40 Incredible Colorized Photos Show What Life of the U.S. Looked Like in the 1930s and ’40s
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Gosh, 1940s fashion is so wonderful. It’s modest, classy and beautiful.
And no plus size people
@@michelles2299 😐 so we’re body shaming now?
@@lobotomyforeplay of course, obesity is illness not norm. We shouldn't encourage people to become fat and be positive about it. Moderation is the answer.
I think women were smaller. Whenever I find vintage stuff it’s always tiny. Gloves, hats, dresses.
It was all those fabrics from cotton and silk and wool--they had woven RAYON which draped and pleated pants with cuffs beautifully and parachutes or hosiery made of nylon mixes. There was no spun plastic (polyester) until the 60s...then, It never left, by the 70s they had begun to manufacture even denim with it in them.
I often wonder the foolish thought: was I born too soon or was I born too late?
These are pictures of people living their full lives at the exact right time.
Thank God for them! They saved the world from all kinds of horrors just by being so honest and moral. And, of course, for giving their lives to the cause of Liberty....
Thank you SO MUCH for this collection of pics!
What did they save the world from exactly? 😂
@@Gerald0613 A little group called the NAZIs for one...
@@emkkahn I'm pretty sure the average person in these photos did none of the sorts. And who knows, this was in the 30s/40s they could be racist, homophobic/transphobic, sexist, etc. They aren't saints.
@@xxbittertwink They were people of their time. You cannot "judge" the people of yesterday by today's standards.
Doing so is a great Moral Sin of the present that is akin to the moral sins of the past. The current "Cancel Culture" of trying to erase the heroes of past generations is making thing worse, not better.
@@Gerald0613
There's always got to be a dick somewhere.
I'm amazed how well of a job they did colorizing these photos.
Nyc uncle
I do question that car from the 1930's being a yellow/beige. I think all cars were still black at that time. But otherwise, it was great I agree.
@@redpine8665 They had many colors in the 30's for cars.
@@redpine8665 Jesus... Do you kids learn anything or guess and call it a supreme fact. Oh and by the way, more than the Model T existed yes shocker.
The colorization is so good it seems like these pictures could be from today.
It's odd. I look at these pictures and feel a sense of nostalgia for a time period I've never lived in. I'm sure I'm not the only one. I think we had less in those times. But if you ask me we have less now.
Maybe you did live in it. 🤔
I know exactly what you mean
Great clear photos.I was born in 1943.People had class.
Clear photos that some almost resemble painted renderings of the sky and background buildings.
...and better cameras
even in Skid Row!
Thanks for sharing William Schlenger :]
A pre-WWII Kid (1940), I was ostensibly raised by aunts and grandparents. Dad had three jobs & Mom two. After the war were good times through the Fifties. A tight French-Canadian Community of Family, Faith & Friends in a NH Mill Town, we were technically poor but didn't realize it. An idyllic rearing that built character in all .....
I was born in 1949 and I remember my father working very, very hard but all the men in our neighborhood had jobs and kept them. The 1950's were good times to be alive. My father served in W W 2 over in England on an Army Air Corp base running a warehouse - he and mom did what they were supposed to do and did them well - we had good lives and we had no crime at all in your neighborhood or city.
God Bless
These people all had such dignity and self respect.
What makes you think that way?
They had all the same problems we do
Yep they had the dignity to segregate others based on their race and they had the self respect to not do anything about it.
@@ssjrose9641 After watching everything happening from Watts to the summer of 2020, you realize how wise that policy was.
@@DoubleDogDare54 what?!?!
Always loved it when my grandmother would bring out all of the old photos from these days gone by and was lucky enough to inherit them .
The composition, lighting and clarity of these photos is incredible. Very enjoyable watch. Thanks
Min, 4:11 Nebraska november say it's 1938, but behin I see that 1939,🤔
That would be a car magazine or catalog of the new cars coming out in the upcoming 1939 model year.
I really enjoyed this video. I am fascinated by the eras of the 1920s to the 1950s and love to find everyday life in America during this period. Thanks
Colorized photos give me a more authentic view of the way things were, back in the past!
