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On the date

Friday, September 10, 1920

From the day

Perspective: The Street Photographer · Sound

The brassy melody of "Whispering" drifts from a shop door, nearly drowned out by the clatter of T-strap heels on the sidewalk and the sharp scent of industrial chemicals wafting from the nearby docks. I adjust the lens of my camera to capture a stunning sheba in a beaded silk shift, her bobbed hair tucked neatly under a felt cloche hat as she pauses to check her reflection. She digs into her handbag, grumbling as she fishes out **$0.11** for a single loaf of bread, a price that makes me want to tell her it’s all baloney. I have a bit of a crush on the way the afternoon light hits the grit of this city, catching the steam and the rush of a world finally making its own way.

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Best-selling Sheet Music

Whispering

John Schonberger

The must-have

Raggedy Andy

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

applesaucebaloneycheaterscrush

Flapper

bee's kneescat's pajamasgiggle watershebahotsy-totsy

Gangster

big cheesebump offstool pigeongatfall guy

Catchphrases of 1920

  • Return to normalcy

Tech Check

Commercial Radio Stations (KDKA), Hair Dryer & Band-Aid.

Style of 1920

Silhouette: Straight and drop-waisted (Flapper)

Material: Beaded silk and rayon

  • Bobbed hair
  • Cloche hats
  • T-strap heels

Cost of Living (1920)

Loaf of Bread

$0.11

Gallon of Gas

$0.30

Average Home

$6,296

New Car

$575

Meanwhile

  • Post-WWI RecessionSevere deflation and collapse of agricultural prices.

Time Elapsed

38,619 days ago

(105 years, 294 days)