Jul 20, 2010
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Life In America In 1960
The sixties were the age of youth, as 70 million children from the post-war baby boom became teenagers. The movement away from the conservative fifties continued and eventually resulted in revolutionary ways of thinking and real change in the cultural fabric of American life. No longer content to be images of the generation ahead of them, young people wanted change. The changes affected education, values, lifestyles, laws, and entertainment. Many of the revolutionary ideas which began in the sixties are continuing to evolve today.
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not from the 60’s. Most are from 30’s and 40’s. These are easily found in the flickr commons …
I agree. Timeline off by at least 20 years
Late 40’s early 50’s era.
Buying War Bonds in the 60’s?
I doubt it.
Actually, most are WPA photos from the 1930’s especially the first “Pie Town” photo – you can find them on any number of websites.