10-07-2025
20 Extremely Rare, Mind-Blowing Photos From The 1950s That Show How Wildly Different Things Used To Be
1958 credit card:
Text says:
"It is our pleasure to inform you that a charge account has been opened for your convenience.
This is available to you in all of the John Wanamaker Stores, where we hope to have the privilege of serving you often."
1954 hospital bill for $99 for a baby delivery:
1957-established McDonald's that never updated their sign:
1950s bathroom with an ashtray atop the toilet paper dispenser:
'50s barber shop ad that displayed popular men's haircuts:
1957 thermostat:
1950s bathroom with a built-in toilet phone:
1957 wall-mount fridge:
1950s smoking ad:
Text says: "People are always telling me that smoking causes low birth weight. Talk about a win-win-win! An easy labor, a slim baby, and the Full Flavor of Winstons!"
waffle iron from the 1950s:
1956 refridgerator:
1952 ad for a typewriter:
1950s airline-brand cigarettes:
surgery bill from a six-day hospital stay in 1956:
stove from the 1950s that has a built-in soup pot:
1950s tie that gave people fashion advice:
double oven from the 1970s:
birth announcement card from 1950:
1954 beer can:
finally, this 1951 banned children's toy science kit that wanted kids to find uranium deposits:
