We had a glimpse of teenage boys in the 1940s; don't worry, there were girls too!
St. Louis, Missouri, 1944. By Nina Leen.
Teenage girls in blue jeans drink Coke and hang out. Source
Homework while listening to the radio. Source
The standard outfit for school, a skirt and sweater. Source
The usual after-school outfit, men's jeans and shirt (and cigarette!). Source
A girl getting these clothes from her brother. Source
Man's pajamas and hair rags. Source
Two girls have a sleepover. Source
Teenagers listen to records at the record store. Source
Socializing. Source
Homework on the bed to a stuffed animal audience. Source
A girl reading to the boys she's babysitting. Source
Bed-making. Source
A girl showing off a sweater that is far too tight for polite company. Source
Using nail polish to hold up socks, apparently. Source
Talking on the phone. Source
Still talking. Source
Are you still talking?? Source
Give me the phone! Source
Aghghhh! Phone wars! Source
Cruising with the boys. Source
Of course, even back then teens had to get old, crappy cars. Source
At the movie with a boy. Source
1 comment:
The girl in jeans is NOT holding a CIGARETTE. It is a PENCIL --- from the earlier "homework" photo. If you enlarge the image --- or, better still, go to the "source" link (Life magazine) and enlarge that image (it is already larger, so its blowup will be clearer), you can see the point of the pencil beyond her fingertips and the eraser towards her palm.
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