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20 Colorized Photos of the Mid to the Late 1920s

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Three women in vintage clothing sit closely together indoors, with one woman appearing to drive and the others posing playfully behind her. The setting includes a couch with green pillows in the background.
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This collection of colorized snapshots aims to drop you squarely right into a jazz-soaked era most commonly identified as the Roaring ’20s. The pigments present in these photos that have been colorized deliver newfound clarity to evenings spent in stowed-away speakeasies, and also afternoons abuzz with aviation stunts. So, take an intriguing step back in time and enjoy colorized mid to the late 1920s snapshots.

1. Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald, 1925

A man with short, light brown hair and blue eyes, dressed in a dark suit, looks slightly upward with a faint smile against a plain, light background.
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2. Red Grance, an iconic American football player, back in 1925

A vintage American football player in a brown leather helmet and a red and navy striped jersey sits on the sidelines. The background shows blurry spectators in hats, suggesting an old-fashioned setting.
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3. A band holding it down in St. Louis in 1925

A lively jazz band in blue suits plays various instruments, including drums, trumpet, clarinet, trombone, and saxophone, as a woman in a red dress stands singing beside them. The background is a painted garden scene.
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4. Benito Mussolini, Rome, 1924

A man in a dark suit, tie, and top hat smokes a cigarette while looking at the camera. The background shows several people in period clothing and trees in soft focus.
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5. She’s looking posted up and at ease, circa 1925

A person wearing a white dress and a red headscarf lies barefoot on the grass, resting their head in one hand and gazing directly at the camera with a calm expression.
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6. Tourists on top of the pyramid at Cheops right around sunset

Two women in 1920s attire stand on large stone blocks near the pyramids in Egypt at sunset, while a seated person in dark clothing and a white head covering looks out over the landscape.
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7. A snowy day out in Washington, D.C. in 1924

A snowy city street scene with people walking, some holding umbrellas. A man in a dark coat and hat walks toward the camera. An old clock stands on the sidewalk, and vintage cars and trams are visible in the background.
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8. A very nice-looking Ford back in 1924

A vintage black car with a convertible roof and wooden-spoked wheels is parked on a cobblestone street in front of a brick building. A man stands nearby, and metal rods extend upright from the car.
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9. A Walter Smith mugshot looking extra tough back in 1924

A black-and-white mugshot of a man with disheveled dark hair, wearing a collared shirt and jacket. White handwritten text above his head reads "Walter Smith 15.12.24" along with other numbers and letters.
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10. Oh, they’re ready to go fast, 1924

Three young women from the early 20th century pose playfully with a vintage toy car indoors; one sits inside while two others perch on the back, all smiling and wearing period dresses.
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11. A birthday party out in Sweden in 1924

A large group of people, including men, women, and children, sit and stand around a long, outdoor table under a tree, posing for a photo. The scene looks vintage, with everyone dressed in early 20th-century clothing.
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12. Someone’s father back in 1926

A baby wearing a light-colored knitted sweater and white blanket sits propped up on cushions with a floral wallpaper background. The baby has a serious expression and is looking slightly off camera.
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13. Barkie’s Sandwich Shop in Los Angeles, 1927

A woman in a fur-trimmed coat stands beside a vintage green car in front of Barkies Sandwich Shops, which has a large cartoon dog head and paws above its entrance. The scene appears to be from the early 20th century.
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14. Taking a drive through the outskirts of Zaragoza, Spain, 1927

A man and a woman, both wearing coats and hats, sit in a vintage red convertible car parked by a tree. Blurred figures and a house are visible in the grassy background.
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15. Percy Mackey’s band poses on the roof of the London Palladium, 1927

A woman in a striped top and gold shorts dances energetically on a rooftop, surrounded by a lively jazz band of men playing brass and woodwind instruments. The scene appears vintage and joyful.
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16. Nobel Standard Gas Station, Helsinki, 1926

Two men in early 20th-century attire fuel a vintage car at an old-fashioned gas pump beside a small wooden station building on a snowy city street.
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17. A tram busy about its business in France in 1927

A vintage green and cream tram stops on a city street as people in early 20th-century clothing walk by; historic buildings and leafless trees line the background on a cloudy day.
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18. George Spinney and his bulldog in 1926

A young child in a wool coat and hat sits on a wooden step outdoors, with one arm around a white bulldog sitting beside them. Both face the camera, and the background appears rustic and weathered.
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19. The German ship “Monte Olivia” leaves Belgium

A large, early 20th-century ocean liner departs a crowded port; people in period clothing stand on the pier and balconies, watching as tugboats guide the ship down the river under a cloudy sky.
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20. A kitchen in Warsaw, Poland, in the late 1920s

Three women stand in a room near teapots on stoves and a cart. One pours from a teapot, another holds a cup, and a third smiles. A handwritten sign hangs on the wall above them.
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As the jazz-age confetti settles, let your curiosity keep swinging through thescroller.net’s time-capsule archives. Rewind a few years to the exuberant build-up with 35 Vintage Photos of the Mid-1920s and see how the party first caught fire. Then trace the decade’s glamorous afterglow—and looming challenges—in 35 Vintage Photos of the Early 1930s.

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Matt has spent over the last 8 years as both a writer and editor, working in Seattle and Brooklyn, where he is now based. He loves escaping the tirelessly fast pace of the “Mad Apple” that is NYC by taking walks and runs through parks where he’s able to catch up on the latest tea about society from the city’s ever chatty, always hungry, occasionally maniacal, pigeons. They always have a lot to say. When he’s not taking his urban nature strolls, or dutifully combing the deepest rabbit holes of the internet to find the content that’s worth sinking your mind’s teeth into, he’s likely holed up at a dark-lit dive bar with a new book and/or some friends, or just as easily he could be on the hunt for the next addition to his steadily growing plant family.

These days Matt’s caught up in trying to provide folks as many vivid glimpses into the days long since passed as he can, through fun and engaging collections of hand-picked vintage photos.



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