Prohibition aside, the '20s were roaring, and people understood the importance of having a good time.
In 1927, humanity approached the ten year anniversary of World War I's conclusion with gusto, and eagerly moved past a time of conflict... or so everyone thought.
Prohibition aside, the '20s were roaring, and people understood the importance of having a good time. After all, in only two years, the country would suffer its worst economic collapse in history, not that anybody knew that yet.
Here 27 photos showing what life looked like in roaring 1927.
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Smoking cigarettes while riding, 1927.
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Ascending uncontrollably from its mooring mast, 1927.
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Under construction in 1927.
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Completing the world’s first solo, nonstop transatlantic flight. May 21, 1927.
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The actress and associates were arrested by police officers in New York City for violating prohibition laws on February 17, 1927.
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After being officially adopted into the Lakota nation, 1927.
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Carrying their babies on their heads, between Nablus and Huwara, Palestine, 1927.
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A devastating attack on a school in Clinton County, Michigan on May 18, 1927.
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A raid on a house in Los Angeles, November 15, 1927.
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Near the Giza Pyramids, Egypt, 1927.
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Posing with members of the Blackfeet Nation Tribe on the steps of City Hall, 1927.
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Chicago’s Cook County Jail in 1927.
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Only two of the eight aircraft involved survived the flight.
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A brawl in Pharus Hall, Berlin.
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Workers shaking hands under the Hudson River as the two ends come together, 1927.
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Einstein front and center among many other prominent names, 1927.
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Yankee Stadium in 1927.
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Moving to the Douaumont Ossuaire, 1927.
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Taking the oath after the death of his grandfather, King Ferdinand I, 1927.
