Mallorca, also known as Majorca, is the crown jewel of Spain’s Balearic Islands. It is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the Mediterranean. The Balearic Islands have been an autonomous region of Spain since 1983. The capital of the island, Palma, is also the capital of the autonomous community of the Balearic Islands.
Mallorca is famous for its stunning coastline, secluded coves, limestone mountains, Spanish architecture, wineries and fresh produce farms, and beautiful beaches. These stunning historical photos capture everyday life in Mallorca in the mid-1950s.
#1 People in the sailing club of Sóller, 1956
#2 People in Plaça d’en Jonquet, 1956
#3 Portrait of a child in a ceramic factory, 1957
#4 Ships in the Port of Sóller and people in the dock, 1956
#5 A couple in Fornalutx, 1956
#6 Children with clothes hanging in the background, 1956
#7 Portrait of man with pig prepared to be cooked, 1956
#8 Two dolls and a woman walking with umbrellas, 1956
#9 Two men walking, 1956
#10 Almond gatherers near Inca, 1957
#11 People sunbathing in the port of Sóller, 1957
#12 Views of the town and woman walking next to a canal, 1957
#13 People watching the descent of the Fornalutx bull, 1957
#14 Woman refilling at a petrol station, 1956
#15 Woman removing water from a fountain with children, 1956
#16 Cart in Coll de Sóller, 1956
#17 Children looking towards the village of Fornalutx, 1956
#18 Group of dolls on a street in Palma, 1956
#19 People at the entrance to the bullring in Palma, 1956
#20 Horses passing along road at beach near Palma, 1956
#21 Lady walking from the inside of a wine shop, 1956
#22 Man accompanying a bride with people in the background, 1956
#23 Men and cars on a street in Alcudia, 1956
#24 Men in the bell tower of the hermitage of Santa Magdalena, 1956
#25 People going up to the church, 1956
#26 People in Jonquet, 1956
#27 An old man smoking in the street and children in the background, 1956
#28 Portrait of man with a hat, 1956
#29 Man with a network, 1956
#30 Two people by the sea with boat and mountains in the background, 1956
#31 Two priests heading towards the oratory of Capdepera Castle, 1956
#32 Almond gatherers near Inca, 1957
#33 Boys waiting in queue for petrol, 1957
#34 Carpet factory, Alcúdia, 1957
#35 Carpet factory, Alcúdia, 1957
#36 Couple dancing with people around in Fornalutx
#37 Filling lorry with petrol, 1957
#38 Group of men waiting at the Fornalutx bull’s party, 1957
#39 Group of people dancing in Fornalutx, 1957
#40 Men and bull in a street in Fornalutx, 1957
#41 Mountains of salt, 1957
#42 People holding almonds from the ground near Inca, 1957
#43 Portrait of a ceramist, 1957
#44 Two men playing their bagpipe and drum, 1957
#45 Two men walking down the Plaza Joan Carles I in Palma, 1957
#46 Group of people around a broken car, 1956
#47 People walking through Valldemossa, 1956
#48 Man selling pots with handle at the back, 1956
#49 Man with a bicycle at the door from the wharf of Alcúdia, 1956
#50 People in the bullring in Palma, 1956
#51 People sitting on a terrace in Sóller, 1956
#52 Portrait of a beautiful woman with pitcher, 1956
#53 Boy sucking liquorice, 1956
#54 Man and woman in a stall of melons, 1956
#55 Group of people photographed looking at the descent of the Fornalutx bull, 1957
#56 Man grazing in the Paseo del Born, 1957
#57 Man hitting a tree near Inca, 1957
#58 Men and bull in a street in Fornalutx, 1957
#59 People in the tram of Sóller, 1957
#60 People working in a chair factory, 1957
#61 Portrait of a little girl with balloons on the street, 1957
#62 Portrait of a woman sitting with her child and clothes in the background, 1957
#63 Salt workers, 1957
#64 Two men looking at lottery results, 1957
#65 Two women picking up water in a Fornalutx square, 1957
#66 Women dancing boots with people looking around in Fornalutx, 1957
#67 Wool drying in Sóller, 1957
#68 Traditional open kitchen with seated man and woman in the kitchen background, 1958
#69 Actress and singer Abbe Lane walks through the streets of Mallorca accompanied by her husband Xavier Cugat and their dog in Mallorca, 1959.
#70 Singer and actress Abbe Lane while on vacation with her husband the musician Xavier Cugat in Mallorca, 1959
#71 Actress and singer Abbe Lane walks through the streets of Mallorca, 1959
#72 Actress and singer Abbe Lane walks through the streets of Mallorca accompanied by her husband Xavier Cugat and their dog.
#73 British actress, Elizabeth Taylor and her current husband, Eddie Fisher (L) enjoy a holiday in Mallorca, 1959
#74 British actress, Elizabeth Taylor and her current husband, Eddie Fisher (L) enjoy a holiday in Mallorca, 1959
#75 Elizabeth Taylor and her husband, Eddie Fisher (not pictured) enjoy a holiday in Mallorca, 1959
#76 Corrida In Palma De Mallorca, Spain. The bullfighter facing the bull with his muleta and his sword.
