Some TV lamp collectors are too young to remember the '50s and '60s, the decades that saw television become a common fixture in the home.  But for the so-called baby boomers, this collection of vintage photos is apt to jog more than a few memories.  I have not cleaned up the photos, so they appear in their original state and current condition, be it faded, over/under exposed, tilted, etc.  If you have suitable images in your families archives that you'd like to contribute, please, let me know!  The photos in this collection are charming, funny, and certainly nostalgic, and I think you'll enjoy browsing through them.  So here it is, a photo album of the typical mid-century American home, complete with the all-important television.

This photo, from 1961, is presented here courtesy of Peter Stecher, Riverside, Calif. Note the ship TV lamp!	From March of 1959, a cool TV and great Haeger TV lamp.	Here's a family get-together in 1962.
Nothing sets off a room like a big star-burst clock!	Not many people shot color in the 1950s.	The joys of Christmas!
Capturing the moment with a photo.	Look at that high-rise TV!	Another nice television.
Christmas morning, 1956.	A domestic scene from 1956.	Going to the chapel, 1957.
Looking sharp! Year unknown.		Sisters pose next to a '40s-era television.
Now that's a long-legged TV!
The TV lamp in this 1954 photo is by American Art Potteries.		A dreamy chick in her swingin' pad!
A family portrait from 1957.	Cute kid posing with a ship TV lamp in the background.	Check out the cool panther!
From 1962. That's a plastic "Rotaflex" lamp on the TV.		Here's the same panther as in the photo above.
1955. The ship TV lamp is today owned by a grandson. Photo courtesy of Ken Alvin.	The big day.	Now this is a cool TV! (check out the knobs)