Historians use the word “boom” to describe a lot of things about the 1950s: the booming economy, the booming suburbs and most of all the so-called “baby boom.” This boom began in 1946, when a record number of babies–3.4 million–were born in the United States. About 4 million babies were born each year during the 1950s. In all, by the time the boom finally tapered off in 1964, there were almost 77 million “baby boomers.”
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Wonderful Color Photographs Capture Everyday Life in the U.S. From the 1950s
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Wonderful Color Photographs Capture Everyday Life in the U.S. From the 1950s
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Wonderful Color Photographs Capture Everyday Life in the U.S. From the 1950s
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Wonderful Color Photographs Capture Everyday Life in the U.S. From the 1950s
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Wonderful Color Photographs Capture Everyday Life in the U.S. From the 1950s
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Wonderful Color Photographs Capture Everyday Life in the U.S. From the 1950s
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Wonderful Color Photographs Capture Everyday Life in the U.S. From the 1950s
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Wonderful Color Photographs Capture Everyday Life in the U.S. From the 1950s
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Wonderful Color Photographs Capture Everyday Life in the U.S. From the 1950s
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Wonderful Color Photographs Capture Everyday Life in the U.S. From the 1950s
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Wonderful Color Photographs Capture Everyday Life in the U.S. From the 1950s
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Wonderful Color Photographs Capture Everyday Life in the U.S. From the 1950s
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Wonderful Color Photographs Capture Everyday Life in the U.S. From the 1950s
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Wonderful Color Photographs Capture Everyday Life in the U.S. From the 1950s
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Wonderful Color Photographs Capture Everyday Life in the U.S. From the 1950s
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Wonderful Color Photographs Capture Everyday Life in the U.S. From the 1950s
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Wonderful Color Photographs Capture Everyday Life in the U.S. From the 1950s
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Wonderful Color Photographs Capture Everyday Life in the U.S. From the 1950s
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Wonderful Color Photographs Capture Everyday Life in the U.S. From the 1950s
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Wonderful Color Photographs Capture Everyday Life in the U.S. From the 1950s
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