Mid-Century Kitchens

On a lark, I decided to show off a few pictures from kitchens from the 1930s-50s. Enjoy!

Kitchen utensils by Library of Congress
Kitchen utensils, 1941-5, by Library of Congress

Dog run and kitchen, 1935-6, by Library of Congress
Dog run and kitchen, 1935-6, by Library of Congress
Mrs. Missouri Thomas kitchen, 1939, by the New York Public Library
Mrs. Missouri Thomas' kitchen, 1939, by the New York Public Library
Home-canned food, 1941-5, by Library of Congress
Home-canned food, 1941-5, by Library of Congress
Domestic Servant, 1939, by New York Public Library
Domestic Servant, 1939, by New York Public Library
Dinette Set, 1954, by the Library of Virginia
Dinette Set, 1954, by the Library of Virginia
Florence Austral at home, 1953, by State Library of New South Wales collection
Florence Austral at home, 1953, by State Library of New South Wales collection

I’ve written about the New York Public Library digital galleries before. The following are some more mid-century kitchen photographs, but regardless of what you’re researching, you should check out the over 700,000 images they’ve digitized from their collection.

19 East 72nd Street - Madison ... Digital ID: 1558320. New York Public Library
19 East 72nd Street - Madison ... Digital ID: 1558320. New York Public Library
Electric Utilities - Electrifi... Digital ID: 1669771. New York Public Library
Electric Utilities - Electrifi... Digital ID: 1669771. New York Public Library

Flickr, as always, remains a great resource for old photographs and scanned images. Here are a few highlights: