Though a whole lot has changed in the 99 years since 1926, several things have managed to withstand the test of time. Just take a look at these black-and-white photos of road trips, graduating classes, and of course, some fun days out in the sun.
From family portraits to snaps taken aboard ships, here are 20 photographs capturing what life felt like in 1926.
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“My dad cranking his Model T speedster with his friends piled in the car. This car chugged the cobblestone streets of South St. Louis in 1926.”
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“My great-grandmother poses for her engagement portrait - photographed by Louis Fabian Bachrach in Baltimore, 1926.”
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“The Woolworth Building, N.Y.C. 1926.”
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“My grandfather's class at graduation in 1926.”
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A ‘gang’ of children wishes folks a happy New Year.
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“My great grandmother in her masquerade costume, Feb 1926.”
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“My grandpa as a baby 1926.”
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“My great-grandfather & his little brother posing with the new family car. May 1926, Chicago.”
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“1926 - Only the date is written on the back.”
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"My great grandpa and his brother looking dapper in 1926.”
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“My great-grandfather and his best friend in Ukraine, before emigrating c.1926.”
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“The last voyage of ‘Skaregrøm’, Atlantic Ocean, 1926.”
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“My grandfather, the oldest, and his siblings (1926).”
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“My grandmother at twenty years old in 1926.”
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“Graduating class of 1926.”
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“My dad in 1926 (3 years old), in Germany.”
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“My Grandma on her bada— scooter, 1926.”
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“My granddad as a teenage sailor on a freighter in 1926.”
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“Grandma and Grandpa in the Photo Booth (1926).”
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“It’s a girls' day out. The year is 1926.”
