There are thousands of photos taken in every decade to look back on and remember. Things have changed a whole lot over the past few decades, and society back in the day looked different from modern life. A major characteristic of the past is that many images from back then are seen and imagined in black and white. Colour photographs weren't commonly developed until the mid-1900s, but when these photos did come around, they changed history.

Colour images and film was not yet very common in the 1940s, resulting in much of history being seen in black and white. With Kodachrome, though, released in 1935, people began to document their lives in colour. This was revolutionary and left a mark on the world for centuries to come.

Instead of seeing the old black and white photos, take the time to revisit the 1940s and 1950s in complete colour. These moments of everyday life capture some of life's smallest, yet most interesting moments that many people can relate to, all in beautiful colour.