Main Street in the 1940s

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A nostalgic collection of photographs has offered a fascinating glimpse of the American Main Street in the early 1940s.
As the nation recovered from the Great Depression and the Dust Bowl, and prepared for World War II, Main Street was a place where communities came together and the entrepreneurial spirit was able to flourish.

The romantic pictures, from a range of rare 1930s and 1940s shots on the Library Of Congress' Flickr gallery of vivid color photography, show family-run stores and cafes lining dusty suburban streets.

Eagle Fruit Store and Capital Hotel, Lincoln, Nebraska in 1942

 

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Boys looking at store window display of toys at Christmas time in either 1941 or 1942

 

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Shulman's Market

 

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Cars and American flags line the main street of Lincoln, Nebraska, in 1942

 

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Main Street at the mouth of Willow Creek Canyon, Creede, Colorado, in December 1942

 

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A store in Natchez, Mississippi, advertises Coca-Cola, Orange-Crush, Royal Crown, Double Cola, and Dr Pepper

 

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Farmers and townspeople gather outside 'Tyler's Place' on Court day in, Campton, Kentucky around 1940

 

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A collection of photos from circa the 1940's America collection on the Library of Congress Flickr page

 

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On the main street of Cascade, Idaho, in July 1941

 

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A street corner in Brockton, Massachusetts, in January 1941

 

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Grand Grocery Co., Lincoln, Nebraska in 1942 shows Rice Krispies cereal boxes in window below oranges

 

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Grocery store operated by C.A. Long, Main and High streets, Mount Orab, Ohio, in either 1942 or 1943

 

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Main Street, Pie Town, New Mexico, in October 1940

 

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Laundry, barbershop and stores, Washington, D.C. between 1941 and 1942

 

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Filling station and garage at Pie Town, New Mexico, in October 1940

 

[scottcarter]

great stuff!

 

[StevieRay]

Excellent

 

[tatehill2000]

Geesh, these photos are so dam chrystal clear?? WTF, I feel like Im looking in on 1940?

tater

 

[jorgealarcon]

I love these pictures of mainstreet. Thanks for sharing them here at http://www.therxforum.com

 

[roadreeler57]

Great pics SB