#77 Family of Charles Chaplin in Mallorca, 1959
#78 Oona O’Neill, wife of Charles Chaplin during a family holiday in Mallorca, 1959
#79 Prince Albert De Liege and his wife Paola De Belgique, on their honeymoon in Majorca, 1959
#80 Honeymoon of Albert and Paola of Belgium in Majorca, 1959
#81 Prince Albert De Liege and his wife Paola De Belgique, on their honeymoon in Majorca, 1959
#82 Prince Albert De Liege and his wife Paola De Belgique, on their honeymoon in Majorca, 1959
#83 Honeymoon of Albert and Paola of Belgium in Majorca, 1959
#84 Hafen von Puerto de Andratx, Mallorca, 1959
#85 El Cordobes, 1958
#86 Hotel Nixe Palace, 1958
#87 View of the fishing village of Cala Ratjada in Mallorca, 1958
#88 A street in the Old City of Palma de Majorca, Majorca, Spain, August 1957. The street leads down from the Plaza Mayor district to the waterfront.
#89 A street market in Majorca, Spain, July 1957.
#90 Comedian Peter Butterworth and his actress wife Janet Brown, at Southampton after their arrival in a party of 57 holidaymakers whose Solent flying-boat of Aquila Airways struck an uncharted reef while taking off for Southampton from Majorca.
#91 Italian photographer Mario De Biasi setting his camera. Behind him, the Cathedral of Santa Maria of Palma. Palma de Mallorca, August 1961.
#92 Windmill in Palma, Mallorca, 1950s
#93 Palma (island of Majorca, Balearics, Spain).
#94 Italian photographer Mario De Biasi sitting on the deckchair of a terrace with his camera in his hand. Palma de Mallorca.
#95 Princess Grace Tossing a Cap to a Matador.
#96 Princess Kelly Throwing a Hat to a Matador in Mallorca, 1958
#97 Princess Grace Shopping in Mallorca, 1950s
#98 Princess Grace and Prince Rainier Attending a Reception in Mallorca, 1958
#99 Grace Kelly Sitting Next to Prince Rainier in Mallorca, 1950s
#100 English poet, writer and classical scholar Robert Ranke Graves with his second wife Beryl and his children outside their holiday home in Deya, on the island of Majorca, 1954
#101 Doreen Lord, a former dancer at the Windmill Theatre, with her pet donkey in the garden of her villa in Majorca, 1958
#102 Island of Majorca, 1956
#103 The bay with the big hotels, December 1956.
#104 General view from Bellver castle, December 1956.
#105 The resort town of Port de Pollenca (Puerto Pollensa) in north-eastern Majorca, 1955.
#106 A group of folk dancers in Majorca, 1955.
#107 A Spanish guitarist and two young women in folk costumes from the Balearic island of Majorca, 1955.
#108 A group of folk dancers from Valldemossa, a village on the Balearic island of Majorca, 1955.
#109 Straw beach umbrellas at Formentor beach in Majorca, Balearic Islands, 1955
#110 A group of small fishing boats in the foreground of Palma harbour on the island of Majorca, 1955
#111 English novelist, poet and scholar Robert Graves rides a donkey through an olive grove in Majorca with two of his children, 1954
#112 Robert Ranke Graves surveys the hilly landscape of his home island of Majorca, 1954
#113 Robert Graves on the beach at Deya, Majorca, with his son Juan, 1954
#114 Robert Graves at his home in Majorca, 1954
#115 Robert von Ranke Graves applauds a bullfighter at the ring in Palma de Majorca.
#116 English novelist, poet and scholar Robert Graves leads his children on a donkey through an olive grove in Majorca, 9th January 1954.
#117 Robert Graves leads his sons William and Juan on a donkey through an olive grove to the beach at Deya, Majorca, January 1954.
#118 English novelist, poet and scholar Robert Graves in Palma de Majorca, January 1954.
#119 Robert von Ranke Graves at a cafe in Palma de Majorca, 1954
#120 Robert Graves in the village of Deya, Majorca, where he and his family spend their weekends, January 1954.
#121 Robert Graves watches his wife Beryl feeding cats in Deya, Majorca, January 1954.
#122 Robert Graves at his home in Deya, Majorca, January 1954.
#123 Robert Graves writing at his home in Deya, Majorca, January 1954.
#124 English poet, novelist, essayist and critic Robert Graves drinking at a cafe in Deya, Majorca, January 1954.
#125 Two old women sit chatting on a doorstep on the island of Majorca.
#126 Portrait of Merle Oberon during her vacation in Palma de Mallorca, August 29, 1953.
#127 Joan Collins leading to Mallorca, 1950s
#128 Palma de Mallorca, a craftsman works on the street, Mallorca, 1950
#129 Typical Wind turbine in Mallorca (these windmills used for pumping water for irrigation of agricultural land), 1950 in Majorca.
#130 A view of the La Lonja in Palma, Spain, 1950.
#131 English poet and novelist Robert Graves in Mallorca, Spain, 1950s
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