Florida is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States. Florida is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia, to the east by the Bahamas and Atlantic Ocean, and to the south by the Straits of Florida and Cuba; itContinue reading “52 Vintage Photographs Showing Florida During the 1920s”
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20 Strange Beauty Pageant Queens of Food Industry From the Mid-20th Century
67 Stunning Photos of Actress Anna May Wong during the 1920s & 1930s
Wong Liu-tsong (January 3, 1905 – February 3, 1961), known professionally as Anna May Wong, was an American actress, considered to be the first Chinese American Hollywood movie star, as well as the first Chinese American actress to gain international recognition. Her varied career spanned silent film, sound film, television, stage, and radio. Born inContinue reading “67 Stunning Photos of Actress Anna May Wong during the 1920s & 1930s”
63 Stunning Photos of a Actress Bette Davis During the 1920s and 1930s
Often referred to as “The First Lady of the American Screen,” Bette Davis created a new kind of screen heroine. She was a liberated woman in an industry dominated by men. She was known as an actress that could play a variety of difficult and powerful roles, and because of this she set a newContinue reading “63 Stunning Photos of a Actress Bette Davis During the 1920s and 1930s”
38 Vintage Photos Showing Men’s Fashion Styles during the 1920s
The 1920s saw a modernisation in fashion. It continued the change from more restrictive fashions of the Victorian and Edwardian eras. Men also began to wear less formal daily attire and athletic clothing or ‘sportswear’ became a part of mainstream fashion for the first time. The 1920s are characterised by two distinct periods of fashion:Continue reading “38 Vintage Photos Showing Men’s Fashion Styles during the 1920s”
40 Amazing Photos of Beautiful Actresses Who Defined Women’s Fashion During the 1920s
Women’s fashions of the 1920s are a large part of the Jazz Age identity. New technology and the end of the horrors brought about by World War I and the 1918 Flu Pandemic gave rise to a youthful exuberance personified by the flapper. Contrary to popular misconception, the short skirts and bold make up ofContinue reading “40 Amazing Photos of Beautiful Actresses Who Defined Women’s Fashion During the 1920s”
44 Amazing Photos of Pennsylvania Weddings From Between the 1920s and 1930s
These glass negatives are wedding photos that were captured in the Lehighton, Packerton and Jim Thorp (Mauch Chunk), Pennsylvania area by photographer Ephraim E. Rinker (1886-1950) from between the 1920s and 1930s.
40 Vintage Photos Showing New York during the 1920s
New York, often called New York City to distinguish it from New York State, or NYC for short, is the most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over 300.46 square miles (778.2 km2), New York City is also the most densely populated major city in the United States.Continue reading “40 Vintage Photos Showing New York during the 1920s”
56 Amazing Photos From the 1920s
20 Vintage Photos Show Women’s Fashions During the Jazz Age
1920s fashion was the perfect blend between style and function. Beautiful clothes that allowed women to move. The 1920s heralded a dramatic break between America’s past and future. Before World War I the country remained culturally and psychologically rooted in the nineteenth century, but in the 1920s America seemed to break its wistful attachments toContinue reading “20 Vintage Photos Show Women’s Fashions During the Jazz Age”