Ver nicely done. This was quite enjoyable. Good timing too; plenty enough time to both read the captions and then look at the photo without feeling rushed. Very professional. Thank you!
I love how men suits looked back then
And the way they're worn, with the confident body language and presence that really sells a suit. These gentlemen knew who they were and wore the clothes that said it.
Yes, and the women
They weren't just men suits back then there were actually real men. Very rare today.
Absolutely beautiful! Thank you for posting!
I also love the elegance in the hats and clothing the average citizen wore. 1940 fashion is very stylish, yet simple.
How I wish today would be like that,am the 50s generation it was great.
Color changes everything. You have more of a connection with that time period.
I love how everything is clean and kept up unlike today .
Beautiful pictures women looks so lady like dressed up and also the men had class.
For most part people dressed when they went out in public.
Racism is not classy.
No piercings or tattoos. No torn jeans and no spandex pants.
I found the "Skid Row" picture interesting as I compare what homeless and living on the streets looks like today. I can't make a blanket statement based on one picture, but I just find how neat and clean the guy in the pic was, as well as the street and sidewalk. Today's LA Skid Row makes SR back then seem like Rodeo Drive!
Yes , how our society has fallen!!!
Yes , how we have all fallen from those times !!!
@Communism Is The Real Pandemic yes I agree, the people on the streets today are usually (not always) on some type of drug and that's the big difference.
Drugs were not an issue then….
@@webstercat I wish drugs never were used by society it would make a much better society if we stopped using em
Take a look at the streets of Kensington.
I always look at the year on each photo and figure out how old my parents would have been, and I insert them into each scene. In 1938, my mother was six years old, and I think of her going with my grandmother to the grocery store.
I’m doing that too. Makes me happy To think of my grandparents in the situation as well as my parents…💜💜💜
The women (even the “pit” girls w their hairstyles) look so well put together and stylish! The pantyhose, shoes- entire outfits (even just waiting at bus stops) are to die for. And today I see females at work (!) wearing pajama pants and it’s just sad. And men...business casual and backpacks have replaced suits and briefcases. 🙁
@@JF-NYC-NJ-Girl Yes, grandparents, too. I wish they were alive, now that I'm old enough to ask certain questions about their early lives.
@@JF-NYC-NJ-Girl No one these days seems to care much about their appearances. My dad used to go into work in Washington D.C. in a three-piece suit, wing-tipped shoes, a hat and an overcoat in the 60s & 70s. (It took him forever to get there, too, because he had to commute from the suburbs where we lived.) I wish I could go back & do it all over again.
Love the Jitterbug photo. The girl has painted lines up her legs to fake stockings. Women did that because there wasn't enough nylon and silk available and they were expensive, Those materials went to the war effort to make parachutes. My grandmother and my mother told me that story. Mama was born in 1931. Grandma in 1904.
They are seamed stockings no doubt held up with a garter belt. The poor guys having to dance in a jacket, that must be so uncomfortable!
@@golden.lights.twinkle2329 ??? What a disjointed reply.
Nylons weren’t invented yet
@@samanthab1923 LOL Not invented yet??? What???
@@benjaminperez1149 Well 1940, for sale but because of the war all the nylon was used for parachutes so tough to get.
My parents generation growing up. They are gone now so this is a connection for me to them. I have lots if black and white photos of their lives but seeing it in color is amazing! Makes it more real!!
That you managed to use the music that YT used with this stuff is delightful. I always thought the musical features were excellent! Have a great day!
Cool pics, cool music!
The picture from Rosie's Cafe looked like a Norman Rockwell painting
Most of these are all dead now.
Where are the "colored" people.?
It was just a different time back then. Practically everything was different. To me it seemed less complicated although I am sure the people back then had plenty of things that made life too complicated or difficult that we don't have to deal with now and vice versa.
I love these photos and no matter what hard times they may have had I wish I lived in that time.
Yes. And the lack of diversity explains why there was so much less crime in those wonderful years. But mentioning that, even thinking like that is not permitted.
