A series of photographs of teenage boys in Des Moines, Iowa, 1945, by LIFE photographer Nina Leen. Is it just me or were they much cuter in the 40s than the 00s?
On the bus. Source
Reading comic books. Source
At the soda shop. Source
Listening to music. Source
At the movie theatre. Source
Just chillin’. Source
Yes, there’s maps on the ceiling, but there’s also pin-ups by the desk! Source
The very important combed wave. Source
Typical teenage boy fashion, according to the caption. Source
Dressed up for a date. Source
“Loofing around”. Source
Driving badly… Source
Er, playing with guns? Source
I wish this one had a caption. Someone’s older brother wounded in the war, maybe? Source
Drinking coke and eating Cheezits. Source
Checking out the hair and withdrawing the indispensable comb. Source
Bugging the girls, of course. Source
