Never Before Seen Vintage Photos, Life in the 1940s-1960s

[@mikelieber3357]

Thanks for this one! I really enjoy watching it!

[@heru-deshet359]

What a perfect time to be alive! I was a kid in the 60s. My mom could have been one of those bathing beauties!

[@stevedeleon8775]

Greetings Fellow (Baby Boomer) Since 1959 & Proud to grow up in the 60's thru 70's

[@heru-deshet359]

@@stevedeleon8775 Since 53'. :-)

[@charleswhitley8999]

Your Mom was Hot!

[@heru-deshet359]

@@charleswhitley8999 She really was. My dad beat up several guys who came on to her. He was a bad ass and good looking as well.

[@topjimmy2929]

Can i please go back to this time of simple and prosperous life

[@mikewilliams5473]

Me to

[@gordon3186]

@@SalvationinCHRISTalone888 --- JW.org, right?

[@SalvationinCHRISTalone888]

@@gordon3186 No, Gordon, I am a born again christian ( meaning, I have accepted JESUS as my SAVIOUR & LORD ). Read the book of Revelation and there are MANY old testament scriptures that speak of the NEW HEAVEN & EARTH.

[@gordon3186]

@@SalvationinCHRISTalone888 -- So you're referring to THE THOUSAND YEAR REIGN. After Christ returns and slays all the non-believers, the servile will live under his autocracy. Read The Book of Revelation? Yeah, your dystopian Bronze Age nightmare sounds just great: "Coming out of his mouth is a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations. "He will rule them with an iron scepter." He treads the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God Almighty."

[@SalvationinCHRISTalone888]

@@gordon3186 Gordon, it is only those who have not been covered/forgiven through/by the blood of JESUS who fear the LORD’s return and who HE will destroy. I am a born again christian, so I do not fear my LORD’s return. Let me just say this...this present world, as we now know it, will be destroyed and the LORD has created a NEW heaven & earth wherein reigns justice, righteousness and holiness. Nothing that is hateful, disappointing, beguiling, deceitful, perverted, dishonest, a lie or anything like that will exist in it. I do not know about you but I so look forward to going to a place like that, and most of all, I will see JESUS, the ONE who gave HIS life for me and made all this even possible. HE is heaven to me and all those who love HIM. No more having to deal with the world, the flesh or the devil. He says, “Behold, I make ALL THINGS NEW.” I respond, “Even so, come “quickly”, LORD JESUS. I pray that you too have have repented and turned to JESUS before it is too late, Gordon. There is no time like NOW to come to HIM...tomorrow may be too late.

[@elleh3495]

i grew up in the 80s and 90s and it was still better then than today. I am so thankful my childhood was not dominated by social media and phones. We had bonfires, packed a brown bag lunch, stacked firewood, rode our bikes till we were too tall for them, and stayed out late in the yard catching lightening bugs and drinking sun tea. I neved had a video game machine, even when Nintendo started when I was in 6th grade. I was never allowed to just snack or take food whenever I wanted, and we ate as a family every dinner. Takeout was 2 times a month, and we had air popcorn with real melted butter and soda on Friday nights. Simple and good.

[@trevorgwelch7412]

I've got old pictures of me and my old 1968 SS 396 Camaro and an Young Girlfriend . Long lost memories . Now I drive a Hyundai , still listen to Jimi Hendrix . ( I was 19 at that time in my life .... 60 now .... I met Mary Tyler Moore on a movie set in 1983 ... Still Love Her . )

[@charleswhitley8999]

Mary Tyler Moore was a Beauty! Her, Ginger, Mary Ann, and I'm Dreamin' Of Jeanie again! WOW what a time I had crush'n them Ladies!

[@kolbpilot]

Times change. In our case, not for the better.

[@misterhot9163]

How so?

[@eutimiochavez415]

True they went from great to bad

[@misterhot9163]

@Fred Forbes I would rethink that. Jim Crow laws and segregation were alive and well, women had fewer legal options too. It may have been a great time to be alive for some, but not for all.

[@kolbpilot]

@Kilo bravo 66 : Some are. And, good for you. But as whole, the country is in bad, bad shape. Folks struggling. Everyone can see now.

