The Fifties: Defining the Character of a Decade
Arts in the 1950s: Overview, 1950-1959
1. A film or television show
American Cultural History 1950-1959- scroll down to TELEVISION
The 1950s--Focus on American Film
2. An advertisement
Ad
Access
presents images and database information for over 7,000
advertisements printed in newspapers and magazines between
1911 and 1955.
Truth in Advertising: A Collection of Vintage Cigarette Advertisements from the Age of Innocence
Ivory Project: Advertising Soap in America 1938-1998
Smithsonian collection of Ivory soap advertisements.
3. A media clip showing fashion
American Cultural History 1950-1959- scroll down to FADS & FASHION
4. A compilation of 5 different songs
Top 10 Songs of Each Year (1950-1969)
American Cultural History 1950-1959- scroll down to MUSIC
5. A movie
Drive-In Movies Draw Audiences in 1950s, 1950-1959
American Cultural History 1950-1959- scroll down to THEATER, FILM & RADIO