Time Capsule: An Old-Fashioned 4th of July, 1954
I don’t think I need to offer much commentary on this gallery. It was taken by Life magazine photographer N.R. Farbman on the 4th of July, 1954, in an unknown town in America. All the classic Independence Day scenes are here — a family picnic, a parade complete with fire trucks, kids buying fireworks and holding sparklers, and smiles all around.
Click on any thumbnail for a larger image.
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- Dad Buying Fireworks
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- Buying Fireworks
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- Buying Fireworks
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- Kids Holding Sparklers
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- Kids Holding Sparklers
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- Backyard Fireworks
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- Looking at Fireworks on Display
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- Buying Fireworks
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- Independence Day Parade
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- Independence Day Parade
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- Buying Fireworks
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- Independence Day Parade (B&W)
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- Kids Holding a Sparkler
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- Backyard Fireworks
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- Buying Fireworks
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- Family Picnic
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- Setting Off Fireworks
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- Setting Off Fireworks
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- That’s Loud!
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- Setting Off Fireworks
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- Family Picnic
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- Kids Holding Sparklers
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- Family Picnic
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- Buying Fireworks
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- Kids Holding Sparklers (B&W)
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- Buying Fireworks
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- Kids Holding a Sparkler
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- Buying Fireworks
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- Family Picnic
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- That’s Loud!
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