[@kolbpilot]

@Kilo bravo 66 : Wow sister, OK. Chill.

[@dickiegreenleaf750]

When people were civilized. Love it.

[@Cassxowary]

Are you sure about that?

[@lonnyjaw]

The wonderful and happy days of fun, freedom, and liberty! I remember it well and I want it BACK!!

[@Cassxowary]

freedom and liberty? Perhaps for white men/people...

[@solitarybee3714]

@@Cassxowary Snarky much?

[@mrmwallace730]

I soooo love these vintage photos. A great escape from today’s world of hate & violence. Thumbs up on the accompanying music!

[@sallypitts7659]

I grew up in the 60's. Wish we could go back to a simpler time. No computers, no cable TV. No ugly politics? Well, today's "stuff " is pretty awful in comparison.

[@patticake7476]

They were so much thinner and healthier looking back then.

[@KodachromeTimeMachine]

Yeah, so was I!

[@SK-tr9ii]

Where were all the fat people?

[@stefanaharris9345]

No video games, no big screen TV’s and kids and parents were active and mom’s cooked at home instead of goin through MIckey D’s drive thru and calling that dinner. Oh, we may have advanced tech wise but we lose our souls in the process.

[@misterhot9163]

Yes but everyone smoked and many died of lung cancer within 20 years. Not to mention the alcohol consumption

[@eutimiochavez415]

U can live forever life was good

[@yumuripol6236]

Honestly, we were just happier, with less. Perhaps we need to start 2021 decluttering, from the internet and the rest

[@belmum1689]

@@florencecavallaro4599 My mum wouldn't agree she was born in the 56 lived in the rural where there was no power, running water in a one bedroom run down home which they all slept on a mattress on the floor she said mother was abusive and when her mother died in the 1971 she didn't cry, in fact she said she was happy the evil monster was gone.

[@doug8525]

Everything looks so clean. I would go back in a heartbeat!

[@Cassxowary]

Don’t be fooled by photos

[@theien5929]

I worked at a the Fulton Hotel on Fourth Lake, near Holls Inn in Inlet NY, in summer 1959 and 1960.$25/week plus room and board. A pleasant memory.

[@Lkmurillo]

I would of rather lived then than now in this shit time. No internet. Looks so happy n peaceful. No deadly diseases

[@olddave4833]

I was living back then born 1940, thought it was rough, but now I wish it was back then.

[@tomloft2000]

unless you count diabetes,typhoid,polio,tuberculosis......

[@calbob750]

Back before the internet you had time to process the information that you were confronted with and felt more human.

[@auapplemac1976]

No deadly disease? Ever hear of polio? How about cancer or heart disease. There were none of the current life saving treatments back then. In 1918 there was the worldwide Flu Pandemic. No wonder drugs like penicillin back then. Do you really want to go back? You have control over how happy you want to. Bet years from now people will be looking at photos from this time and long for the good ole days.

[@olddave4833]

@@calbob750 and we didn't have a half dozen 24/7 media outlets telling you what you heard or saw.

[@carolcornell6332]

Well there were just half the population then ...and it was great!

[@Cassxowary]

except for the wars and animal products and everything...

[@gerarddeveney4872]

A time when we trusted our government and media...oh well!

[@jk-qf3lt]

And you didn't have to be stripped searched to board a plane

[@marymcreynolds8355]

Notice how slender women were.

[@Cassxowary]

Yes and look what happened!

[@Cassxowary]

If you were white.

[@Cassxowary]

And that is so now because of US americans mostly...

[@ronaldgarrison8478]

For years now, I've been saying everyone should be careful what they say and show in public, because once it gets online, it's in front of the whole World, essentially forever. But as this video shows, even things you did a LONG TIME AGO may now be spread globally, never to go away. I doubt that many of these people consented to have their pictures exhibited in this way.

[@rozzyretreat3300]

Grew up in the sixties look around you its all gone people now 💲💲still not happy

[@topjimmy2929]

U can tell the people are just happier and less stressful

[@erikag7334]

Yeah white people are

[@heru-deshet359]

​@@erikag7334 My neighborhood was mixed and everybody got along great. I had black friends where I would go to dinner at their house and vice versa. We played together, our families would go out to the beach, have picnics, it was wonderful. I know that wasn't so in the deep south, but don't generalize it everywhere.

