Vintage Streetstyle: the 1950's

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Flat tire in formal attire
Photographer: H. Armstrong Roberts

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Women on a Porch
Original caption: 4 Girls on Porch of house. Two seated, one standing, one walking up stairs. Models; Catherine A. Jugovich, Maria E. Jugovich, Margaret M. Hefferman, Beatrice M. Kniffen
Photographer: Philip Gendreau
Date Photographed: ca. 1950s

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Women Asking Men to Vote on Hair Color
Pauline Barry, Francesca Calvino, Samia Hakim, Charlotte Higgins, Dolores Merrill, and Fairfax Mason (clockwise from lower left) serve as representatives for a vote on male hair-color preference at New York's Roxy Theater.
Date Photographed: July 15, 1953
Location Information: New York, New York, USA

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Marva Louis On Floor In Satin Dress
Original caption: 11/7/1951: Full length portrait of Marva Louis, wife of boxer Joe Louis. Mrs. Louis is shown here seated on the floor, with the skirt of her satin dress spread out around her.
Date Photographed: November 7, 1951

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Women Crowd in Department Store
Women crowd around a stage at a Minneapolis department store to watch a fashion show for teenage girls' clothing.
Date Photographed: ca. 1950s-1960s
Location Information: Probably Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

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"Woman in Party Dress Holding Champagne, 1950s"

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1950s Woman Showing Off Her Dress

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Woman Holding "Sale" Boxes, 1950s

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1950s Happy Woman In Party Dress at New Years Eve Celebration
Photographer: H. Armstrong Roberts
Date Photographed: September 27, 1951

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1950s Stressed Woman In Striped Dress Hold Forehead With Hand
Photographer: DeBrocke
Date Photographed: July 1, 1953

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Mom preparing a birthday cake
Photographer: H. Armstrong Roberts

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Woman at her desk, 1950s

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Teens Dancing
Young couple dance while a crowd of friends cheer them on.
Date Photographed: ca. 1955-1960

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Woman in Telephone Booth
Date Photographed: September 1958
Location Information: Europe

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Gotta dance
Photographer: H. Armstrong Roberts

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Happy housewife
Photographer: H. Armstrong Roberts

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Hostess Taking Food out of Oven
Original caption: A hostess, dressed in evening dress and pearl necklace, takes food out of the oven. Circa 1950s.
Photographer: Philip Gendreau
Date Photographed: ca. 1950s

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Three Women Smiling
Original caption: Portrait of three young women posing in a row, waist-up. Two are wearing dresses, one is wearing a bath robe. Undated photograph, circa 1950's.
Photographer: Philip Gendreau

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Dancing Women Holding Hearts
Original caption: 1952-Two women in suits and hats dance happily.
Photographer: John G. Moebes
Date Photographed: 1952

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Date taken: March 1952
Photographer: Yale Joel

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