With every decade that passes, a ton of images, memories, and moments pass by with it. Every decade is unique and important because they all have their own people, places, gadgets, toys, and events that make it stand out. Decades are remembered by those who lived in them and loved for the memories encased. Everyone feels nostalgic for the past sometimes, especially because things are so different now.

Feeling nostalgic is both happy and kind of sad. It is fun to remember what life was like in the past, but sad to know that those days are gone. The 'silent generation' is the generation born in the late 1920s up until the mid-1940s. This generation experienced a lot of turmoil, revolution, and change. The silent generation saw a lot, and much of that is documented to look back on.

Take a moment to experience the lifestyle that people in the 1940s lived with these 26 photos taken straight from the '40s. This is what society and life looked like about 80 years ago.