Historical Planet
Thursday, 2 August 2018
James Garfield, Age 16
In the late 60s as colour television became the ultimate status symbol for aspirational consumers and movie theatres offered an appealing alternative to drive-ins
Herbert Hoover, Age 25
Harry Truman, Age 22 And 33
Gerald Ford, Age 18 And 20
George W. Bush, Age 21
George W. Bush, Age 19
George H. W. Bush, Age 18
From its inception in 1927, Pan American Airways single-handedly revolutionized air travel and pioneered a new era of commercial flight. Pictured, one of its Boeing 377s photographed in 1949
Franklin Roosevelt, Age 18
Dwight Eisenhower, Age 25 and 29
During their 50s heyday there were over 4,600 drive-in movie theatres across the States.
Drive-in movie theatres first sprung up in the 30s. Here motorists during this decade watch films from the back seat of their vehicles at a drive-in in Los Angeles
Drive-in movie theatres date back to 1933 when Richard Hollingshead Jr first opened a screen in Camden, New Jersey
Calvin Coolidge, Between 19 And 23 Years
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