Decade

1920s

Warren G. Harding, president. Inaugurated on March 4, 1921. He died in office on August 2, 1923.

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Warren G. Harding

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Calvin Coolidge, president. Sworn in on August 3, 1923, after the death of Warren G. Harding. He left office on March 4, 1929.

No. 096 · Presidents

Calvin Coolidge

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Herbert Hoover, president. Inaugurated on March 4, 1929. He served one term and left office on March 4, 1933.

No. 097 · Presidents

Herbert Hoover

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Barney Oldfield, Tacoma 1920. Oldfield was the first man to drive a car at 60 mph, and 'Who do you think you are, Barney Oldfield?' became what traffic cops said to speeders.

No. 168 · Garage and Speed

Barney Oldfield, Tacoma 1920

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Tommy Milton, Indy 500 Winner 1921. Milton was the first man to win the Indianapolis 500 twice, and did it while nearly blind in one eye, a secret he kept for most of his career.

No. 169 · Garage and Speed

Tommy Milton, Indy 500 Winner 1921

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Motorcycle Police, July 4 1922. Montgomery County, Maryland's police force began on July 4, 1922 as a small mounted squad on motorcycles, the only way to catch the new wave of speeding motorists.

No. 170 · Garage and Speed

Motorcycle Police, July 4 1922

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Babe Ruth, 1920. In 1920, his first year as a Yankee, Ruth hit 54 home runs, more than every other American League team except one.

No. 171 · Ballpark Legends

Babe Ruth, 1920

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Opening Day, Yankee Stadium 1923. A record crowd of more than 74,000 jammed the 'House That Ruth Built' on April 18, 1923.

No. 173 · Ballpark Legends

Opening Day, Yankee Stadium 1923

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Pouring Liquor into the Sewer, c.1921. NYC Deputy Police Commissioner John Leach watches agents dump seized booze after a raid.

No. 176 · Jazz Age

Pouring Liquor into the Sewer, c.1921

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Lindbergh and the Spirit of St. Louis, 1927. The plane had no front window, since an extra fuel tank sat in the way, so Lindbergh used a periscope to see ahead.

No. 183 · Wings

Lindbergh and the Spirit of St. Louis, 1927

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Alex Smokes, 1924 (Harris & Ewing). Alex was the German shepherd of Ailsa Mellon, daughter of Treasury Secretary Andrew Mellon.

No. 223 · Candid & Wit

Alex Smokes, 1924 (Harris & Ewing)

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Largest and Smallest, 1923 (Harris & Ewing). Shot at a 1923 Washington dog show, this is a sight gag older than Erwitt's: the biggest dog in the hall paired with the smallest.

No. 224 · Candid & Wit

Largest and Smallest, 1923 (Harris & Ewing)

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Laddie Boy and Friends, c.1922 (Harris & Ewing). Laddie Boy, President Harding's Airedale, was the first celebrity White House pet.

No. 225 · Candid & Wit

Laddie Boy and Friends, c.1922 (Harris & Ewing)

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Taking Dictation in the Shower, 1922 (Harris & Ewing). It was 100 degrees in the shade, so stenographer Margerite Newman took the boss's letters in a bathing suit under a cooling shower.

No. 228 · Candid & Wit

Taking Dictation in the Shower, 1922 (Harris & Ewing)

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The President Meets the Champions, 1929 (Harris & Ewing). America's champion bird dogs were brought to the White House for Herbert Hoover, a keen hunter.

No. 230 · Candid & Wit

The President Meets the Champions, 1929 (Harris & Ewing)

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Bathing Beauties at the Monument, 1923 (Harris & Ewing). Dancers in bathing suits kick up their heels on the Tidal Basin beach, with the Washington Monument standing very still behind them.

No. 231 · Candid & Wit

Bathing Beauties at the Monument, 1923 (Harris & Ewing)

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Woman, Cat, Horse, 1923 (Harris & Ewing). No caption explains it, and none is needed: a woman on horseback with her cat riding along.

No. 234 · Candid & Wit

Woman, Cat, Horse, 1923 (Harris & Ewing)

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The Pony Express, Frank Tenney Johnson, 1924. The Pony Express lasted just 18 months (1860-61) before the telegraph killed it, yet it became one of the West's biggest legends.

No. 260 · Cowboys & Rodeo

The Pony Express, Frank Tenney Johnson, 1924

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