1920s photos
Photographs from the 1920s: fashion and flappers, crowded city streets full of cars, baseball and boxing, early aviation, radio and everyday life, many from Washington's National Photo Company and the Bain News Service.
Why they are free to use: Photos published in the 1920s are in the public domain in the US (published before 1931). Each photo's page shows its own licence basis and a credit line.
Fashion
Search “women in 1920s fashion, flapper dresses and hats” for more, or ask Claude for it
1920dress
1920-06-11 · Library of Congress
StateLibQld 1 241591 Group of women with fashionable summer clothes from 1926
1926-12-01 · Wikimedia Commons
Women shoppers at Mrs. Snyder's Candy Shop, South Michigan Avenue, Chicago
1927 · U.S. National Archives
City streets
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Showing traffic over North Broadway bridge from Elysian Park, Los Angeles, 1922 (AAA-EN-122-2)
1922-04 · Wikimedia Commons
Pike St. east from 8th Ave., ca. 1925
1925 · Wikimedia Commons
Showing traffic over North Broadway bridge from Elysian Park, Los Angeles, 1922 (AAA-EN-122-1)
1922-04 · Wikimedia Commons
Intersection of North Broadway and Sunset Boulevard showing traffic congestion, Los Angeles, 1922 (AAA-EN-122-3)
1922-04 · Wikimedia Commons
Sports
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Baseball players Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig of the New York Yankees surrounded by a group of boy football players and adults
1927 · Library of Congress
Babe Ruth, New York AL, John McGraw, Nick Altrock and Al Schact, Washington AL, 10/10/1923 (baseball) *Abstract/medium:; 5 x 7 in. or smaller.
1923-10-10 · Library of Congress
Baseball parks
1923 · Library of Congress
Babe Ruth, Jack Bentley, and Jack Dunn
1923-10 · Library of Congress
Baseball player Rube Oldring, Seattle, 1921
1921 · Wikimedia Commons
Firpo Marberry
1924-10-06 · Library of Congress
Babe Ruth Yankee Stadium opening
1923-04-18 · Library of Congress
Babe Ruth, at opening of Yankee Stadium (baseball)
1923 · Library of Congress
At home and at work
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BroxSistersRadioTeddyBear
1920 · Library of Congress
ErnieHareRadioKnob
1921–1925 · Library of Congress
ErnestHareRadioSip
1921–1925 · Library of Congress
Youthful radio expert
c. 1922 · Library of Congress
Youthful radio expert-colorized
c. 1922 · Wikimedia Commons
Brox Sisters *Abstract/medium:; 5 x 7 in. or smaller.
1920 · Library of Congress
Woman lying on big radio at convention 1923
1923-03-03 · Wikimedia Commons
Young America turns to radio
c. 1922 · Library of Congress
Aviation
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Army fliers at Brough
1924 · Library of Congress
Columbus, Ohio 23
1929-07-08 · Library of Congress
Zenith Albatross Z-12 front view
1928 · Wikimedia Commons
Fearless Freddie", a Hollywood stunt man, clinging to a rope ladder slung from a plane flown by A.M. Maltrup, about to drop into automobile below: automobile shown
1921 · Library of Congress
Douglas World Cruiser ggbain 37049u
c. 1924 · Library of Congress
Army "Gordon Bennett" racer
1920 · Library of Congress
1903 Wright Flyer pilot seat and engine
1928-01-06 · Library of Congress
CHICAGO (plane), 1924
1924-09-08 · Library of Congress
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