1920's in Pictures

Costuming, fashion, silent films and favorite stars, old and new. Formerly "Kittyinva".

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1920 Summer dress in a garden. From Anne, Pinterest.

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July 2, 1915 6th Avenue Elevated, turning from Murray Street onto West Broadway. From New York City-Vintage History, FB.

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July 2, 1915 166 West Broadway, Manhattan. From New York City-Vintage History, FB.

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Silk Chine Evening Dress

c. 1914

Augusta Auctions

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1914 545-547 West 30th Street between Tenth and Eleventh Avenues. From New York City History and Memories, FB.

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1927 Ads for accommodation and for a restaurant in Pennsylvania. From Kenneth McIntyre, FB.

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1918 Rose Dolores in the Ziegfeld Follies by Frank E. Geisler, New York. From David Shields, Pinterest.

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Vilma Bánky by M.E. Rasko, c. 1927

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1920s Ballroom dancers in costume. From Pinterest.

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1915 c. Young Miss Thelma, wearing a shorter skirt because she's a teenager. from Pinterest.

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1922 Large family on the beach at Coney Island. From I Remember Steeplechase Park, FB.

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July 1, 1929 Cover of "Britannia and Eve" magazine featuring fashion designs by Chantal (not Chanel!), Redfern and Jenny.

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July 1, 1922 Steerage passengers aboard the Conte Rosso arrive at Ellis Island. From New York City-Vintage History, FB.

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1916 Wedding dress of silk satin, embroidered netting, plain netting and lace appliques. Owned by Doris V. French. From the Connecticut Museum of Culture and History.

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June 30, 1925 Miss Dorothy Brautigan of the short-lived National American Ballet, photographed probably at Rock Creek Park. She was only fourteen here. Dorothy moved to New York City and worked in the Ziegfeld Follies. From America in the 1920s, FB.

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1924 Illustration of a wedding gown, very sleek and slinky! From Pinterest.

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Dorothy Mackaill modeling Bradley Knit Wear bathing suit 1929.