THIS IS WHO WE WERE:

IN THE 1920S

This is Who We Were: In the 1920s explores American life in the 1920s. This new series is sure to be of value as both a serious research tool for students of American history as well as an intriguing climb up America's family tree. The richly-illustrated text provides an interesting way to study a truly unique time in American history.

Family Profiles, Historical Snapshots, News Features & Census Data

Profiles

• Doctor Who Supported Women’s Reproductive Rights in 1921: Hopatcong, New Jersey
• Elementary School Teacher of Immigrant Children in 1921: Minneapolis, Minnesota
• Successful Star of the Silents in 1922: Hollywood, California
• Welsh Immigrant Printing Plant Worker in 1923: Tulsa, Oklahoma
• High School Junior in 1923: Seaman, Ohio
• Businessman and Anti-Immigration Activist in 1923: Santa Fe, New Mexico
• Ice Delivery Company Owner in 1923: Chicago, Illinois
• Dentist in 1924: Columbia, South Carolina
• Civic Leader and Entrepreneur in 1924: Tulsa, Oklahoma
• Textile Mill Worker in 1925: Spartanburg, South Carolina
• Miner and Professional Football Player in 1925: Pottsville, Pennsylvania
• Phonograph Salesman in Chicago in 1925: Chicago, Illinois
• Elementary School Teacher in 1926: Syracuse, New York
• Jewish Cartoonist in 1926: San Francisco, California
• Young Stickball Player in 1926: New York City
• Gideon Sundback and the “Zipper” in 1926: Meadville, Pennsylvania
• Successful Small Farmer in 1927: Culpeper County and Richmond, Virginia
• Socialite in 1927: Palm Beach, Florida, and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• Debutante in 1927: Baltimore, Maryland
• Heavyweight Prizefighter in 1927: Macon, Georgia
• Blues Singer Florence Mills in 1927: Harlem, New York City, New York
• IQ Test Salesman in 1927: San Diego, California
• WCTU Movie Monitor in 1928: Topeka, Kansas
• Wall Street Stockbroker in 1928: Wall Street, New York City
• Piano Teacher in 1928: Baltimore, Maryland
• Female Auto Engineer in 1929: Plainfield, New Jersey
• Pro-Immigration Lobbyist in 1929: Houston, Texas
• Dock Boggs, Banjo Player and Singer, in 1929: Norton, Virginia

Historical Snapshots

• Early 1920s
• Mid 1920s
• Late 1920s

Economy of the Times

• Consumer Expeditures
• Annual Income
• Selected Prices
• Value Of a Dollar Index 1860-2012

All Around Us- What We Saw, Wrote, Read & Listened to

• All Around Us- 1960s

Census Data

• American Indian/Alaska Native Population
• Asian Population
• Black Population
• Urban Population
• White Population
• Total Population
• Rural Population
• Foreign-Born Population
• Males per 100 Females
• Homeownership
• Reprinted Census Data