[@mcrow3856]

I don’t see that at all. I see plenty of stress and worry and insecurities in their eyes.

[@heru-deshet359]

@@mcrow3856 What do you see in people today?

[@petervitti9]

I was a kid in the sixties. Mom, dad, my uncle, teachers were always angry. Lots of yelling.

[@esthermiller2713]

Those were my growing up years, from when I was born in ‘46. What you don’t have......you don’t miss. Yes, we all need to declutter,.....but it’s not going to happen. That depends on our personality & our list of priorities. It’s personal taste. I myself appreciate today’s ingenuity & healthy imagination coming to life continuously. Things like the Internet can be used for good, or for evil. Evil seems to be predominant.....but evil will one day be eradicated for eternity. God gave us intelligence & gives us the freedom to use it in whichever way we choose. Choose wrong, & the end result will be regretted for eternity. Changes will continue......but there are only two paths to be on. Make sure you know which one you’re on. Victory has already been achieved. Joy, hope & peace are the result of being on the right path.

[@gordon3186]

And every old person insisted "life was better back in the 20's and 30's' back when they were growing up. It was ever thus.

[@tross8863]

I believe it and was born in the 60s, 66 to be exact 😊

[@glennlittleton3762]

@@tross8863 All previous time, was better than 2k thru present.

[@dariusketchup4781]

Getting into my time machine and going. back to the 1970s.

[@charleswhitley8999]

I'm callin' shot gun!

[@USA0645]

I call the Back Seat

[@iwillnotcomplyistandformyf6642]

@@charleswhitley8999 No I'm calling shotgun chump

[@jonimichalski9193]

Happy Memorial day weekend beautiful pictures

[@JustMe-vo9bq]

People being happy and just living their lives..and the Government just running the Country not Dictating on how the people should live their lives and Everything they do!

[@gailwallace6181]

I just realized "I am Vintage" Lol

[@kathleenmacellis7253]

Me too.

[@ringpop6177]

Me too 😂

[@louiscramp4336]

They might even call me antique!

[@cynthialynch9703]

Oh I'm vintage too. Maybe I'm worth something on ebay. I should check.

[@ringpop6177]

@Bob Sebring 😂

[@katrinkasanfranciscobayare7364]

One day in the future, kids will be amazed that there was a time when we walked the face of the Earth without masks.

[@auapplemac1976]

You mean like last year? Or the years before this past Spring?

[@marymcreynolds8355]

We still can. The majority choose not to.

[@luciehanson6250]

Hi Kat! So happy when I see you around! How's life! Lucie up north of you!

[@katrinkasanfranciscobayare7364]

@@luciehanson6250 Lucie💞💞 Always great to hear from you. Hope all is well!

[@luciehanson6250]

@@katrinkasanfranciscobayare7364 Life goes on, in its best spring way! Just wish my prayers for precipitation were answered. PTSD set in way too early. Plus our storage (H2O) tanks are empty, a leak underground.

[@kevdonew1412]

Can’t help but think of these fine folks most of who are gone but yet still exist through this video, I’ll never know them but glad to have seen them !

[@Diana-gn8rp]

Woman looked like woman and men looked like men. What a wonderful world this was at one time.

[@figplucker3052]

Ok, Archie Bunker

[@moniquemc4553]

Wow if that’s all it took to make a wonderful world 🤯

[@angelhairlaser]

WTF bullshit comment is that? You sound very prejudiced. Wake up.

[@spacecoffee3215]

@@angelhairlaser we have woken up and just take a good look at 2021! IT WAS AN AWFUL YEAR.

[@robertdavis2017]

Love to go back to those days. Lots of memories this video brings. Music just blends with the pictures. Thanks for sharing.

[@ringpop6177]

I still put tinsel on my tree 😆

[@pueblodove]

3:58 looks like early 70's , looks just like my 1971 plymouth Scamp car!

[@tross8863]

I love the music in these videos 😍

[@heru-deshet359]

So glad to see this channel doesn't have the comments turned off.

