Last Updated on April 27, 2025 by Colby Droscher
Long before there were such things as selfies and smartphones, summer really had its own special kind of glow. This collection of 25 colorized photos is able to transport us back in time 100 years, to when afternoons were largely spent in wild things like wool bathing suits, ice cream parlors were the hubs of social activity, and boardwalks bustled with families busy enjoying the sunshine.
Take a nostalgic journey that can remind you in a moment how, even a century later, the essence of summer hasn’t changed that much at all.
1. Some piano with the Fannie Brice back in the 1920s.
I mean, this looks like one of the most fun days possible out at the beach.
2. Young women enjoying a day at the beach at Southport, 1920
That hat is especially spectacular.
3. Rockaway Beach back in the 1920s
Rockaway Beach is one of those fun places to be during summertime.
4. An unknown swimmer looking gleeful back in the 1920s
Nothing like taking a dip on a hot summer’s day. No matter what decade it is.
5. She’s holding down that 1920s tennis outfit effortlessly
The colors of this fit are especially electric.
6. This lad is locked in for his competitive summer swimming event
Guy might want to get a bit more of an energy burst summoned before the big event.
7. The colors really make this one pop like none other
It’s a rainbow of 1920s summertime fits.
8. Just frolicking about in the grass fields of 1920s summertime
This one’s just pure poetry.
9. I mean, pretty iconic
To say that they nailed the shot might be an understatement.
10. Everyone getting after it on a hot summer morning by the Atlantic
Seriously though.
11. That’s how you properly enjoy the ocean in summertime
If you’re not bringing the float to the beach in the summertime, what’re you really doing with your life?
12. Everyone out there looking extra joyful on that nice summer’s day
Those spectacles really pop.
13. They simply had to take the moment for the pose
The real question is how long they all had to hold the pose for to get the shot?
14. Everyone seems to be having so much fun in all these 1920s summertime photos
Everyone looks so thrilled to be there.
15. Lad’s getting all ready for his big event, it seems
Looking locked in, my good sir.
16. She probably broke some hearts back in the day
Surely, just a few.
17. The floats are always a great move when you’re out at the ocean
Floats and the ocean are one of those things that just go together perfectly.
18. Honestly, some of the 1920s fits are due for a comeback
The lady on the left pulled through in making her own fashion statement.
19. The colors really make this one pop
So many pretty blues going on here.
20. The graphics are especially fun with this one
All the love for the cartoons in this shot.
