en bild tagen runt förra sekelskiftet. Public domain photograph of a house, residential property, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Bild beställd av fröken Karin Runeberg. Värmlands Sverige

Bild beställd av fröken Karin Runeberg. Public domain photograph - group portrait, 20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Text på negativkuvertet: Svenska Folkförbundet, grupp vid Lövnäs. Värm...

Text på negativkuvertet: Svenska Folkförbundet, grupp vid Lövnäs.

Bild tagen någonstans i Gunnarskog. Värmlands Sverige

Bild tagen någonstans i Gunnarskog. Public domain photograph of a house, residential property, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Gruppbild tagen runt förra sekelskiftet. Värmlands Sverige

Gruppbild tagen runt förra sekelskiftet. Public domain photograph of 19th-century fashion design, dress catalog, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Fru Greta Odén, gift med direktören på stadshotellet konsul Henry Odén...

Fru Greta Odén, gift med direktören på stadshotellet konsul Henry Odén.

Amelia Lakota and Eva Red Ear Horse Wearing Dresses They Made

Original caption: Miscellaneous (Amelia Lakota and Eva Red Ear Horse wearing dresses they made). Pine Ridge Agency: Miscellaneous Photographs

Farming (Fourth Generation of Original Chief Red Cloud) - Bureau of In...

Public domain photograph related to native Americans, Reservations, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Eldre mann med stokk sitter på en krakk ved husveggen.

Negative collection by photographer Håkon Prestkværn, Moelv, Ringsaker, Norway. Topics: landscapes, portraits, reports, buildings, family, war, 1930-1960. Main date 1940-1955

Harry Rosenthal Collection

Bryllup. Brudepar på kirketrappa til Ringsaker kirke.

Negative collection by photographer Håkon Prestkværn, Moelv, Ringsaker, Norway. Topics: landscapes, portraits, reports, buildings, family, war, 1930-1960. Main date 1940-1955

Commanding Officer Charles V. Gordon of the USS Tigrone

Original caption: Cdr. Charles V. Gordon, USN. C.O. USS Tigrone (SSR 419). Correspondence Concerning Ships

[ Danny Kaye hides behind feather next to dancing chorus girls in a sc...

The Library of Congress provides access to these materials for educational and research purposes and makes no warranty with regard to their use for other purposes. The written permission of the copyright owners... More

[ Ernie Williams (Danny Kaye) and Lady Margaret (Dana Wynter) in separ...

A scene from the Dena-Capri film "On the Double." (General) The Library of Congress provides access to these materials for educational and research purposes and makes no warranty with regard to their use for o... More

["The Three Terpsichoreans" (Dave Harvey, Danny Kaye and Kathleen You...

Unknown photographer. (General) Box marked: DKA_VSBOX7 Folder marked: Terpsichoreans (General) The Library of Congress provides access to these materials for educational and research purposes and makes no war... More

Fru Vivi Bergh, född Sundelius. Värmlands Sverige

Fru Vivi Bergh, född Sundelius. Public domain photograph of glamour fashion, mode, clothing, history of costume, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Pointed Hat - Rijksmuseum public domain dedication image

The combination of red felt and astrakhan fur is reminiscent of the papakhas (astrakhan fur hats) worn by the Cossacks. In addition, the pointed crown and the soutache (narrow, round-edged braid) decoration ref... More

[Georges Braque's Interview] - American Embassy, Paris, France, Marsha...

[Georges Braque's Interview] - [PAR-7357 through PAR-7362] Public domain photograph of post-war reconstruction of Europe, work of US government

[First International School for Women Labor Leaders (La Breviere Labor...

[First International School for Women Labor Leaders (La Breviere Labor School)] - [FRA-6480 through FRA-6506]

[Greek Fashion Show in Paris] - American Embassy, Paris, France, Marsh...

[Greek Fashion Show in Paris] - [PAR-348 through PAR-370] Public domain photograph of post-war reconstruction of Europe, work of US government

[Atomic Energy in France], Marshall plan, post-war reconstruction of E...

[Atomic Energy in France] - [FRA-7061 through FRA-7096] Public domain photograph of post-war reconstruction of Europe, work of US government

[French Worker] - [Day in the Life of a French Worker]

[French Worker] - [Day in the Life of a French Worker] - [FRA-1194 through FRA-1240]

[Radio (This is Europe)] - American Embassy, Paris, France, Marshall P...

[Radio (This is Europe)] - [PAR-1010 through PAR-1026] Public domain photograph of post-war reconstruction of Europe, work of US government

[French Worker] - [Day in the Life of a French Worker]

[French Worker] - [Day in the Life of a French Worker] - [FRA-1194 through FRA-1240]

Rainbow Over the Park Road - Public Domain image, National Parks Galle...

I managed to locate Swift's new parents on my own and shot off an e-mail (trying my best not to sound like a crazy person) requesting to meet Swift again! To my surprise and with great happiness his Anchorage... More

San Diego Air and Space Museum Photos

Lovely PSA Flight Attendants..Repository: San Diego Air and Space Museum Archive ( http://www.sandiegoairandspace.org/library/stillimages.html )

Depot- Commissary Warehouse Wall

Historic remnants of heavily buttressed wall of Commissary Warehouse. This structure, located in the Depot, was the only one to have its walls heavily re-inforced in this fashion.

Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania: Image of the Day

Olduvai Gorge is a 50-km-long (30-mile), 90-meter-deep (295-foot) ravine located in the eastern Serengeti Plains of northern Tanzania, within the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. According to geologists, the regi... More

Letter from Felicia Bernstein to Helen Coates, December 26, 1969

excerpt: "...it was a sweet, warm, old-fashioned Christmas." From: Correspondence Series

The Square Dancers - Homestead National Monument of America

There was little in the way of entertainment for the early pioneers. Those immigrants given to song and dancing, engineered in crude fashion to keep up their love for this sort of entertainment by sweeping off... More

Serpent Sideplate (FOUS 1414) - Public Domain image, National Parks Ga...

