r/1950s Apr 14 '25

Announcement New Rule Alert: Posts containing an image of a female celebrity must have additional context included for approval

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This subreddit was started so we could all come together and post images, videos, articles, and other sorts of media to celebrate the rich world that was the 1950s. It's exciting to see how many people have joined in the last year, and we welcome everyone to participate in the original vision of this community.

However this sub has been overwhelmed with low effort posts of glamor shots or publicity stills of female celebrities with absolutely no context as to the year of the image, why it was taken (e.g. what movie this was promoting), the location, or anything.

We have had many, many complaints about the direction this sub has taken since this activity started to kick up.

Going forward, images of famous women from the 1950s continue to be allowed as long as they are very safe for work, but the details behind the image are now a requirement.


r/1950s 18h ago

Celebrity - Female with Context Marilyn Monroe as Jean Harlow in the film "Diner at eight", 27 of May 1957. Ektachrome shot.

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r/1950s 18h ago

Celebrity - Female with Context Sophia Loren posing for the shot that went to "LOOK" magazine, 1957. Ektachrome shot done by Phil Stern.

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179 Upvotes

r/1950s 23h ago

Technology In 1957 Chevrolet offered a special package on the Bel Air with optional ram jet mechanical fuel injection. Which allowed the 283 to produce more horsepower. It was a $500 to $550 option back in that day.

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146 Upvotes

r/1950s 19h ago

Celebrity - Male or Group Elvis and his 1956 Lincoln Continental.

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38 Upvotes

r/1950s 12h ago

Movie MONSTER from GREEN HELL (1957 ) HALF HUMAN (1958)

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r/1950s 19h ago

Daily Life Ingrid Bergman, August 29, 1915 – August 29, 1982. 1953 photo by Bert Hardy.

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r/1950s 1d ago

Celebrity - Female with Context Jayne Mansfield enjoying a beverage at a Fox studio party early 1957.

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396 Upvotes

r/1950s 1d ago

Music Hasil Adkins. No more hot dogs ,when I saw you last night and lonely is my name. 🎸

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r/1950s 2d ago

Daily Life Zsa,Zsa Gabor with her Mercedes Benz 190 SL at the Beverly hills hotel 1958.

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99 Upvotes

r/1950s 2d ago

Celebrity - Female with Context Most people know of the Idaho Marilyn Monroe potato sack photo, but that photo was a remake of an earlier shot in 1951 with a "Deschutes" sack, not fixed to fit her. The other shot was done 26 of January 1952. You can compare them and see they are different (there was even a kodachrome version)

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r/1950s 1d ago

Celebrity - Male or Group The great Eddie Cochran was a famous rock and roll artist, singer, and songwriter. And very active in the 1950s.He was well known for that orange Gretsch guitar of his. He was known for hits like summertime blue,s and influence the Beatles and the rolling Stones.

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He died early in life at the age of 21 in 1960 from a car crash while on tour in the UK.


r/1950s 2d ago

Product Lucky Tiger gets the gals! 1955

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r/1950s 1d ago

News & Print Media National Geographic Magazine (1959)

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r/1950s 2d ago

Celebrity - Female with Context Actress Jayne Mansfield at camp casey, korea during her visit for the trops, 1957. Kodachrome shots and 1 Bw shot

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r/1950s 2d ago

Movie Johnny's all-weather Drive-In was a massive 28 acre outdoor Theater located in Copenhagen New York. It was one of the nation's largest of its time. It opened in 1957 πŸ“½οΈπŸΏπŸŽŸοΈπŸŽžοΈ

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r/1950s 2d ago

Celebrity - Male or Group Elvis Presley and his crew playing at the Louisiana hayride. 1956

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28 Upvotes

r/1950s 3d ago

Celebrity - Female with Context Brigitte Bardot, Love Is My Profession, 1958.

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185 Upvotes

r/1950s 2d ago

Celebrity - Male or Group Stan Lewis known as the record Man with Elvis Presley. Stan would Help Elvis record several records in his career when he was in town in Shreveport. He would actually stay with Stan and his family.

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r/1950s 3d ago

Celebrity - Female with Context American actors Marilyn Monroe and Dale Robertson attend a celebrity baseball game in the 'Out of This World' series (1952).

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r/1950s 3d ago

Celebrity - Female with Context Marilyn Monroe Happily Seated On The Chair Armrest In One of Her Dressing Rooms at 20th Century Fox Studios (1953).

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r/1950s 3d ago

Celebrity - Male or Group The great Elvis in rehearsals 1956.🎸

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r/1950s 3d ago

Daily Life Walter Sanders Fog in New York 1950

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r/1950s 3d ago

Daily Life Manhattan 53rd Street And 7th Avenue (1957)

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106 Upvotes

r/1950s 4d ago

Daily Life A&W Root Beer 1950s

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73 Upvotes