15 Photos Showing What Everyday Life Looked Like 50 Years Ago

Fifty years ago, ordinary life was surprisingly different to our modern lives. Like today, people spent their days shopping, working, traveling, meeting friends, raising families, and finding ways to entertain themselves, but the world around those routines looked very different. Stores had different designs, technology was still finding its place in homes, and everyday fashion looked a lot more bell-bottomy. The most interesting photographs from the era are not necessarily the spectacular ones, they are the ordinary snapshots that capture what people were doing every day. Here are 15 photos that offer a glimpse into those quotidian moments.

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Getting cash during a trip to the bank

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There were no R-rated movies

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The Beatles were still a band

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Humans hadn’t walked on the moon

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Housing discrimination was rampant

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Couples married much earlier in life

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Secret Service didn’t protect presidential candidates

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The drinking age was 18

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Interracial romance wasn’t for TV

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Seat belts weren’t mandatory

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A gallon of gas cost 34 cents

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Air travel was for the privileged

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9-1-1 didn’t exist

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Lead-based paint was all the rage

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Cars weren’t equipped with airbags

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