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Archive - Decades: 1950s Daily life in colour 

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Colour images of life in the 1950s 

Burt Glinn 1959

CUBA. Havana. 1959. Bikini model on rooftop. 

Eve Arnold 1958

USA. August 1958. Father and son behind wheel of a car. 

Burt Glinn 1959

CUBA. Havanna. 1960. 

Burt Glinn 1959

USA. New York City. 1959. Half Note bar, Jazz hangout for the... 

Burt Glinn 1957

1957. Queen's Garden Party at Buckingham Palace. 

Rene Burri 1959

FRANCE. Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur region. Town of Marseille.... 

George Rodger 1958

KENYA. 1958. These are the Jie Tribe, related to the Turkana... 

Elliott Erwitt 1955

FRANCE. Provence. 1955. 

Werner Bischof Estate 1953

USA. New York City. 1953. 

Werner Bischof Estate 1954

MEXICO. Mexico City. 1954. 

Werner Bischof Estate 1953

USA. New York City. 1953. 

Inge Morath 1953

ENGLAND. London. 1953. 

Inge Morath 1954

ENGLAND. London. 1954. Street corner at World's End. 

Inge Morath 1954

SPAIN. Pamplona. 1954. 

Inge Morath 1955

SPAIN. Seville. 1955. Romeria del Rocio. 

Inge Morath 1958

USA. New York City. 1958. Helena Rubinstein Beauty School. 

Inge Morath 1958

USA. New York City. 1958. 

Inge Morath 1959

USA. California. 1959. Hollywood. 

Inge Morath 1959

MEXICO. 1959. 

Inge Morath 1955

SOUTH AFRICA. Johannesburg. Dancer, Crown Mine compound. 

Inge Morath 1959

MEXICO. Teotihuacan. Dancers. 1959. 

David Seymour 1955

ITALY. Campobasso. Corpus Domini. 1955. 

Werner Bischof Estate 1951

JAPAN. Traditional bride's hairdew. 1951. 

Werner Bischof Estate 1951

JAPAN. Town of Kyoto. Tea ceremony. 1951. 

Werner Bischof Estate 1953

USA. State of Illinois. Town of Chicago. 1953. 

Elliott Erwitt 1956

USA. Los Angeles, California. 1956. 

Burt Glinn 1958

1958. Shore scene at the Adriatic Sea near Cattolica. 

Burt Glinn 1957

ENGLAND. Henley. 1957. Spectators at the Henley Regatta. 

Erich Hartmann 1958

USA. New York. 1958. St. Lawrence Seaway. 

Inge Morath 1955

SPAIN. 1955. Flamenco. 

Rene Burri 1957

BOLIVIA. 1958. 

Burt Glinn 1956

USA. North Carolina. 1956. 

Burt Glinn 1955

USA. Providence, RI. 1955. Hanukkah celebration. Children playing... 

Werner Bischof Estate 1951

Japan. 1951. 

David Seymour 1952

ITALY. Naples. 1952. 

Robert Capa / International Center of Photography 1952

FRANCE. Paris. ca. 1952. Spectators at Longchamp Racecourse.... 

Burt Glinn 1952

USA. Boise, Idaho. 1952. Performance on the roof of a drive-in... 

Werner Bischof Estate 1953

USA. New York City. 1953. 

Wayne Miller 1953

USA. 1953. Car race. 

Inge Morath 1953

ENGLAND. London. 1953. 

Werner Bischof Estate 1953

UNITED STATES. 1953. 

George Rodger 1953

INDONESIA. Bali. Performance of the Ketjak in the village of... 

Werner Bischof Estate 1954

MEXICO. 1954. 

Inge Morath 1954

SPAIN. Pamplona. 1954. Plaza de Toros. Matador Cesar Giron. 

Elliott Erwitt 1955

USA. Los Angeles, California. 1956. 

Inge Morath 1955

SPAIN. Puerto Lumbreras. 1955. 

Inge Morath 1955

SPAIN. Andalucia. 1955. Passing wine during the Romeria del Rocio.... 

Erich Hartmann 1956

USA. Kansas. 1956. Wheat harvest.

Elliott Erwitt 1956

ENGLAND. Brighton. 1956. 
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