1920's in Pictures

1922 Georgia Hale won the Miss Chicago Beauty Contest. Her name should be familiar to any Chaplin fans as she was his co-star in "The Gold Rush". She also starred as Myrtle Wilson in the original 1926 version of "The Great Gatsby".

July 7, 1920 Washington, D.C. municipal bathing beach hired Etta McKay, professional woman champion swimmer, to teach children to swim. From the Rockford Morning Star newspaper. From America in the 1920s, FB.

1920 c. Nurse's uniform with white cap in linen and cotton. The dress has hook and eye closures up the front.

1927 c. Therese and Helene. From estellux, Pinterest.

1924 "Sweetheart" Bob. Pinterest.

1925 c. His Majesty King George V and his mother, Queen Alexandra. From Pinterest.

1920 c. Mamie smith, singer. From Pinterest.

1925 c. A model in a teddy (or teddy-bare as Gloria Swanson called them in her autobiography).

1920 c. Alice Maison on the beach. From the Roaring 1920s, FB.

1925 c. Silk plain weave with metallic thread supplementary-warps with metallic thread and silk satin (lame) and metallic thread embroidery evening gown with train by design house of Louise Boulanger France. From LACMA.

1930 c. Perfume bottle in the Duncan model crafted by Rene Lalique for collection, inspired by Isadora Duncan. From Art Deco Around the Globe, FB.

1910-15 c. Platinum, sapphire and diamond brooch. From Art Deco, Art Nouveau & 20th Century Decorative arts Group, FB.