23 Photos of What Life Looked Like in 1923

The 1920s were so cool that the term "roaring" burst into colloquial usage before the decade even finished.

Published 1 month ago in Wow

When do you think people started calling the 1920s "roaring?" The '40s? The '30s? Wrong.

The 1920s were so cool that the term "roaring" burst into colloquial usage before the decade even finished. Coined by F. Scott Fitzgerald, the American author started with "Jazz Age," before the phrase morphed into its final form.

Check out what life looked like in 1923 at the onset of the roaring '20s.

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Riding together on an autoped, 1923.

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Surfing in Hawaii, 1923.

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She was voted Miss America the following year.
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Playing an early game of basketball in Converse, 1923.

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Getting ready in 1923.
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Snowball Fight at the Capitol, 1923.
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Hopefully it worked, 1923.

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A man in 1923.
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Dude in the park, 1923.
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Washington D.C. roads in 1923.

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Before the match against France in San Sebastian.
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An indigenous man with a spear, 1923.
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Capt. Lowell H. Smith and Lt. John P. Richter performing the first aerial refueling on June 27th, 1923.