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23 New Photos of the Roaring Twenties That Prove We Need Time Travel Now

The United States took full advantage of a wartime economy without the physical damages of war.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

Published 4 months ago in Wow

For those with the means, the 1920s consisted of partying, traveling, and other general "roaring." Industry boomed, iconic American products rose to prominence, and the United States took full advantage of a wartime economy without the physical damages of war. 


Here are 23 new photos of what life looked like in the roaring '20s. 

  • 1

    Gasoline

    Selling for two cents a gallon, 1920s.

    Gasoline

  • 2

    New Year’s Eve

    Pouring champagne, 1920s.

    New Year’s Eve

  • 3

    A Vertical Parking Lot

    New York, 1920s.

    A Vertical Parking Lot

  • 4

    Aircraft Accident

    Pull up, 1920s.

    Aircraft Accident

  • 5

    Mounted Cop

    Tremont Street, Boston 1920s. Photo by Leslie Jones.

    Mounted Cop

  • 6

    Flapper

    Getting a tattoo on her thigh in the 1920s.

    Flapper

  • 7

    Learning How to Swim

    Kids in the 1920s.

    Learning How to Swim

  • 8

    Demonstration Against Prohibition

    Chicago, 1920s.

    Demonstration Against Prohibition

  • 9

    Shoe Shine Boys

    Talking to a Civil War veteran.

    Shoe Shine Boys

  • 10

    Lighting Up

    In a Tattoo Parlor, circa 1920s.

    Lighting Up

  • 11

    A Hunger March

    Staged by workers in Washington in the 1920s.

    A Hunger March

  • 12

    American Gas Station

    Owned by Pan-Gas in the 1920s.

    American Gas Station

  • 13

    Inside Elizabeth Tower

    London 1920s.

    Inside Elizabeth Tower

  • 14

    An American Methodist Missionary

    Giving out leaflets in Japan, 1920s.

    An American Methodist Missionary

  • 15

    The Hindenburg’s Dining Room

    Before disaster, 1920s.

    The Hindenburg’s Dining Room

  • 16

    A Japanese Couple

    Taking a selfie together, Japan, 1920s.

    A Japanese Couple

  • 17

    Escaping

    Two border patrol officers attempt to keep a fugitive in the US, 1920s.

    Escaping

  • 18

    A Woman

    And her Harley Davidson.

    A Woman

  • 19

    Children Learn to Swim

    A schoolyard in England in the early 1920s.

    Children Learn to Swim

  • 20

    Hungarian Woman

    On the Danube riverbank, 1920s.

    Hungarian Woman

  • 21

    "Diamond Joe" Esposito

    He is credited by the FBI as being the first known Sicilian Mafia member to emigrate to the United States. He was murdered in 1928.

    "Diamond Joe" Esposito

  • 22

    A Young Flapper

    Posing by a Ford Model T, 1920s.

    A Young Flapper

  • 23

    Barber Shop

    Clanton, Alabama, 1920s.

    Barber Shop

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