33 Photos That Perfectly Sum Up the Year 1963
1963 was a turning point in American history and culture. On one hand, it still felt like the ‘50s in many parts of the country: crew cuts, corner diners, and black-and-white TVs. But cracks in the old ways were starting to show. Everything was shifting, from the Civil Rights Movement to the British Invasion warming up across the Atlantic. We rounded up some pictures throughout the year to give a glimpse into 1963.
1. Betty White: The First Lady of Game Shows
2. The Iconic 1963 Chevy Corvette Split Window
3. John F. Kennedy Jr. in the Pilot Seat of Marine One
4. Extras Relaxing on the Set of ‘Cleopatra’ — the Most Expensive Movie Ever Made at the Time
5. A Very Commercialized Times Square
6. What Happens in Vegas …
7. Nine-Year-Old Austin Clinton Brown Watching Martin Luther King Jr.’s ‘I Have a Dream’ Speech
8. Valentina Tereshkova, the First Woman in Space
9. Young Kurt Russell Kicking Elvis in the Shin
10. Paul Newman in Venice
11. Woman Operating One of the Earliest Computers in Her State
12. Getting Ready To Go On Vacation
13. Bob Dylan and His Girlfriend, Suze Rotolo
14. Steve McQueen in His Jaguar
15. Predictions About the Future
16. The Navigation Hotline (The O.G. GPS)
17. Sixth Grade Class Photo
18. The Inventor of the Lava Lamp and His Wife
19. Jane Fonda at 26
20. The Inside of Frank Sinatra’s Private Jet
21. Fishing in Northern Minnesota
22. Young Carrie Fisher Watching Her Mom, Debbie Reynolds, Perform in Vegas
23. Nothing Like a Good Game of Shuffleboard
24. If Wood Panels in Liquor Stores Could Talk …
25. Riding Out the Snowstorm
26. Is This Who the Men of Mad Men Were Based On?
27. Commuters in New York After JFK’s Assassination
28. Beautiful Bride
29. Teen Beatlemania
30. Dapper Like Dad
31. High School Graduation Picture
32. The Ultimate Bar Owner
33. Time To Get on the Cheese Wagon
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