The 1920s “Roaring Twenties” Archive

You can find a collection of ads, illustrations, and photographs published in the 1920s.
Also known as the “Roaring Twenties” it was a period of economic prosperity with a distinctive cultural edge in the USA and Europe. Jazz blossomed, the flapper redefined the modern look for British and American women, and Art-Deco peaked. Source.

Hi-res digital files professionally restored, ready for use up to large-sized print. Fine art prints are also available.


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The Eve Book by Anne Harriet Fish 1916

The Eve Book by Anne Harriet Fish 1916

The “Eve Book,” also known as “The First Book of Eve,” is a historical gem published in 1916 by Brentano in the US and the Tatler in the UK. Introducing the new star illustrator, Anne Fish, it is a curated collection of drawings published on the Tatler from 1914 to 1916 in the column “The Letters of Eve,” offering a unique glimpse into the dark days of World War I.

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Social Events in 1920s High Society. By Fish

Social Events in 1920s High Society. By Fish

A second compilation of pages from Vanity Fair and the book “High Society” on “Social Events in 1920s High Society,” illustrated by Anne Fish.
Any double-page plate focuses on a specific topic providing a unique, rich lens into American and international high society’s lifestyles of the 1910s and 1920s. Rigorously in black and white, these inimitable sketches are completed with entertaining captions.

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Flirting, Engagement, Weddings & Divorce in 1920s High Society. By Fish

Flirting, Engagement, Weddings & Divorce in 1920s High Society. By Fish

A first compilation of pages from Vanity Fair and the book “High Society” on Flirting, Engagement, Weddings & Divorce, illustrated by Anne Fish.
Any double-page plate focuses on a specific topic providing a unique, rich lens into American and international high society’s lifestyles of the 1910s and 1920s. Rigorously in black and white, these inimitable sketches are completed with entertaining captions.

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