[@KodachromeTimeMachine]

There will always be haters and complainers, but I still want honest feedback.

[@heru-deshet359]

@@KodachromeTimeMachine The only people that hate this are radicals that don't respect the family unit, Christian and conservative values. This was a wonderful time. I wish I had been born and raised in a small town, but NYC was nice back then as well.

[@colleenkennedy1934]

Real happiness

[@colleenkennedy1934]

@Kilo bravo 66 learn to type proper english

[@stevenickerson829]

Every generation imagines the past as an ideal time. Yeah, no bills to pay, no jobs you needed to pay rent, back to when your parents paid for everything. Grow up. Life today is beautiful, with all of our current problems. The flowers are sweet, children are awesome, the sun shines, it rains,...good times.

[@KILLERWHALECHANNELS2380]

Big like from me.

[@389383]

Loved the HOTSHOT band, I have all their records.

[@villagegirl4life]

most photographs are so clear! I am astonished at the quality

[@Music.cigars.2024]

Back when a woman actually valued a man and a man valued a woman... Back when a woman actually wanted to cook for her man, Back when a man actually wanted to work his ass off to have nice things for the family... Back when shit was hard but still satisfying

[@MrMeadfoot]

Loving that music !

[@robertdavis2017]

love the photos and the very pleasant music

[@jesterthefurrygod3330]

Ahhh the good ol' days...wish I could have lived those times.

[@ManFa_Q]

Nice Roadrunner in the thumbnail (if it's not a Satellite)!

[@ronniemiller1495]

Enjoyed the memories, loved the music.

[@guccimalcs]

Why oh why was I born too late.

[@bradleyemmerson3728]

Simpler times, Better times... 😁👍....

[@guineapig4701]

Love the hemi orange car, wow!! Roadrunner? Super Bee?

[@kolbpilot]

Road Runner. Probably a run of the mill 383.

[@lonnyjaw]

'69 road runner

[@kolbpilot]

@Bob Sebring : I grew up on the east coast of Va. in the '70s. Mopar products were everywhere and the vast majority of 'em were the run of the mill models when it came to their 4 bbl. offerings. Road Runners included. All I saw running around back then was the standard, 330 hp, 383 Road Runner. It makes sense for it was the cheapest. And there were a lot of 'em too back then. A dime a dozen. Never saw a hemi Road Runner.

[@MegaRiffraff]

That old 69 copper color roadrunner looked like mine , $1200.00 bought a lot back then .

[@sammiepuppy4196]

Where did you get the picture of the gentleman in front of the Harfenist Restaurant? It was a Kosher dairy restaurant on Miami Beach, and their meat restaurant was the Trocidaro, also on Miami Beach. They catered my brother’s Bar Mitzvah in 1960 in Miami, FL. Their food was outstanding.Do you have any pictures specific to Miami and Miami Beach? This Miami native of 65 years would love to see them. Thanks!

[@DugrozReports]

1:10 -- "You like-a da JUICE???"

[@bobthomas3236]

I wish I knew the title of the song playing. Love it!

[@sandysousa1765]

what song is playing in the background its amazing?

[@helsondefreitasgoivinhogoi1121]

Does somebody knows the name of this beautiful song?

[@olddave4833]

the first thing visitors should notice is that people were not fat slobs back then, like they are today

[@judyamyx7946]

You are right. No fast food and most people had gardens and even city folk ate produce from local farms.

[@mchapman132]

I see you’ve been to Walmart. I don’t go there except for prescriptions. Some of the things you see there could cause blindness. One female had more back fat than Dolly Parton has boobs.

[@bluecat3103]

M Chapman 😂

[@389383]

So these few chosen photos represent all the people in the USA?

[@olddave4833]

@@389383 not at all,, I could show you dozens of photos from back then and you would see the other side of the tracks, the rural area or farmers. some were doing pretty good, but there was a lot of poverty which was not shown here, this was the Hollywood version.. People did put on their best cloths just to go to the store and places though so they all looked like things were great... the fifties and 60 s started the come as you are times.

[@pwrplnt1975]

Life was so much simpler back then, I was born way too late.

[@rainyday4972]

A great time when everybody was one.

[@zollar98]

Not everyone.