Yeah, like the Great Depression, fathers, sons, husbands dying like flies in WW II, ineffective, for the most part, cancer treatment. No antibiotics until WW II or vaccines for things like measles, whooping cough, tetanus. Horrid makeup, hose that drooped around your ankles, no nylon, bras which were just coverings, hair treatment that would burn your hair beyond recognition. WW II rationing of gasoline, some foods, tobacco (everyone smoked). This information came from 1st hand accounts of my parents and grandparents. If you want to go back, be my guest. As for me--no thank you.
Some of those photos are off the charts great. Excellent.
I wish America went as far as THIS and stopped. .
I'd love to live during this time.
Let's see, the Depression, Nazi Germany, Jim Crow , the most vicious war in history, good times
@@MGood-ij1hi oh shut up dude I understand those were bad things but it wouldn’t have been that bad to live in this time period. Stop being so negative
@@MGood-ij1hi Every generation has its troubles to endure. We were a stronger nation morally, spiritually and economically (lower inflation). Our people would not have endured, and ultimately prospered through a Great Depression, the Dust Bowl and fighting on 2 Fronts during WWII. People knew their neighbors. Children were taught manners and were really educated not indoctrinated. Yes we have our faults, but America was and still is a great nation🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
You must be white and not a jew
Ignorant comment
So clean and nice. And American.
How slim the women are today they are massive!
People seemed so much more connected and present and proud and stronger back then for some reason, there is a very soft, disheveled, hopeless, olive-drab spirit about people now that's disturbing to see, like all the fight has gone out of us...
There was also racism back then
@@gabrielguzman6018 Yeah no shit Sherlock...
the gold old days were a nightmare for most people.
@@gabrielguzman6018 and whats your point??
@@louisecoffey9843 my point is these days were hell
Whoever invented what's called "colorized" deserves recognition.
When everyone dressed like they cared.
I think the more hardships you have, the more you actually care, thats why so many people wanna live in that time
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I do love these videos. The 20s, 30s, and 40s fashions were and still are fantastic. It is something I am always watching (for). I am reminded of my youth and there was a time when people took pride in their appearance, especially in public.
On another note, in the photo at 7:28 of the lady sitting in a cafe...above her head and looking through the window, there is an eyeball looking back.
Where are the “colored” people?
Breathtaking ! With color it looks like it was made yesterday
Thank you so much. I loved looking at such great quality photos.
Stunning pictures. To be able to look back on specific pieces of time and view others' lives as they were happening. I wonder what these folks would have thought of life today. The things i noticed and appreciated, people seemed to care about their appearance. it doesn't appear as trashy as today is. Not a cell phone could be seen.
Missed you 💖 40s had the best clothes and shoes 💜🤗
Thanks for sharing
I love these pictures that are like a window in time ,I just wished they would of matched it w music from its time as well to give me an even more feel of that era.
Such beautiful people, poor yes but they were still healthier than us in complexion and the beauty of plainness.
So many worn out shirts and shoes.
Woman so young with children.
And they were shy of the camera.
Thank you
How refreshing! All those pictures and not one person with their face buried in a cell phone!
Only because they didn’t yet exist. It would be no different if they had existed then. Guaranteed
Great idea.
Only yesterday, for me.
1939.
God bless you sir
Only a bit after
1937. And yes more existed on the street than a Model T coupe from 1924 in the creative color of black.
Respect. Thankyou. Always. Great music. Thankyou
I hope the biker girl (3:02) has realized soon that high heels aren't really good for riding a bike. Anyway she's so cool.
Love your vids and the music that accompanies them
Absolutely wonderful pictures.
2:36 - Cripes! Talk about being old before one's time! In this era, many women were old by age 25.
We need to remember the 1930's were the era of the Great Depression. My parents and grandparents lived through that time and it left an indelible mark on all of them.
Pregnant by the age of 17 and living in a tent . The good old days
@@harrybriscoe7948 The big difference is that back then they were ashamed of themselves, the dirtbags of today strive for that kind of lifestyle and are proud of it.
