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Here's another picture of Clifton's in the '40s that I found a while ago:Los Angeles
Broadway at 7th Street looking North. To the left is Bullocks Department Store and across the street on the right (building with arched windows) is Clifton's Cafeteria, an LA icon for decades.
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Not too long ago they restored the exterior to its 1930s-40s appearance but now It's a nightclub. When I was a kid we would have lunch at Clifton's when my Mom went shopping in Downtown LA. No trip Downtown was complete without eating at Clifton's! I have fond memories of Clifton's Treasure Tray, forerunner of the Happy Meal.Here's another picture of Clifton's in the '40s that I found a while ago:
...Here are the links to a couple more online '40s photo collections I've found, if anyone is interested:
If you like old cars, this one is great: https://vintagenewsdaily.com/49-sna...g-ladies-posing-with-their-cars-in-the-1940s/
Being members of the Fedora Lounge, these photos probably won't "make you see the 1940s differently," but they're still fun: https://inktank.fi/cool-1940s/
I'm glad you like the links! That's too bad about your photo album.My thanks to everyone who has contributed to this thread, but to Swing Girl in particular for these links:
The photos therein remind me very much of photos taken when my mom and dad were young, dating, early in their marriage, and so on, that they had compiled in a single photo album. Sadly that album disappeared years ago when my addict/alcoholic sister got her hands on it, so I have no idea where it went; a bit of family history probably lost forever.
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An attorney in full lawyer's attire, probably heading back to the law courts.
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Thank you, you're too kind. When my wife was a young woman her mother still wore the fashions of her youth, including her underwear. I wouldn't be so naughty as to show you my mother-in-law in her unmentionables. But her daughter used to say: "Mother, you can't possibly be comfortable wearing a corset."Your dad wears a smile that says it all. A vet back from the war with his family. Fantastic pix!
Suit looks great.
So true, but some re-enactors do go over the top with authenticity, wouldn't you say?^ It's funny that I've never seen mention of it in any "rule" books from the 30s-40s, but it seems to have been mandatory for women to show at least a little bare leg in any photos they posed for. Not that I'm complaining...
Well, those "farmer's daughter" jokes had to start somewhere, didn't they?So true, but some re-enactors do go over the top with authenticity, wouldn't you say?
Farmer's daughter, I'm going to tell her that. On the subject of re-enacting, here in the UK we have a number of what we call: "Heritage Railways." Formerly part of the rail network, now taken over by volunteers, following closure. One such line is The Great Central Railway. Every year they put on a weekend festival that they call: "War on the Line." It's an event that draws many a re-enactor, mostly in military uniform. But there are those who dress like their parents and grandparents.Well, those "farmer's daughter" jokes had to start somewhere, didn't they?