[@rainyday4972]

@@zollar98 our people.

[@jordynsimmons1107]

@@rainyday4972 yes white people

[@seanmeisner3190]

Really? Most of these folks look a lot older than one!

[@dennisleporte2327]

I remember some of these "people" if you catch my drift lol. Not personally but the genuine smiles cars clothes etc. A few drunks lol. I'm not saying it was a better time, but things were much more simple.

[@berniemcfadden7760]

This makes me wanna hop in my '66'corvair and drive back to when gasoline was 30cents a gallon

[@ellenamontana1352]

@2:40 I would love to own one of those station wagons! And @2:46 wow the figures on those ladies and amazing swimsuits.

[@isaiahj.montgomery1440]

Song???

[@greg33770]

hey slow down on these, i see i missed a couple...LOL !!!,,,😉..........is that your dad & mom at 1:05 ?

[@KodachromeTimeMachine]

Amazingly, my dad never had a drivers license or owned a car.

[@greg33770]

@@KodachromeTimeMachine didn't know that...

[@puppy3318]

Rent or mortgage was cheap , products were expensive.

[@julioflorsch97]

I feel nostalgy for a past time

[@jamebrooke894]

Look at those women, cars, and music. Time machine please!

[@johnwilhelm9854]

Wish I knew the song and artist

[@katrinkasanfranciscobayare7364]

I usually look for credits I just sound with in the description.... It's not here but I love the saxophone too

[@figplucker3052]

King God Boo, "I Need Your Love" (instrumental) If you have voice search on your phone, it might also identify songs within just a few seconds

[@Goodie-i95]

@@figplucker3052 but what’s the instrumental from? I’m guessing that guy didn’t compose it. Good ear on that.

[@rvforthewilsons6471]

These types of comments are one of the reasons why America is where it is. Who was America great for in those times(40's, 50's, and even 60,s) was it Great for all? Lack of compassion & knowledge of history is astounding in America. The pictures are great but to attach that statement, "When America Was Great" devalued my appreciation for the photo and the channel.

[@KodachromeTimeMachine]

Well, I started the channel tongue in cheek, but realized few would get the satire. So I changed the channel name to Kodak Time Machine. But KZbin doesn't allow me to update the older videos.

[@danielpurcell7395]

Kodachrome Time Machine regardless of the negative comments, I hope you continue. I like looking back into the time that I grew up in. Yes! It was a better world all the way around regardless of what people say. Today is a livid mess, a world full of hate and discontent.

[@Diana-gn8rp]

Someone is ALWAYS offended. Never fails.

[@danielpurcell7395]

Diana yes! There is a endless supply of kill joys in this world. Some are trying to erase the past completely.

[@rvforthewilsons6471]

@@Diana-gn8rp Yes, there is ALWAYS an ignorant racist that has something to say.

[@billellington3732]

Kodachrome 25 and 64.....can't be beat

[@JR-wj9bh]

Does anyone know the title of the music?

[@KodachromeTimeMachine]

It's some untitled free-to-use music that came with the video editor.

[@JR-wj9bh]

@@KodachromeTimeMachine thanks!!

[@joewoodchuck3824]

I graduated from HS in the mid 60s, so I remember a lot of this. I wonder why tinsel fell out of favor.

[@seanmeisner3190]

Tinsel was made of lead.

[@joewoodchuck3824]

@@seanmeisner3190 I'm aware it was made from lead, but was that alone it's demise? Only ingesting it would do any harm.

[@paperchain1239]

Simple, happy,content,honest= 1960s

[@mafred2069]

03:57 - Amy Klobuchar's teenage aunt back in the day

[@patdoyle3686]

No mobile phones 📱📱📱📲yeah now that's a good time🕰🕰🕰🕰

[@charleswhitley8999]

Is that Buffalo ?......Y'all got a Great team there! I'm pulling for the Bills! Josh Allen is Awesome!

[@mariaelizabethtaccari7713]

Es evidente.....antes la gente era mas feliz

[@ernesthyden4390]

best music in the world

[@unapersona4836]

Damn were these better years...

