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On the date

Wednesday, January 10, 1900

From the day

Perspective: The Street Photographer · Sound

The clatter of iron-rimmed wheels on the cobblestones competes with the heavy sigh of a nearby escalator, but I’m waiting for the light to hit that lace high collar just right. A group of men in heavy wool coats are gossiping about Dr. Anderson’s election in Chicago, looking fit as a fiddle despite the biting January wind. I duck into the bakery to escape the chill, tossing my last copper nickel onto the counter for a sourdough loaf; it’s a steep **$0.05** just to keep my stomach from growling while I work. Outside, a woman with a perfect Gibson Girl silhouette adjusts her parasol, and the click of my shutter captures her against the gray city smog.

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Best-selling Sheet Music

A Bird in a Gilded Cage

Harry Von Tilzer

The must-have

Lionel Trains

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

bullyfit as a fiddleblockhead

Aristocrat

capitalmy wordbally

Working Class

gadzooksblimeychump

Catchphrases of 1900

  • Speak softly and carry a big stick

Tech Check

Kodak Brownie Camera, Zeppelin Airships & Escalators.

Style of 1900

Silhouette: S-bend corset and pouter pigeon chest

Material: Lace, silk, and heavy wool

  • Gibson Girl hair
  • Parasols
  • High collars

Cost of Living (1900)

Loaf of Bread

$0.05

Gallon of Gas

$0.10

Average Home

$3,200

New Car

$1,000

Time Elapsed

46,220 days ago

(126 years, 230 days)