40s Kids Hoodies

A classic movie playing at a small town movie house. Winchester, Virginia. 1940.

High school students working on assignment in chemistry class. Keysville, Virginia. 1943.

Digital Art & Photomanipulation © El Diputado, 2021

A group of men gather to see a Girlie Show at a carnival. Brownsville, Texas, 1942.

Little girls pushing their baby doll buggies down the sidewalk. Caldwell, Idaho. 1941.

Girl in summer attire wearing a bathing suit in the 40s is determined to be a runway model. She will be a big and famous swimwear model.

Retro style coffee cup label

A split-screen Bedford truck slowly turning into nothingness.

Happy girl shows her joy on her face with a beautiful smile!

Beautiful vintage design with the French phrase je t'aime

Bauhaus inspired cat

Vintage T-shirt with the text: Born in the 40´s in black. For those born from 1940 to 1949. Great for birthday, anniversaries, mother, father, grandparents, husband, wife, sons, Premium quality 100% original. Available from in the 30`s to 90`s.

A unique roadside attraction that offered vistors the opportunity to “eat and sleep in a wigwam”. Cave City, Kentucky, 1940.

A service station mechanic changes a tire for a young lady. Washington, D.C. 1942.

A fresh blanket of snow covers the streets of Woodstock, Vermont. 1940.

P47 Thunderbolt from Second World War vintage (Dallas Blonde) which was flown by Lt Don Kearns destroyed 3 enemy planes in the Italian Theatre in 1944.

Grab this new Vintage 1948 graphic t-shirt from vexeltees. 100% designed and guaranteed to please.

Happy girl shows her joy on her face with a beautiful smile!

Shirley Temple was the original child star from the 1930s to 1940s. The photograph you see here was a publicity still. The image was in black and white and I digitally painted it. I added the background and then a distressed layer to add some texture.

Behold the Monday monster! With yawning jaws and groggy eyes, it's every 9-to-5 warrior's nemesis. Buckle up for the weekly wild ride!

Witness the epic struggle of the Monday morning blues. A tale of alarm clocks, strong coffee, and the relentless pursuit of the snooze button

Retro style coffee label

Top model from 1940s painting, model retro painting

This illustration retro pop art means infusing a playful touch into everyday life and becoming part of a picturesque atmosphere of the past with a modern twist.

deluxe car

he's surely up to no good.

A famer fills his tractor with fuel from a gas pump on the farm. Jasper County, Iowa. 1940.

A tap dancing class at Iowa State College. Ames, Iowa. 1942.

I've now lived through 5 decades: the 80s, the 90s, the 00s, the 10s, march 2020!

Tyrone Power

A group of kids cheering in the stands at a baseball game. Detroit, Michigan. 1942.

Inmates playing music and dancing at night. Greene County, Georgia. 1941.

Notes to Self

I've now lived through 6 decades: the 70s, the 80s, the 90s, the 00s, the 10s, march 2020!

A night view of trolley cars at the terminal. Baltimore, Maryland. 1943.

A trolley car leaving the terminal at night. Baltimore, Maryland. 1943.