[@minouchejean97]

This was what life was all about

[@roythangjam5661]

Few images can't define the ground reality but in fact it was the time when racism was on high in America

[@robharding4028]

Oh" man ! it was different world back then, But would you prefer this world, or the current self engrossing gadget geek world of today ?.

[@calbob750]

With Kodachrome the media was the message.

[@plytoc9408]

4:03

[@janah2584]

People were so skinny 😅

[@angelhairlaser]

It certainly wasn't great for most people of color. I watched the whole video to count how many POC there were........couldn't find any. Can you?

[@juliemnm8273]

Lets make this about Race...

[@angelhairlaser]

@@juliemnm8273 You are a racist. I read your first comment before you deleted it.

[@KodachromeTimeMachine]

The Kodachrome Time Machine channel is designed to show you a sliver of life in a past time. It’s not unusual for people to become nostalgic for the past when current times are tumultuous. With today’s political climate and the pandemic, we are certainly ripe for such thinking. But these videos are not meant to show that the world was a perfect place ‘back then’, just different. And it certainly was quite different. But, as with every time, there were many bad things happening then. I hope that seeing these images will motivate you to keep what was good about the past, while working to solve today’s problems.

[@angelhairlaser]

@@KodachromeTimeMachine I was very much alive during these times, fighting for justice; and I am still doing the same now. I understand the purpose of these videos, however, if there is a better opportunity to speak out about racism and injustice, and have a conversation about the reality of what life actually was like for a huge part of society, I can't think of one better than these kinds of videos. Censorship is one of the weapons that oppressive humans use against others, and I am sure you don't believe in it, so I speak my mind, and it's up to you whether you want to censor them on your channel. Thank you.

[@KodachromeTimeMachine]

Who’s censoring?

[@seanmeisner3190]

I've seen at least four comments saying how much better life was before the internet, typed by people who were obviously online when they commented. The irony is simply sublime. Remember, my friends, the good old days weren't always so good, the present is a product of the past, and tomorrow is what you make of it.

[@chrisn7259]

Ironic that they used such a gospel-flavored funky piece of music for a video that doesn't contain one brown or black face.

[@photodog2279]

hi enjoyed looking at your photos.Check out Everett Baker Saskatchewan youtube he took over 15000 of farm life 40s 50s 60s in canada

[@morgangallowglass8668]

Better times, to be sure.

[@ljsites]

Sure does look like us white folks enjoyed our way of life.

[@charleswhitley8999]

Last thing people wanna see is ol whitey havin' a good time!

[@leeanndap7020]

Love vintage photos, but this hid a lot of societies ills at the time, no such thing as the good old days for anyone else unfortunately.

[@johnmackenzie3062]

look at their lives they would change nothing not a thing

[@gogoyubari366]

Pretty girls back then!

[@therealpinkyskull]

Your girlfriend at 4:00 and mine at 5:00

[@ndowroccus4168]

Sure, never before seen all these sites say…ha!

[@06661949]

Not a true reflection of North America....

[@Anyone-a1]

3:58 omg, a vintage Karen!

[@plytoc9408]

Ew

[@plytoc9408]

I don’t know why she looks ugly

[@Anyone-a1]

@@plytoc9408 it’s the classic Karen hair cut!

[@plytoc9408]

@@Anyone-a1 snabahahhaahhahahahahahahahahahahghahahahahahaahahahahahahahahahahhaha

[@lisaschwarz6961]

AHHHHH...the good old days, when men were men and everyone was, apparently white...really really white

[@olddave4833]

when men were men and sheep were nervous lol.

[@KodachromeTimeMachine]

Yeah, I noticed that too.

[@rapman5363]

So people were white, what’s the problem with that. You sound like your inner racism is showing. The sky was blue too. So what!!!

[@mcrow3856]

I see a lot of grime around the edges. Life was never perfect. Stop with the let’s go backwards BS. I don’t want to go back there.

[@KodachromeTimeMachine]

People will always look back fondly. Few think it was 'perfect'. That doesn't mean that some good things were lost with the passage of time.

[@eutimiochavez415]

Better time I know I lived them

[@beckyhp7776]

Not all things were great. Women’s and civil rights.

[@keithwilson6060]

Why all the boozer pics?

[@389383]

Alcohol was king.