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Vintage Photos Archive
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Vintage Dealers: Oldsmobile Dealers In The ’50s-’60s
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Vintage Postcards: Modernist Motels And Hotels In The 1960s – Nighttime Views
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![It’s time for some family-oriented vintage snapshots; part of a series of kids and cars in the ’50s and ’60s. As some have commented on previous galleries, some of these […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/tumblr_pt9sk6WTnX1qcdxvpo1_1280.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: Kids And Cars Of The ’50s & ’60s")
Vintage Snapshots: Kids And Cars Of The ’50s & ’60s
Posted on July 9, 2024 | 52 CommentsIt’s time for some family-oriented vintage snapshots; part of a series of kids and cars in the ’50s and ’60s. As some have commented on previous galleries, some of these […] -
![I was doing an internet search and found these spectacular photos of San Francisco which I had never seen before. To me, these are really special–different from other vintage […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/1167135.750x1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Photography: Color Photos of San Francisco in the ’60s-’70s by Max Kirkeberg–Eye Candy")
CC Photography: Color Photos of San Francisco in the ’60s-’70s by Max Kirkeberg–Eye Candy
Posted on July 8, 2024 | 31 CommentsI was doing an internet search and found these spectacular photos of San Francisco which I had never seen before. To me, these are really special–different from other vintage […] -
![I believe this is one of the most varied galleries yet of a car and its owners/admirers. The folks in these are all over; there are young, old, boy racers […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/49522895043_5ceb1a05ee_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: Mustang People in the ’60s and ’70s")
Vintage Snapshots: Mustang People in the ’60s and ’70s
Posted on July 7, 2024 | 35 CommentsI believe this is one of the most varied galleries yet of a car and its owners/admirers. The folks in these are all over; there are young, old, boy racers […] -
![Let’s revisit the topic of station wagons from the 1950s, a subject that got a good deal of comments a few months ago on its first installment. Once again, we’re […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Captura-de-pantalla-2024-05-17-17.25.50.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: Station Wagons In The 1950s – Part 2")
Vintage Snapshots: Station Wagons In The 1950s – Part 2
Posted on July 6, 2024 | 21 CommentsLet’s revisit the topic of station wagons from the 1950s, a subject that got a good deal of comments a few months ago on its first installment. Once again, we’re […] -
![A few months ago we posted a gallery on cars and parades of the 50s-’60s that got considerable comments and interest. With that in mind, what better day than the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/tumblr_p4onylofTR1qcdxvpo1_1280.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: Cars And Parades – In The ’50s, ’60s & ’70s")
Vintage Snapshots: Cars And Parades – In The ’50s, ’60s & ’70s
Posted on July 4, 2024 | 31 CommentsA few months ago we posted a gallery on cars and parades of the 50s-’60s that got considerable comments and interest. With that in mind, what better day than the […] -
![It’s once again a week for traveling and discovering new places across the US. With that in mind, let’s revisit these travelers of the past with images dating before commercial […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/tumblr_njhbed4ycx1txhgk3o1_1280.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: Leaving And Arriving – A Gallery Of Travelers In The ’50s & ’60s")
Vintage Snapshots: Leaving And Arriving – A Gallery Of Travelers In The ’50s & ’60s
Posted on July 2, 2024 | 28 CommentsIt’s once again a week for traveling and discovering new places across the US. With that in mind, let’s revisit these travelers of the past with images dating before commercial […] -
![A sense of serene activity. That’s the feel I get from this rather different series of vintage postcards from the ’50s and ’60s. The dark and blue hues of the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/8605574072_f28a736f3b_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Postcards: Nighttime Images – Towns And Cities Across America In The ’50s-’60s")
Vintage Postcards: Nighttime Images – Towns And Cities Across America In The ’50s-’60s
Posted on July 1, 2024 | 27 CommentsA sense of serene activity. That’s the feel I get from this rather different series of vintage postcards from the ’50s and ’60s. The dark and blue hues of the […] -
![Now that we’re in the summer and with some holidays coming in, I know more than a few CC readers will be traveling and exploring the roads. It’s, after all, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/tumblr_pxyeudXIEW1qcdxvpo1_1280.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: Sightseeing And Traveling Across The US – 1950s-1960s")
Vintage Snapshots: Sightseeing And Traveling Across The US – 1950s-1960s
Posted on June 30, 2024 | 21 CommentsNow that we’re in the summer and with some holidays coming in, I know more than a few CC readers will be traveling and exploring the roads. It’s, after all, […] -
![Buick’s golden decade was the 1950s, when its market share was at its all-time highs. They were the number three selling brand in ’55 and ’56, and typically a close […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/DG-B-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: Buicks – In Their Best Decade, The 1950s")
Vintage Snapshots: Buicks – In Their Best Decade, The 1950s
Posted on June 28, 2024 | 68 CommentsBuick’s golden decade was the 1950s, when its market share was at its all-time highs. They were the number three selling brand in ’55 and ’56, and typically a close […] -
![Stephen Pellegrino posted this shot by Camilo Jose Vergara shot in the South Bronx in 1970. I decided to add a few more, to remind us how times and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/42826510101_fc38058f06_o.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Photos: New York In Very Different Times")
Vintage Photos: New York In Very Different Times
Posted on June 27, 2024 | 76 CommentsStephen Pellegrino posted this shot by Camilo Jose Vergara shot in the South Bronx in 1970. I decided to add a few more, to remind us how times and […] -
![David Buckley was twelve in the fall of 1966 when he shot these three Chrysler and Plymouth “Car Art” cars with his new cheap plastic 35mm camera in a mall […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/003.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Wild Op Art “Auto Art” Cars Shot In 1966 By A Twelve-Year Old Make Their First Appearance")
Wild Op Art “Auto Art” Cars Shot In 1966 By A Twelve-Year Old Make Their First Appearance
Posted on June 25, 2024 | 27 CommentsDavid Buckley was twelve in the fall of 1966 when he shot these three Chrysler and Plymouth “Car Art” cars with his new cheap plastic 35mm camera in a mall […] -
![(first posted 7/10/2017) The Corvair may have been outsold by the dishwater-dull Falcon, but good luck finding so many vintage snapshots of Falcons with their doting owners. Americans loved the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/CV-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: Me and My Corvair – The Ultimate Corvair Album")
Vintage Snapshots: Me and My Corvair – The Ultimate Corvair Album
Posted on June 24, 2024 | 70 Comments(first posted 7/10/2017) The Corvair may have been outsold by the dishwater-dull Falcon, but good luck finding so many vintage snapshots of Falcons with their doting owners. Americans loved the […] -
![(first posted 6/21/2018) In a recent Buick-themed vintage snapshot gallery the other day, it was noted in the comments on how few imports there were to be seen. So […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/DG-I-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: Can You ID The Imports On Main Street USA In The ’50s And ’60s?")
Vintage Snapshots: Can You ID The Imports On Main Street USA In The ’50s And ’60s?
Posted on June 23, 2024 | 53 Comments(first posted 6/21/2018) In a recent Buick-themed vintage snapshot gallery the other day, it was noted in the comments on how few imports there were to be seen. So […]
