History is full of strange and curious moments that would shock kids today. For better and for worse, our world and society have undergone many changes over the past few decades, and thankfully, we have photographic evidence to show us what the world once looked like. Here’s a collection of everyday photos from the past decades, showing us what the world was once like.
#1: Women Getting Smallpox Vaccines Before a Show, NYC, 1947
#2: Men in Shorts and Cowboy Boots Attending to Women at a Drive-In, Texas, 1940s
#3: A Student Doing Homework Before the Internet Era, 1960s
#4: A Father Purchasing a Toy Pedal Car for His Son, 1955
#5: A Young Girl Buying Candy at the Corner Sweet Shop, 1950s
#6: Lynda Carter Arriving in London for the Miss World Contest, 1972
#7: A Hospital Patient Buying Cigarettes from Bed, 1950s
#8: Albert Einstein and His Sister, Maja Winteler-Einstein, New York, 1939
#9: A Housewife Throwing a Tupperware Party, 1970s
#10: A Children’s Playground, USA, 1970s
#11: Kids Playing on the Streets of New York, 1940s
#12: Gimbel’s Department Store, Where Women Had to Take Off Their High Heels Before Going on the Escalator, New Jersey, 1966
#13: Students Hanging Out at Their Dorm Room, Indiana University, 1947
#14: A Man Riding the Amphibious Cycle, Paris, 1932
#15: A Streamlined Truck Delivering Beer, 1930s
#16: Two Guys Delivering Newspapers, Mexico City, 1977
#17: A Group of Friends Riding the Subway, NYC, 1959
#18: Band Members Posing in a Playground, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1972
#19: School Class Teaching Young Women How to Have Proper Posture, 1940s
#20: The Manhattan Bridge During Construction, Circa 1908, Photo by Eugene de Salignac
#21: Kids Playing Hopscotch, Spanish Harlem, NYC, 1965
#22: A Woman Curling Her Hair at the Salon With a Permanent Wave, London, 1939
#23: People on Their Lunchbreak on the Streets of NYC, 1950s
#24: School Boys in Harlem, New York, 1930s
#25: A Group of Friends on Their Way to the Beach, Atlantic City, 1950s
