Ah, the good ol’ days. Maryland in the 1950s was a simpler time. Candy was a mere 5 cents and people took less for granted. These vintage photos will take you back in time, and remind you of how far we’ve come.

1. Two officers of the Montgomery County Police Department hanging out in Silver Spring in 1952.
Wikimedia Commons / MCPD
2. A 4-H Club in Beltsville tends to their sheep in 1953.
Wikimedia Commons / U.S. Department of Agriculture
3. A summer day at Glen Echo's Crystal Pool in 1959.
Wikimedia Commons / GonzoQueen
4. A team photo of the 1951 Terrapins in front of Byrd Stadium.
Wikimedia Commons / University of Maryland
5. Maryland mail carrier vehicles making an appearance at a holiday parade in 1954.
Wikimedia Commons / Smithsonian Institution
6. Main Street, Darlington in the 1950s.
Wikimedia Commons / Ghpierson
7. A nuclear nursing class at Bethesda's National Naval Medical Center in 1958.
Wikimedia Commons / Author Unknown
8. A Baltimore trolley in the 1950s.
Wikimedia Commons / Voogd075
9. And another in Riverdale Park.
Flickr / Beltsville Girl
10. Scientists studying rockfish charts at the Chesapeake Biological Laboratory in Solomons. Photo taken in 1957.
Flickr / University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science
11. An image of North Frederick Avenue and Brookes Avenue in Gaithersburg. Photo taken in 1956.
Wikimedia Commons / Illegitimate Barrister
12. A Terrapins drum major. Photo taken between 1951-1955.
Flickr / Digital Collections at the University of Maryland
13. A tuna canning plant in Cambridge circa 1955.
Flickr / Washington Area Spark
14. An education team at the Maryland Science Center testing experiments in the 1950s.
Flickr / The Maryland Science Center
15. Construction of the McKeldin Library at the University of Maryland in 1957.
Flickr / Digital Collections at the University of Maryland

What do you remember about Maryland in the 1950s? Have you heard interesting stories from relatives about what life was like? Please share in the comments.

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