1920s (101)
Project Saturn, Rockets, Space Exploration, USA, 1920 - 1960s
Looks at the history of rocketry leading up the Saturn rocket, 1960s, 16mm
Phil Baker, Accordion Player, Comedian, Singer, Entertainer, USA, 1920s
Phil Baker, Accordion Player, Comedian, Singer, Entertainer, USA, 1920s, HD. Phil Baker (August 26, 1896 – November 30, 1963) was an American comedian and emcee on radio. Baker was also a vaudeville actor, composer, songwriter, accordionist and author.
Texas Guinan Speaking To Customers in Her Speakeasy, USA, 1920s
Mary Louise Cecilia "Texas" Guinan was an American actress, producer and entrepreneur. Born in Texas to Irish immigrant parents, she decided at an early age to become an entertainer.
Women's Tennis Star, Helen Wills, USA, 1920s
Helen Newington Wills, also known as Helen Wills Moody and Helen Wills Roark, was an American tennis player. She became famous around the world for holding the top position in women's tennis for a total of nine years: 1927–33, 1935 and 1938
Gertrude Stein, 1920s
Gertrude Stein was an American novelist, poet, playwright, and art collector. Born in the Allegheny West neighborhood of Pittsburgh and raised in Oakland, California, Stein moved to Paris in 1903, and made France her home for the remainder of her life.
Gertrude Ederle Swims The English Channel, 1926
Gertrude Caroline Ederle was an American competition swimmer, Olympic champion, and former world record-holder in five events. On August 6, 1926, she became the first woman to swim across the English Channel. Among other nicknames, the press sometimes called her "Queen of the Waves.
Sister Aimee Semple McPherson, USA, 1920s
Aimee Elizabeth Semple McPherson, also known as Sister Aimee or Sister, was a Canadian Pentecostal evangelist and media celebrity in the 1920s and 1930s, famous for founding the Foursquare Church.