15 Photos Showing What Everyday Life Looked Like 50 Years Ago
Fifty years ago, ordinary life was surprisingly different to our modern lives. Like today, people spent their days shopping, working, traveling, meeting friends, raising families, and finding ways to entertain themselves, but the world around those routines looked very different. Stores had different designs, technology was still finding its place in homes, and everyday fashion looked a lot more bell-bottomy. The most interesting photographs from the era are not necessarily the spectacular ones, they are the ordinary snapshots that capture what people were doing every day. Here are 15 photos that offer a glimpse into those quotidian moments.
Getting cash during a trip to the bank
There were no R-rated movies
The Beatles were still a band
Humans hadn’t walked on the moon
Housing discrimination was rampant
Couples married much earlier in life
Secret Service didn’t protect presidential candidates
The drinking age was 18
Interracial romance wasn’t for TV
Seat belts weren’t mandatory
A gallon of gas cost 34 cents
Air travel was for the privileged
9-1-1 didn’t exist
Lead-based paint was all the rage