@@SmokinGun55 yep
Poverty ages you.
@@rudolfschenker Amen to that!
Most of these people are gone now, but they would be shocked and angry if they saw their country today! 💔
Most of those people were racist
@@gabrielguzman6018 Bring up the big bad R word at any chance right?
@@gabrielguzman6018
So are you,but,unlike you they had class dignity and intelligence.
@@howl_with_the_wolves2861 Lmao, you don't know these people just because they dressed well means nothing it's called a wolf in sheeps clothing
@@gabrielguzman6018 You don't know any of them either,didn't stop you from making a uninformed comment.Your dismissed.
I wished i lived back then :( I'm 17 and i love 1920s and 1930s cars, fashion and music. i was born in the wrong era, my grand parents and great grandparents lived in the most beutifull time of the 20th century thank you for showing us these photos, it makes me feel i am there until an add comes up hahahaha thanks again.
*cough* *cough* WW2 *cough* *cough*
@taun I rather back then than today because everything was just basic back then. oh well its your decision if you don't like it
*cough* *cough* Great Depression *cough* *cough*
Very well done colorizing.
Why would anyone give this presentation a thumbs down? Are they that petty?
I'm sure the thumbs-down are from the trolls that are everywhere now... commenting on things they know nothing about...
It's a shame how DC is devolved so much since these photos were taken.
It’s interesting they showed the kids playing in the gutter of Georgetown. My step dad grew up back then & remembers it all a little ramshackle.
Engrossing and amazing pictures!
Really nice photos. Thanks.
You can differanly tell the posed and imposed pics. Kinda like today two different worlds . Presented by the media of the time. Great video
The world has certainly changed. My mother was born in 1931, my dad in 1930. You could walk down the street in Chicago then. Not so sure about now.
Awesome. Thanks for making this.
What is so sad about these pictures is that everyone in them, possibly not the babies is dead, and cannot see the photos colourised. These are people who actually lived.
You do know that color is not a modern invention, right? Why would they need to see colorized photos of their life in color?
Other than people “who actually lived” what other people are there?
It is a fact of our mortality. We are born, we grow and mature, and then age and die. We are only passing through this life...we are part of long line that steps out on the stage, tarries for a brief moment, and then moves on. The people in the images had their lives, as we have ours now. And so it goes. Soon enough it will be us in the images. The lesson I think is not despair but joy...we too, were alive, and made our mark. We must seize the day and make the most of the time given us. As for the rest, what will be, will be. We can smile across the years to our fellow brother and sisters...
@@webstercat illustrated pictures as in most magazines of that time. Most people pictures would probably be in black and white.
My mom & her brother were 37 & 39. Still going strong.
Incredible photos. Thank you for posting them up. Love the one from the great city of Manchester, naturally.
Back when class was the trend
It wasn’t a trend. People strive for better lives. My mom grew up in a project. By HS her parents had moved to a nice apt. with river views & they bought a beach house out on LI. By the time she & my dad got married & had us they built 2 brand new homes & each had a car.
I would've chosen music from the era of the photos
The streets were so nice and clean.
Fantastically mesmerizing music! :)
Some of the photos were of places that are now extremely dangerous.
Love these shots
I’d give my youth and all this “technology” up to live in these days. I feel nostalgic for a period in time I never knew.
These were strong people. That gone from opulence to incredible hardship in an instant. Many lived in tents in the wilderness. Many hitched rides on trains to California. People had to figure out how to make the best of it.
Lol you say that but I bet you couldn't survive a day without your cellphone
A picture for eternity. This people are looking into the future eyes , our eyes.
Thanks at this ‘look back, in time,,,,,,,,🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Man, both men and women dressed to the 9's back then!
That means they always wore their best stuff when they were out.
Hello from Kansas🇺🇸
I think this period of dress was just the right amount of class to practicality ratio.
Earlier too Victorian and later too plain.
Loved the pictures, a window into people’s lives who we will never know.
The colour does make it look like some of these could have been captured yesterday and not as far removed from the present if they were shown in black and white.