Once a Northwest Trade gun wore out or broke, American Indians sometimes removed serpent sideplates from the gun stocks and used them for other purposes. Some individuals among the Blackfeet, for instance, fash... More

Hill School, May Day, Richmond Virginia

Title: Hill School, May Day..Creator: Adolph B. Rice Studio..Date: 1950..Identifier: Rice Collection 12C..Format: 1 negative, safety film, 4 x 5 in...Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication...Repo... More

SIA2008-4010, Smithsonian Institution archives

90-105, 9B, "Portraits, Howard (various)"; "Janet Moore Howard was the daughter of entomologist and Science Service board member Leland Ossian Howard (1857-1950). In the late 1920s, Janet Howard worked on the ... More

Sidonie Matsner Gruenberg, scientist

90-105, 9, Portraits Gro-Grv; "Sidonie Matsner Gruenberg (1881-1974) and Bird Stein Gans (1868-1944). Gruenberg was an educator and writer, author of Your Child Today and Tomorrow, and director of the Child St... More

Old-Fashioned Carriage Rides - A horse drawn carriage with two people ...

One of our volunteers brings his carriage out on living history weekends for old-fashioned carriage rides around the fort.

An old-fashioned Christmas party at the fort.

Our volunteers really enjoy recreating an old fashioned Christmas for the visitors.

Nicole Brandt's Science Desk Dig

It’s baleen from a bowhead whale. Baleen are essentially filters in a whale’s mouth that are made up of keratin (the same protein our hair and fingernails are made of). Instead of teeth, baleen whales use thes... More

Letter from Leonard Bernstein to Helen Coates, May 23, 1955

excerpt: "The concerts in Trieste and Florence have been successes of the old-fashioned kind, reminding me of the great days...Also I am a little worried about the IPO tour: there doesn't seem to be enough tim... More

King and Queen Crowned at Valentine Party -Northbrook

On Valentine's Day in 1950, a party was held at Lemke's Restaurant in Northbrook. .'Nora and Wilfred Lemke were very helpful to the Guides & Scouts- no charge for the hall, and helped to serve the buffet lunch... More

Serpent Sideplate (FOUS 1414) - Public Domain image, National Parks Ga...

Once a Northwest Trade gun wore out or broke, American Indians sometimes removed serpent sideplates from the gun stocks and used them for other purposes. Some individuals among the Blackfeet, for instance, fash... More

Photo of Dress with a Tie Belt - Public domain dedication

This dress was presented in Paris in 1951 as part of the fashion designer Balenciaga’s winter collection. Mrs Brusse probably bought the showroom model in Amsterdam from Catharina Kruysveldt-de Mare. Mrs Brusse... More

A Prototype Basement Fallout Shelter in Bayonne, New Jersey

Original caption: The nearly completed prototype basement fallout shelter in Bayonne, New Jersey, is viewed by local, State and Federal Civil Defense Officials. The shelter was officially opened for inspection ... More

Konsum, affärsinteriör, damkonfektion, 3 damer.

Konsum, affärsinteriör, damkonfektion, 3 damer. Public domain photograph of glamour fashion, mode, clothing, history of costume, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Train for Civil Defense - Public domain propaganda poster

This poster was designed to encourage civilian participation in civil defense training programs. Civil Defense Photographs

[Portrait of Ralph Blum] - Public domain portrait print

Title derived from information on verso of photographic print. Van Vechten number: XVIII II 7. Also available on microfilm. Gift; Carl Van Vechten Estate; 1966. Forms part of: Portrait photographs of celebritie... More

Interiör från CGC:s ursprungliga butik på Kungsgatan 20. 1951 flyttade...

Interiör från CGC:s ursprungliga butik på Kungsgatan 20. 1951 flyttades rörelsen till nuvarande plats.

CGC:s ursprungliga affär med adress Kungsgatan 20. 1951 gick flytten t...

CGC:s ursprungliga affär med adress Kungsgatan 20. 1951 gick flytten till Drottninggatan. Till vänster entrén till biografen Rivoli, senare Skandia, där verksamheten upphörde vid husets rivning 1978.

Picryl description: Public domain image of a 19th-century corset, fash...

Public domain image with Picryl description as title Public domain photograph - historical image of Connecticut, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Train station [Victoria Station, London] - Public domain photograph.

Toni Frissell Collection (Library of Congress). Published in: Harper's bazaar, 1951. Image published in: Toni Frissell: Photographs, 1933-1967. New York, New York : Doubleday, 1994, p. 28. (Call number: TR653.F... More

Interiör från CGC:s ursprungliga butik på Kungsgatan 20. 1951 flyttade...

Interiör från CGC:s ursprungliga butik på Kungsgatan 20. 1951 flyttades rörelsen till nuvarande plats.

Martin's, business in Garden City, Long Island. Corsets and negligees

Picryl description: Public domain image of a historic place interior, salon, hall lobby, living room, 18th-19th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Old Fashioned Days, 1952: parade, Lenox, Massachusetts

Picryl description: Public domain image of a costume accessory, fashion design, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

[Fashion model with llamas, Cusco, Peru]

Toni Frissell Collection (Library of Congress). Published in: Harper's bazaar, January 1952. Unprocessed in PR 06 CN 651; formerly in box 71.

Old Fashioned Days, 1953: Francis George & Kenneth Sheldon in the para...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a military parade, 20th-century armed forces, free to use, no copyright restrictions.