Pictures from the 1940s and 1950s By: Kunalski the great, Sir Matt Rollings, and Cody Hopkins
Jan 02, 2016
Pictures from the 1940s and 1950s
By: Kunalski the great, Sir Matt Rollings, and Cody Hopkins
Pictures From
Our Attic
Iwo Jima
• This picture was taken during World War II.
• It was taken in Iwo Jima in February of 1945.
Return From War
• This was a picture of the return from the war.
• This happened on August 14, 1945.
• The men that returned from the war kissed the first women that they saw.
Baseball
• On the right is Hank Greenberg. He played for the Detroit Tigers.
• The Red Sox player are Ted Williams and Eddie Pellagrini.
• They are posing with JFK in April of 1946
Television
• This picture was taken in the 1950s, it was the arrival of the new, larger televisions, up from the original three inch screens.
Marilyn Monroe
• This is Marilyn Monroe, she was an actress, and a model.
• Unfortunately she died of an over dose of sleeping pills.
Literature• Cat and the Hat- Dr. Suess• Charlotte’s Web- E.B. White• Stewart Little- E.B. White• The Catcher and the Rye- J.D.
Salinger• James Bond: Casino Royale-
Ian Fleming• Lord of the Rings- J. R. R.
Tolkein• On the Road- Jack Keroiac
Music
• Doo- wap• “Bubble gum” music• Rock n’ Roll (Elvis)• “He’s got the Whole
World in His Hands”- Laurie London
• “Great Ball of Fire”- Jerry Lee Lewis
Breakthroughs and Inventions• Mr. Potato Head• Watson and Crick discovered the
double helix of DNA.• The television remote (followed by
the wireless remote• The answering machine• Saran Wrap• Cure for Polio• Liquid paper• Rayon• HIV/AIDS• Lithium• Bacteria• Contraceptive Pill
Events(wars)
• World war II ended in 1945
• Nazi surrender in 1945• D- day 1944• Cold War- after 1945• Korean war- 1950
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