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15 Powerful Photos of Everyday Jobs From Mid-Century America

Left: A milkman delivers milk to smiling children near a truck. Right: Women work at desks typing on typewriters in an office setting, with one woman in the foreground.

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Left: A milkman delivers milk to smiling children near a truck. Right: Women work at desks typing on typewriters in an office setting, with one woman in the foreground.

15 Powerful Photos of Everyday Jobs From Mid-Century America

By Rachel Schneider on June 11, 2025

A group of people in swimsuits perform impressive acrobatic stunts outdoors on a sunny day, forming human pyramids and lifts, while others watch. Colorful beach buildings are visible in the background.

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A man in a dark suit sits at a desk holding papers, with an American flag in the background. He appears serious and is looking slightly to the side. The image is in black and white.

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Split image: On the left, a young woman smiles holding a mug and bread in a black-and-white photo. On the right, she smiles outdoors in a colorful plaid blouse and checkered skirt, with the ocean in the background.

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Split image: On the left, people in retro space costumes stand in a futuristic fair setting with a crowd behind them. On the right, a vintage sepia photo shows people riding in large, boxy Ferris wheel cars.

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A man rides a motorcycle down a rural road past a vintage Mobil gas station, where people are gathered near old vehicles. The scene appears to be set in the 1970s.

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A man presents a chart showing donut hole sizes from 1927, 1937, and 1948. Beside him, a group of young people at a party chat and eat around a table filled with snacks and drinks.

31 Vintage Photos From the Late ’40s

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A large crowd gathers at the Berlin Wall, with people climbing over and sitting on the graffiti-covered barrier, celebrating its fall at night.

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A large crowd protests in front of the White House, holding signs. A U-Haul truck with “IMPEACH NIXON” painted on its side is parked in front of the group. Trees and the White House appear in the background.

15 Defining Moments That Shaped the 1970s

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A row of vintage cars moves along an automobile assembly line in a large, brightly-lit factory with overhead lights and metal beams.

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A diverse group of young children and a teacher stand with hands over their hearts, facing an American flag, reciting the Pledge of Allegiance in a classroom.

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A large, jubilant crowd celebrates outdoors at night, waving hats, hands, and American flags. Some people hold newspapers with bold headlines, their faces lit with excitement and joy.

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Workers assemble aircraft fuselages in a large factory, with rows of partially completed planes lined up and people actively working on different sections. The scene is busy and industrial.

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A woman with voluminous hair and a yellow coat smiles while holding a Bruce Springsteen vinyl album in a record store filled with stacked albums and people in the background.

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By Alina Wang on May 30, 2025

A group of Boy Scouts in uniform poses outdoors with two flags, some sitting cross-legged and others standing; a few adults stand behind them, with more people gathered in the background.

19 Photos That Show What Being a Boy Scout Looked Like Across the Decades

By Alina Wang on May 30, 2025

A vintage black-and-white photo shows eight men in 19th-century clothing posing for a group portrait. Some wear hats and hold objects, with a neutral studio backdrop behind them.

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A young woman in a colorful swimsuit laughs while spraying a large water gun on a sunny beach, with cars and other people in the background.

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Black-and-white yearbook-style photos of three people, labeled Lisa Burch, Ken Bulpitt, and Perry Burch. Lisa smiles in a striped shirt; Ken and Perry wear glasses and collared shirts, with Perry in a jacket.

18 Yearbook Photos That Are Peak 1970s

By Alina Wang on May 28, 2025

A rusty, old merry-go-round with faded paint sits on grass in a park, surrounded by trees and a metal slide in the background. The equipment appears weathered and unused.

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By Erin Kuschner on May 28, 2025

A teenage girl sits on her bed, smiling and holding a James Dean magazine, surrounded by posters and a life-size cutout of James Dean on her wall in a 1950s-themed bedroom.

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By Rachel Schneider on May 27, 2025

Four people work in a vintage computer room with large IBM mainframes, tape drives, and a typewriter. Two people operate machines while two others stand nearby reviewing paperwork. The scene has a retro, 1970s look.

Before Zoom and Slack: 17 Vintage Photos That Show What Office Life Used To Look Like

By Rachel Schneider on May 27, 2025

A soldier in camouflage uniform helps a young boy in a red jacket zip up his coat outdoors on a sunny day, with trees and a yellow building in the background.

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A person in athletic gear does a dramatic split on roller skates during a street performance, while a large crowd watches from the sidewalk in a park setting.

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