1940-1949 Vintage Black & White Photographs

Browse through a decade of restored vintage photographs. Take a look at the past and enjoy lovely portrait photographs and snap shots.
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Deborah's Blog of Vintage Finds ~ A Vintage Photo Collection
Vachon, J., photographer. (1943) Corpus Christi, Texas. Sailor and girl. Nueces County United States Texas Corpus Christi, 1943. June. [Photograph] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2017859426/.
Rosskam, L., photographer. (1940) Untitled photo, possibly related to: Conversation on the common, Vergennes, Vermont. United States Vermont Vergennes, 1940. [Aug] [Photograph] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2017729281/.
Parks, G., photographer. (1943) New York, New York. A woman and her dog in the Harlem section. New York United States New York State, 1943. May. [Photograph] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2017851574/.

A Look At This Decade ~ Fashion Trends, Where They Were Educated, Lived, Worked & Played

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DADDY& HIS LITTLE GIRLS | 1949 [Rhode Island Beach House Album] [Black Father Series] ©WaheedPhotoArchive, 2011
drinking espresso, 1940’s

Family, Couples & Groups ~ Posed Studio & Casual Photographs

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Male ~ Posed Studio & Casual Photographs

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English novelist and short-story writer.
Delano, J., photographer. (1940) Mrs. Rudolph, member of Du Bois farmers' market near Penfield, Pennsylvania. United States Du Bois Pennsylvania Clearfield County, 1940. Sept. [Photograph] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2017791444/.

Female ~ Posed Studio & Casual Photographs

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Artist Serge Ivanoff (1893–1983) wikidata:Q786010 Photographer Barbera-Ivanoff Description Français : Besançon de Mme Besançon de Wagner dite Maggy Rouff par Serge Ivanoff, Paris, 1944. Date 1944
Gorgeous Paris fashion, 1940's.
Lee, R., photographer. (1941) Girl listening to music at dance. Chicago, Illinois. Cook County United States Illinois Chicago, 1941. Apr. [Photograph] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2017788996/.

Those Hats Were Fantastic! Ladies and Gentlemen Wearing Hats, Headbands, Veils and Caps

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New York, New York. A Harlem newsboy Names Parks, Gordon, 1912-2006, photographer Created / Published 1943 May. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2017851525/.
Philadelphia, Penna., Mar. 1941, girls engaged in knitting and the making of toy animals in the handicraft class of the St. Simon's Youth Center of the National Youth Administration Created / Published [1941] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/00650618/.
Untitled photo, possibly related to: San Leandro, California. Schoolgirl of Portuguese descent] Contributor Names Lee, Russell, 1903-1986, photographer Created / Published 1942 Apr. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2017830389/.

Boys, Girls, Teens & Babies ~ Posed Studio & Casual Photographs

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Old ranch house now cowboys' quarters at Quarter Circle U, Brewster-Arnold Ranch Company. Birney, Montana Names Wolcott, Marion Post, 1910-1990, photographer Created / Published 1941 Aug. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2017807959/>.
Highway from Denver to Idaho Springs, Colorado Names Wolcott, Marion Post, 1910-1990, photographer Created / Published 1941 Sept. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2017808992/>.
Cowhand, Elko County, Nevada, 1940. Contributor Names Arthur Rothstein, 1915-1985, photographer Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA Photograph. https://www.loc.gov/item/2017780062/.

Big Sky Country ~ Western America

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Served by the Red Cross.
Tuskegee airman Edward C. Gleed, Lawrence, KS, Class 42-K, with an unidentified crewman adjusting an external seventy-five gallon drop tank on the wing of a P-5/D, "Creamer's Dream." Ramitelli, Italy, March 1945] Contributor Names Frissell, Toni, 1907-1988, photographer Created / Published [March 1945] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2017646153/>.

Heroes and History Makers

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Boy beside store window display of Christmas ornaments. United States, None. [Between 1941 and 1942] [Photograph] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2017877958/.
Santa, loved across the world. (born? - in our hearts and minds FOREVER)

Holiday Photographs ~ Christmas And All The Ones We Celebrate!

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American tourist, Gertrude LeGendre, photographing boats in Lisbon, Portugal] Contributor Names Frissell, Toni, 1907-1988, photographer Created / Published [1945] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2004669168/>.

Outside America ~ Photographs Across The Globe

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Rita Hayworth (born Margarita Carmen Cansino; October 17, 1918 – May 14, 1987)
William Henry Pratt (23 November 1887 – 2 February 1969), better known as Boris Karloff
Doris Day (born Doris Mary Anne Kappelhoff; April 3, 1922 – May 13, 2019)

Stars of Stage, Film, Musicians & All Around Celebrities

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Bride in gown holding flowers, Dawkins Anderson wedding] Contributor Names Matson Photo Service, photographer Created / Published [1944 Jan. 21] Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2019703678/.
Hunter-Price wedding Contributor Names Matson Photo Service, photographer Created / Published [between 1940 and 1946] Caption on negative sleeve: Miss Hunter's wedding (Mrs. Price). Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2019704454/.

The Wedding Day Photographs Of The Bride, Groom, Party & Reception

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