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35 restored photographs

Photographs from the 1940s

35 restored photographs from the 1940s – aviation, cars & motorcycles, circus, fairs & parades, cities & skylines, industry & work and more. Each one comes from America’s public archives and is available as printable black & white wall art.

Christmas Day Baseball Game, vintage black and white photograph
Christmas Day Baseball Game
1943 · U.S. National Archives
In the shop
Baseball game in Hanford, vintage black and white photograph
Baseball game in Hanford
1945 · U.S. National Archives
In the shop
Boxing Team, Norfolk Army Base, vintage black and white photograph
Boxing Team, Norfolk Army Base
1945 · U.S. National Archives
In the shop
Baseball Recreation – Tracy, California, vintage black and white photograph
Baseball Recreation – Tracy, California
1940 · U.S. National Archives
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Motorcycle and Hill Climb Recreation – Santa Clara County, California, vintage black and white photograph
Motorcycle and Hill Climb Recreation – Santa Clara County, California
1940 · U.S. National Archives
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O-47A Airplane - first test airplane at Ames, vintage black and white photograph
O-47A Airplane - first test airplane at Ames
1940 · NASA
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Canal Zone Observatory, vintage black and white photograph
Canal Zone Observatory
1941 · U.S. National Archives
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Exterior Wallabout Market, D. P. 14, Bl. 2024, Lot 172, 1006 Washington Ave, vintage black and white photograph
Exterior Wallabout Market, D. P. 14, Bl. 2024, Lot 172, 1006 Washington Ave
1941 · U.S. National Archives
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NACA photographer Lockheed 12A icing research airplane, vintage black and white photograph
NACA photographer Lockheed 12A icing research airplane
1941 · NASA
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It's Women Lumberjacks Now, vintage black and white photograph
It's Women Lumberjacks Now
1942 · U.S. National Archives
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She Tries Her Hand At Bark Stripping, Turkey Pond, New Hampshire, vintage black and white photograph
She Tries Her Hand At Bark Stripping, Turkey Pond, New Hampshire
1942 · U.S. National Archives
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Street in Oklahoma City – Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, vintage black and white photograph
Street in Oklahoma City – Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
1942 · Library of Congress
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Street Scenes in Mexico City, vintage black and white photograph
Street Scenes in Mexico City
1942 · U.S. National Archives
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"K" Type Blimps in Airship Hangar at Naval Air Station, Lakehurst, New Jersey, vintage black and white photograph
"K" Type Blimps in Airship Hangar at Naval Air Station, Lakehurst, New Jersey
1943 · U.S. National Archives
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40x80ft wind tunnel testing of a modification to a A-26B airplane, vintage black and white photograph
40x80ft wind tunnel testing of a modification to a A-26B airplane
1943 · NASA
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Ames mechanics working on C-46 airplane in front of hangar, vintage black and white photograph
Ames mechanics working on C-46 airplane in front of hangar
1943 · NASA
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Chicago Illinois Union Station Train, vintage black and white photograph
Chicago Illinois Union Station Train
1943
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Horses in Stalls Aboard Liberty Ship, vintage black and white photograph
Horses in Stalls Aboard Liberty Ship
1943 · U.S. National Archives
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Newsstand in Union Station train concourse – Chicago, Illinois, vintage black and white photograph
Newsstand in Union Station train concourse – Chicago, Illinois
1943 · Library of Congress
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Trains pulling out of the station – Chicago, Illinois, vintage black and white photograph
Trains pulling out of the station – Chicago, Illinois
1943 · Library of Congress
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Union Station train concourse – Chicago, Illinois, vintage black and white photograph
Union Station train concourse – Chicago, Illinois
1943 · Library of Congress
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Union Station train concourse – Chicago, Illinois, vintage black and white photograph
Union Station train concourse – Chicago, Illinois
1943 · Library of Congress
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Union Station train concourse – Chicago, Illinois, vintage black and white photograph
Union Station train concourse – Chicago, Illinois
1943 · Library of Congress
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Union Station train concourse – Chicago, Illinois, vintage black and white photograph
Union Station train concourse – Chicago, Illinois
1943 · Library of Congress
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XP-51B airplane in 16ft wind tunnel with test engineer, vintage black and white photograph
XP-51B airplane in 16ft wind tunnel with test engineer
1943 · NASA
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Douglas BTD-1 airplane, vintage black and white photograph
Douglas BTD-1 airplane
1944 · NASA
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P-61A Airplane at NACA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California, vintage black and white photograph
P-61A Airplane at NACA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California
1944 · NASA
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P-61A Airplane at NACA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California, vintage black and white photograph
P-61A Airplane at NACA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California
1944 · NASA
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Paratroopers Riding Horses, vintage black and white photograph
Paratroopers Riding Horses
1944 · U.S. National Archives
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Army Day Parade, vintage black and white photograph
Army Day Parade
1945 · U.S. National Archives
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North American P-51B 'Mustang' fighter in flight over bay area, vintage black and white photograph
North American P-51B 'Mustang' fighter in flight over bay area
1945 · NASA
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Bell X-1, vintage black and white photograph
Bell X-1
1946 · Smithsonian Institution
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Army Day Parade, vintage black and white photograph
Army Day Parade
1947 · U.S. National Archives
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Army Day Parade, vintage black and white photograph
Army Day Parade
1947 · U.S. National Archives
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Six-lane divided city street, vintage black and white photograph
Six-lane divided city street
1947 · U.S. National Archives
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