Web sites devoted to the culture of the 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s, and 60s.
American Cultural History
An overview of the cultural history of the 20th century from the library at Kingwood College of Kingwood, Texas.
Architecture and Interior Design for 20th Century America
A collection of photographs from "American Memory, Historical Collections for the National Digital Library," co-sponsored by the Library of Congress.
Creative Americans
Photographs by Carl Van Vechten, 1932-1964, also from "American Memory." Be sure to check out their other collections.
The Fifties Web
The checkered tablecloth says it all. It's a celebration of everything wonderful about the decade following WWII, from rock to TV to Burma Shave signs.
It's Been A Long, Long Time
Jonathan Mazur's tribute to the 1930s and 40s, an era of "Big Bands, tough Private Eye films, and Pulp Novels." He's collected a lot of interesting links to sites devoted to old time radio, big band music, pulp novels, and more.
The Literature & Culture of the American 1950s
A collection of resources originally created for an English class at the University of Pennyslvania.
The Lawless Decade
Fascinating excerpts from the book of the same name by Paul Sann, originally published in 1957. With picture collation by George Hornby. Each page covers a different subject, many involving the early days of film.
Let Life In
Formerly known as 50+ Magazine, Let Life In is geared to boomers, young seniors and recent retirees, with a focus is on contemporary issues approached from a 50+ perspective and entertaining articles often dealing with 50+ film stars.
The Lively Set
Interviews, articles and reviews related to fifties and sixties movies, music and television, many of them written exclusively for this site by fans, friends, and business associates of the stars from the era. Scroll down the list of features on the left-hand column to find something about your favorites, from Frankie Avalon to Deborah Walley.
Monument Valley Tribal Park
Fans of the films of John Ford will immediately recognize the photos from this online tour of Monument Valley in Arizona and Utah, since the area was used many times as the setting for classic westerns.
Private Art: WWII Letters
This site by Rose Pranger (with help from the "Webchick," who also created the Old Blue-Eyes tribute to Frank Sinatra), is a well-designed and nostalgia-inducing trip through the history of the World War II era.
RetroRadar
Are you hip to the blips? Well, you can be if you visit this site, which celebrates a time when, among other things, "a trip to the cinema was like an escape to a fantasyland of infinite possibility." We couldn't agree more.
Rewind the 50s
Everything from the 50s, including cars, bikes, pinup art, movie and singing idols, clip art, sound bites, links, and more.
Vintage Pinups
A nice collection of pinup artwork from magazines of the 40s and 50s, plus a special section devoted to artist Donald Rust. Part of CGES' Classic Sites.
Vintage Technology
Here's a site from South Wales that will bring back memories for those of you who remember things like bakelite radios and wired remotes. Extensive sections on 70s calculators and valves (or tubes, if you're an American). Be sure to lay the "Hit or Miss" game.
The Wanderer
A huge collection of songs from the 50s and 60s in RealAudio format, plus other goodies such as a card shop. Please note that the site uses a program that does not allow anyone to download the songs. (The site is in the process of being closed down, but I'll leave this link in place until somebody tells me it's not working.)
