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Browse the ’20s below, or pick a year: 1920 – 1921 – 1922 – 1923 – 1924 – 1925 – 1926 – 1927 – 1928 – 1929

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old wedding superstitions, traditions & marriage myths

71 old wedding superstitions, traditions & marriage myths that range from sweet to silly to sad

Vintage Mother's Day cards from 1950s

A cheerful collection of 20 vintage Mother’s Day cards

Lillie Langtry on stage

Lillie Langtry: The life and loves of the scandalous Jersey Lily

Floor plans from the 1920s

62 beautiful vintage home designs & floor plans from the 1920s

The Great Depression: Newspaper headlines from the stock market crash (1929)

Dangerous old playgrounds our great-grandparents survived (2)

47 dangerous old playgrounds that our great-grandparents somehow survived

Science and Invention magazine 1923 - Cars from 1973-001

See how people 100 years ago imagined cars would look in the future (and how wrong they were)

expressive, dramatic 1920s eye makeup style popular during the silent movie era

How to get the kind of expressive, dramatic 1920s eye makeup style popular during the silent movie era

100+ vintage cake recipes for every occasion

Sweet! More than 100 classic cake recipes for every occasion

reenactment of St Valentine's Day massacre 1929 for jurors

Chicago gang kills six: The St Valentine’s Day Massacre (1929)

1920s couple - engagement stories

So this happened… 12 too-cute vintage engagement stories from the ’20s

Washington DC 1922 snow blizzard storm (2)

Snowy street scenes from Washington DC’s huge blizzard in 1922

People at train station - 1920s

Train station etiquette: What you must know before you travel by railroad (1921)

How about a cup of classic hot chocolate 10 different recipes to try

How about a cup of classic hot chocolate? 15 cozy cocoa recipes

Old-fashioned pineapple pie recipe from 1922

5 easy and elegant old-fashioned pineapple pie recipes from 1922: Taste the classic tropical-style dessert that still gets raves

DIY Halloween decorations on a budget Fiendishly clever ideas from the days before party supply stores (1919)

DIY Halloween decorations on a budget: Fiendishly clever ideas from the days before party supply stores (1919)

Winchester House San Jose

The story of the truly bizarre Winchester Mystery House: From the haunted, mixed-up mind of Mrs William W Winchester

The Royal Poinciana, Palm Beach, Florida 1898

What became of Florida’s historic hotels & old resorts? Trip back to these amazing Victorian vacation destinations

Silent films: Why so few have survived

Old silent movies: Why so many classic films have been lost

Classic homes from 1919

Charming & classic All-American suburban houses from 1919

Unidentified husband and wife - Portrait c1855

Researching genealogy: The new rise of interest in ancestors (1923)

Real classic strawberry shortcake recipes

How to make real classic strawberry shortcake

Fried banana fritters

5 vintage fritter recipes: Apple, banana, pineapple, corn & egg

Marie Curie - Madame Curie - Scientist

Marie Curie tells how she discovered radium (1921)

6 ways to make old-fashioned waffles (1939)

10 ways to make old-fashioned waffles (1939)

Observation car on a deluxe overland limited train2

Inside vintage train cars: See a Deluxe Overland Limited Train (1910s)

Beautiful, fanciful vintage fairies: Fantasy & fairy art from the 1920s

Which way does the wind blow? A look back at antique weathervanes

30 fun & fruity non-alcoholic drink recipes (1919)

30 fun & fruity non-alcoholic drink recipes (1919)

Vintage postcard July 4 1776

Vintage postcards for the 4th of July

Waldorf Astoria, New-York c1909

The end of an era: New York’s Waldorf-Astoria Hotel torn down (1929)

Isadora Duncan dancing on the beach

Dancer Isadora Duncan killed in bizarre accident (1927)

Greta Garbo on cover of Photoplay - December 1934

The legendary actress Greta Garbo and her movies (1934)

Roll of Necco Wafers - old-fashioned candy

How round, colorful Necco Wafers candy became so popular (1920)

Interior of the Plunge, Ocean Park, California c1905

Dive into these 10 amazing old indoor swimming pools

Three from-scratch traditional pound cake recipes (1920)

Safety Last movie - Pathecomedy

By hanging from a clock, Harold Lloyd made movie history in ‘Safety Last!’ (1923)

Many cups of coffee on table, top view

Contest craze: The coffee-drinking record breakers (1927)

41 fantastic & classic sweet potato recipes

Avocado

A brief history of avocados (or ‘alligator pears’) & 14 vintage avocado recipes

Yankee mince pies 5 classic mincemeat recipes (1920)

Yankee mince pies: 5 classic mincemeat recipes (1920)

Cakes made with mashed potatoes: Caramel, chocolate & spice

How to make mashed potato cake: Old-fashioned caramel, chocolate & spice cake recipes

Southern fruitcake recipe (1921)

Southern fruitcake recipe (1921)

How to make jams

How to make jams and jellies (1912)

Classic celebrities: See 75 stars of the stage shine on Theater Magazine (1901-1922)

See the light! Antique stained glass church window designs (1924)

14 quaint residential garage additions from the twenties

Typewriters and the decline and fall of handwriting (1922)

Charles Lindbergh’s flight launches airplane business (1929)

Marshmallow fudge cake & Chocolate marshmallow cake recipes

Chicago laughs at Al Capone pretending to be a gentleman (1929)

A silent star’s makeup: Colleen Moore face powder (1928-1929)

Unveiling of Robert E Lee Confederate statue in Charlottesville (1924)

So this is Hollywood! The movie town, seen from the sky (1920s)

Fashion lessons from the '20s How to spoil the effect of beautiful clothes

Fashion lessons from the ’20s: How to spoil the effect of beautiful clothes (1926)

Why grow old Plastic surgery in the 1920s

Why grow old? Plastic surgery in the 1920s

1928 Spanish-style Joan Crawford

Young Joan Crawford shows her good side (1927-1933)

Coney Island beach scenes (1890s-1920s)

Woman with blanket for hope chest

What should you put in a hope chest? (1920)

Actress on Theater magazine - 1918 (2)

How to find your ideal weight (1920)

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