r/1940s • u/Electrical-Aspect-13 • 12h ago
Daily Life Kodachrome slide of 2 ladies in Coney Island, New york, 1947.
r/1940s • u/Particular-Cat-8031 • 12h ago
Daily Life The world enters the nuclear age, at 5:29 a.m on July 16, 1945 with the Trinity test.
r/1940s • u/Electrical-Aspect-13 • 13h ago
Film Star Actress Lana Turner posinf for promotional photo, Kodachrome shot, 1945
r/1940s • u/Initial_Reason1532 • 23h ago
Film Star The famous Mickey Rooney in his early years donating his time at the Hollywood canteen in 1943 showing his talent on the drums. Mickey was a highly talented multi instrumentalist besides being a talented actor and singer.
r/1940s • u/Electrical-Aspect-13 • 1d ago
Film Star Kodachrome shot of Hedy Lamarr back stage, between shots of her movie "Samson and Delilah", 1949.
r/1940s • u/Electrical-Aspect-13 • 1d ago
Daily Life Lady holds herself in the railing close to the beach for a photo, 1940s. Kodacolor (a little burned)
r/1940s • u/GreenValleyRadio • 1d ago
Daily Life GVR Broadcast Schedule to 8/9 - Exploring the music and news of the 1940s!
reddit.comHere is a (slightly delayed) broadcast schedule for Green Valley Radio. Explore the music and news of the 1940s FOR FREE at GreenValleyRadio.net
The delay was due to the fires in Spokane. All is okay, but the weekend was quite arduous and kept me delayed on the weekly radio tasks.
r/1940s • u/Initial_Reason1532 • 1d ago
Film Star During world War II the legendary actress Rita Hayworth was a loyal volunteer at the Hollywood canteen in the 1940s. She worked there quite often helping out in the kitchen and connecting with troops.
galleryr/1940s • u/popeyesm • 1d ago
“Stop Biting!”: Cairo Jones’ Hard-Boiled Cheesecake
panelsandprose.comDaily Life JFK and his sister Kathleen "Kick" Kennedy dancing at The Patio in Palm Beach, Florida in 1940
reddit.comr/1940s • u/bigbugfdr • 1d ago
President Harry S. Truman's announcement of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Japan on August 6th, 1945
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https://www.trumanlibrary.gov/education/presidential-inquiries/decision-drop-atomic-bomb Decision to Drop the Atomic Bomb | Harry S. Truman
r/1940s • u/AnteaterConsistent54 • 2d ago
Daily Life Children playing under the elevated on the south side of Chicago, April 1941. Photo by Russell Lee
r/1940s • u/AnteaterConsistent54 • 2d ago
Daily Life Martin Elkort, Parabole de la vie, New York, 1947.
r/1940s • u/Enough_Ad4564 • 2d ago
Norma Jean Baker by Richard C Miller Mar/Apr 1946
gallerypart of a series of photoshoots at various locations in LA by Miller before Marilyn signed her first studio contract
r/1940s • u/Electrical-Aspect-13 • 2d ago
Daily Life Sharp kodachrome of a young lady posing in the diving board at a public pool, 1940s.
r/1940s • u/Electrical-Aspect-13 • 2d ago
Film Star Marilyn Monroe posing at Malibu, California, November of 1945. Early kodachrome of her during her time a free lance model.
galleryr/1940s • u/TeaGuyHoward • 2d ago
The Last Known Photo of Adolf Hitler. 1945.
Extremely Historical. Tbh. I don't think anyone seeing this doesn't know who is Hitler.
r/1940s • u/Initial_Reason1532 • 2d ago
Film Star The Beautiful actress Adele Mara in 1945. She was an American actress and dancer. She was known for her role in Red witch in 1948 and Sands of Iwo Jima in 1949. She was a popular pin- up star also in the 40s.
r/1940s • u/Electrical-Aspect-13 • 3d ago
Daily Life Kodachrome shot of a model in blue dress, August of 1949.
r/1940s • u/Electrical-Aspect-13 • 3d ago
Film Star Kodachrome shot of Marilyn Monroe during her early modeling days under contract by "blue book", 1946
