LAURA MARX FITZGERALD

Wiley politicians. Stock market roller coasters.
A youth culture obsessed with new kinds of music and entertainment.

 

Sound familiar? No, it’s not 2020—it’s the 1920’s. It’s been called “the first modern
decade”—the first time more Americans were living in cities than on the farm, buying up consumer goods,
and devouring what would come to be known as “pop culture”.

 

Explore some of the real-life people and events that turn up in THE GALLERY.