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50 Early Color Photos From 50 US States

Although we take photos for granted in the present day, it wasn't always the case where you could just snap a picture by taking your smartphone out of your pocket. As a result, it tends to be heart-warming and nostalgic when old color photos from times gone by emerge. Here are some of the earliest known color photos from every US state: 
 
Alabama
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The Skyvue Drive-in Theater in Dothan, Alabama was photographed in color in 1979. 
Alaska
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Leadville Mountain near Metlakahtla, Alaska is pictured sometime anywhere between 1855 and 1936.
Arizona
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The Santa Fe RR freight train rounds a curve between Ash Fork and Gleed in 1943.
Arkansas
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These old cabins in Pyatt, Arkansas were photographed in 1980. 
California
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A US Navy Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat of Fighter Squadron 1 flies over California in early 1943. 
Colorado
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The landscape in southwestern Colorado was photographed in 1940. 
Connecticut
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A farm auction takes place in Derby, Connecticut in 1940. 
Delaware
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The famous Delaware Auto Court sign in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, in 1980.
Florida
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A US Navy sailor prepares a torpedo for launch aboard a Higgins-class torpedo boat operating off the coast of Miami in 1944. 
Georgia
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This photos of a cemetery in Savannah, Georgia could have been taken any time between 1935 and 1960. 
Hawaii
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The USS Washington maneuvers off the coast of Oahu, Hawaii in mid-1943.
Idaho
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These grain elevators on a farm in Caldwell, Idaho were photographed in July 1941. 
Illinois
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A woman relaxes in an inflatable swimming pool as her children play in another in Park Forest, Illinois. This photo was taken in late July 1954. 
Indiana
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The interior of North Christian Church in Columbus, Indiana was photographed sometime between 1959 and 1964. 
Iowa
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Mr. and Mrs. Willis Cooper take a break from hauling hay bales on their farm near Radcliffe, Iowa in September 1957. 
Kansas
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This church, near Junction City, Kansas, was photographed in 1942.
Kentucky
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Burley tobacco dries in the sun on Russell Spears' farm located in the vicinity of Lexington, Kentucky in September 1940. 
Louisiana
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New Orleans' Pirate's Alley is depicted in this picture anytime between 1935 and 1960. 
Maine
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A horse-drawn digger is operated by a potato farmer on a farm in Aroostook County, Maine, in October 1940. 
Maryland
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These trees were planted as part of a reformation project in the early 1940s, and were photographed either in 1941 or 1942. 
Massachusetts
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The Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Kresge Auditorium in Cambridge, Massachusetts are depicted here sometime between 1950 and 1955. 
Michigan
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The receptionist at the General Motors Technical Center in Warren, Michigan is pictured soon after the center's opening in 1956. 
Minnesota
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Workers grade and package onions in Rice County, Minnesota in September 1939. 
Mississippi
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Cotton pickers work the cotton fields in Clarksdale, Mississippi in November 1939. 
Missouri
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South Sea Chinese Restaurant's sign, in Crestwood, Missouri, is pictured in 1978. 
 
Montana
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These cabins, in Laurel, Montana, were photographed in 1980. 
Nebraska
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This Lincoln, Nebraska street scene was captured in 1942. 
Nevada
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The Shorty's Club sign was photographed in Elko, Nevada in 1978. 
New Hampshire
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This appetizing ice cream sign was photographed around 1979 in Manchester, New Hampshire. 
New Jersey
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The World Trade Center is pictured under construction from an abandoned pier in Jersey City, New Jersey sometime in 1970. 
New Mexico
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The home of Jim Norris, a homesteader in Pie Town, New Mexico, photographed in 1940. 
New York
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The beginning of what is now John F. Kennedy Airport is pictured sometime between 1956 and 1962.
North Carolina
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The Big Giant ice cream sign stands tall above Route 25 in Asheville, North Carolina in 1979. 
North Dakota
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An aging Ship & Anchor motel sign is pictured in Springfield, North Dakota in 1979. 
Ohio
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A country school near Portsmouth, Ohio, pictured sometime in 1942 or 1943. 
Oklahoma
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Youths enjoy a square dance at a rural home in McIntosh County, Oklahoma, in 1939 or 1940. 
Oregon
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The famous 7-Up Building on NW 37th & Sandy Boulevard in Portland, Oregon, depicted back in 1976. 
Pennsylvania
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Kupper's Kitchen on North Main Street in  Port Allegheny, Pennsylvania, as it was back in 1977. 
Rhode Island
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A decorated mailbox was photographed during the American bicentennial in Kingston, Rhode Island in 1976. 
South Carolina
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It's not clear when this photograph was taken, but it's of Cypress Gardens in Charleston, South Carolina. This photograph was taken anywhere between 1935 and 1960. 
South Dakota
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The Horseless Carriage Museum billboard in Rockerville, South Dakota, as it was back in 1979. 
Tennessee
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Smoke billows from a copper mining and sulfuric acid plant in Copperhill, Tennessee, back in September 1939. 
Texas
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An instructor demonstrates how to operate a parachute to trainee pilots in Meacham Field, Fort Worth, Texas in 1942. 
Utah
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Smalley's Jewelry Store's sign is pictured in Ogden, Utah in 1980. 
Vermont
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Sideshows at the Vermont State Fair in Rutland are pictured in September 1941. 
Virginia
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The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia is depicted sometime between 1920 and 1950. 
Washington
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Open fields of wheat in Walla Walla, Washington, as photographed in July 1941. 
West Virginia
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A woman paints the Shenandoah Valley from Skyline Drive near an entrance to the Appalachian Trail, Virginia, sometime in 1940. 
Wisconsin
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This is how the Milwaukee Art Museum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin appeared sometime between 1952 and 1957. 
Wyoming
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The teepee-shaped Quonset Hut-Store in Cheyenne, Wyoming, is depicted back in 1976.
 
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