Ooh the LIFE cover is Brenda Frazier! I just love her! ☺️
The background music is soothing
I loved the picture of the wooden Indian at the cigar store in Manchester, NH . So, … I googled it ! Low and behold a cigar shop still exists in that town. I checked out their profile and it revealed 1 picture of a customer standing in front of a wooden Indian . I took a closer look - no match . The video it was a female Indian m. Google showed a male Indian . I was so close .
The “Hollywood Girl” was shot at Hollywood & Vine . The exact spot she is standing is near the service entrance to Katsuya and the Broadway Apartments. You can find the same black granite wall tile and the doorway molding she stands next to. The black granite is next to 3&1/2 tiles tall . The same height as the girl. I used to catch the bus there years ago, I know that spot very well .
Wow, colorizing these pictures makes them seem so much more lifelike.
No obesity, No illegal immigration, Low crime and one united culture.
I really hope this continues to progress to point where we can in the next few years or so be able to easily convert any b/w photo or film to color...and be able to do the latter without that weird purple effect.
Haven't you ever wondered what your favorite 50s/60s b/w would look like in full proper color?
. . . and without CAPTiONS superimosed over the photo (that should be illegal!)
Guess what Johnny smith, color has existed since 1923. In fact, that "colorized" photo by the ingenious idiot who made up the stories of other's lives in this gallery, that says "Magazine stand, Omaha, Nebraska, November 1938 is not colorized. It is a Kodachrome.
That would be wonderful to do that with old family photos!
The baby at 7:01 will turn 81 this year..crazyyyyy
My God these were wonderful! 👍🙂
Is funny and weird at the same time, the only thing left from those days are some of the buildings that still stand today, only if they would talk and say what life was back then and how they see it now but is all just a dream.
Great photographs. Even the lamp posts remain today on high St hollyoke. Amazing!!
wonderful
Nice job on the colorizing. How come there are virtually no people of 'color' in this selection? Two black men standing in line, two maybe African American women and a cigar store Indian. America was a very diverse place in those years. The music was black music! Where are the people of diverse races that made up our country back then? Just wondering. Thanks.
Very nice presentation, thanks very much!
Como e lindo de ver coisas do passado 🥰🥰🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷
One cannot help notice a few things. First, no obese people. Imagine what the average "Joe" or "Jane" would look like today in comparable street scenes. Second, people dressed better than today even though they were less affluent. Third, people looked like they were used to hard work. Even the so-called "bums" were work-ready. These are all attributes of a nation becoming great. Ours is a period of sad decline.
No lgbtq and no BLM... no maga..m
Men on skid row still dressed better than half the people heading out to Starbucks today 😅
Where are the “colored” people?
The government has ruined all the beautiful things we used to have accounting freedom
Yup
breathtaking photography
Mrs Richards: " I paid for a room with a view!"
Basil: (pointing to the lovely view) "That is Torquay, Madam."
Mrs Richards: "It's not good enough!"
Basil: "May I ask what you were expecting to see out of a Torquay hotel bedroom window? Sydney Opera House, perhaps? the Hanging Gardens of Babylon? Herds of wildebeest sweeping majestically past?..."
Mrs Richards: "Don't be silly! I expect to be able to see the sea!"
Basil: "You can see the sea, it's over there between the land and the sky."
Mrs Richards: "I'm not satisfied. But I shall stay. But I expect a reduction."
Basil: "Why?! Because Krakatoa's not erupting at the moment ?
Amazing photos...
The name of the song is Sweet Memories.
3:43 iconic
olden days were like heaven.
My dad was born in 35 & my mom 39. Lots of family around them both. I grew up knowing great aunts & uncles. Everyone went to church & we vacationed with extended family. It’s hard now with so many gone & everyone living all over.
My pulp magazine collecting heart nearly stopped when I saw that magazine rack shot. People in this era were so much more human. Now society grovels at the feet of the netherhuman.
Incredible how much has changed the fashion. Then all the people nice dressed. Now, a disaster!!!!!