The 1960s started off as the dawn of a golden age to most Americans. On January 20, 1961, John F. Kennedy became president of the United States. His confidence that, as one historian put it, “the government possessed big answers to big problems” seemed to set the tone for the rest of the decade. However, that golden age never materialized.
On the contrary, by the end of the 1960s, it seemed that the nation was falling apart. Lyndon Johnson’s “Great Society” splintered as the Democratic Party split and America became increasingly enmeshed in the Vietnam War.
A family album from Elias555 that shows what life looked like in the United States during the 1960s.
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| 18445 Goulburn, Detroit Michigan, 1960 |
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| Bob Dorsey at University of Michigan, 1960 |
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| Ed Dorsey and Tippy, 1960 |
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| Family at University of Michigan, 1960 |
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| Melba and Charles Dorsey, 1960 |
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| Tippy and Charles Dorsey, 1960 |
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| Christmas at West Point, 1961 |
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| Christmas at West Point, 1961 |
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| Tippy Leaving Dog Kennel, 1961 |
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| Bob Ed Dorsey and Tippy in 1956 MGA, 1962 |
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| Bob Dorsey in 1956 MGA, 1963 |
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| Kathy, Teresa, Larry Welsh, Illinois, 1963 |
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| Nancy (Boskay) Dorsey in 1956 MGA, 1963 |
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| Nancy (Boskay) Dorsey, 1963 |
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| Nancy (Boskay) Dorsey, 1963 |
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| Nancy (Boskay) Dorsey, 1963 |
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| Nancy (Boskay) Dorsey, 1963 |
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| Nancy (Boskay) Dorsey, 1963 |
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| Nancy and Bob Dorsey, 1963 |
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| U of M Dance - Nancy (Boskay) Dorsey, 1963 |
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| U of M Dance - Nancy and Bob Dorsey, 1963 |
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| Welsh Family, Illinois, 1963 |
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| Whitfield Farm, Illinois, 1963 |
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| 1959 Ford at 4702 Polk, Dearborn Heights, Michigan, 1964 |
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| Bonnie and Ron Webb's Wedding, 1964 |
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| Bonnie and Ron Webb's Wedding, 1964 |
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| Bonnie and Ron Webb's Wedding, 1964 |
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| Christmas at 4702 Polk, Dearborn Heights, Michigan, 1964 |
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| Grands Dorsey House at 29464 Desmond, Warren, Michigan, 1964 |
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| Lochy and Nancy Dorsey, 1964 |
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| Lochy and Nancy Dorsey, 1964 |
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| Nancy and Bob Dorsey, 1964 |
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| Bob Dorsey's Graduation University of Michigan, 1965 |
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| Bob, Nancy Dorsey and Lochy, 1965 |
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| Graywood Arms Apartment, 1305 Memorial Dr., Baytown, Texas, 1965 |
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| House at 4702 Polk, Dearborn Heights, Michigan, 1965 |
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| Nancy Dorsey and Lochy, 1965 |
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| Nancy Dorsey at Whitfield Farm, Illinois, 1965 |
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| Nancy, Bob, Melba and Charles Dorsey, 1965 |
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| Boskay's Leave Houston for Detroit, 1966 |
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| Dorsey's with Jack Cantrell, pilot, Baytown, Texas, 1966 |
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| Downtown Houston from Humble Building, 1966 |
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| Melba and Charles Dorsey, 1966 |
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| Nancy Dorsey, 1966 |
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| Nancy Dorsey, 1966 |
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| Nancy Dorsey, San Antonio, Texas, 1966 |
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| Nancy, Charles and Melba Dorsey, 1966 |
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| Nancy, Mary and Jim Boskay and New House in Baytown, Texas, 1966 |
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| Christmas, Michigan, 1967 |
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| Christmas, Michigan, 1967 |
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| Christmas, Michigan, 1967 |
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| Janice at Three Months, 1967 |
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| Janice Baptism, 1967 |
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| Janice Baptism, 1967 |
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| Janice Baptism, 1967 |
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| Janice Six Weeks, 1967 |
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| Janice Six Weeks, 1967 |
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| Christmas, Baytown, Texas, 1968 |
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| Christmas, Baytown, Texas, 1968 |
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| Christmas, 1969 |
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| Janice, 1969 |