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Three models from Washington's spring fashion show raise the hems of their dresses so they can wade through the waters of Arlington Beach in 1924
Three models from Washington's spring fashion show raise the hems of their dresses so they can wade through the waters of Arlington Beach, Virginia, in 1924.

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  • It should come as no surprise that life in 1924 was drastically different from how it is in 2024.
  • In 1924, Calvin Coolidge was president, and Babe Ruth was the most famous athlete in the world.
  • These photos show how people's day-to-day lives looked 100 years ago.

From popular fashion trends to the day's latest technologies, life looked completely different in 1924.

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culture, Entertainment, Transportation, vintage-photos, Vintage, vintage-photographs, 1920s
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Vintage photos taken 100 years ago show what life was like in 1924