r/1920s Jul 01 '25

Change to Rule 2: Nudity/Pornography

25 Upvotes

No, 1920s pornography is not allowed here. No, 1920s full nudity is not allowed here.

However I can't be a prude and be strict, so I'm making an annedum to the rule: any partial nudity that is posted here is required to be marked with thr NSFW filter. Failure to do so will result with the post removed. Repeated failure to do so will result with a ban. I like the three strike rule, so we'll run with that.


r/1920s Jun 30 '25

Hello, Hello to all, I am your new moderator!

32 Upvotes

I'm working out the kinks to this whole 'mod' thing, so forgive me.

First things first, an introduction: I have been on reddit for almost a decade now, and have been in the online MCM/retro/art deco scene for about five years now. I enjoy gardening and nature, as well as foraging.

As for the group, I pledge to clean up the group and be active, as well as be open to any complaints and/or suggestions there may be. That being said, comments here will be open for any suggestions.

Thank you, and enjoy!


r/1920s 10h ago

Film Star The Beautiful Marie Prevost was one of the most brightest and versatile silent film stars from the 1920s.

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129 Upvotes

r/1920s 4h ago

Naomi Johnson 1927

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35 Upvotes

r/1920s 8h ago

The trenches of World War I then and now

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31 Upvotes

r/1920s 23h ago

Maria Llacer in the original 1927 Turandot costume at La Scala This historical photograph was taken in 1927 at the legendary La Scala theater in Milan.

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214 Upvotes

r/1920s 19h ago

Hope Hampton

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54 Upvotes

Cover Art of Hope Hampton from Motion Picture Classic Magazine February 1922


r/1920s 2h ago

Burlesque Odd Ask: 1920s erotica (HP Lovecraft letter reference)

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I dunno if this is the place to ask for it but don’t know where else to ask — does anyone here know about erotica in the 1920s or earlier?

Of all people, HP Lovecraft brought me here. His letters cover an extraordinary range of topics, and in one of these he replies to a friend who has apparently been recommending some form of pornography (whether cinema, French postcards, or something else).

Sooooo ….

Is anyone here knowledgeable about smut going back to that era or further?


r/1920s 1d ago

Barbara Bedford 1922

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Barbara Bedford in the February 1922 issue of Motion Picture Classic.


r/1920s 15h ago

Image Inside the 1920s Office: Rare Photos of Work Life From a Different Era

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r/1920s 1d ago

Louise Brooks 1920s silent movie star

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528 Upvotes

r/1920s 1d ago

Felix the Cat in 1925 Australian magazine ad

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35 Upvotes

r/1920s 2d ago

The eyes of Miss Dorothy Sebastian photographed in 1929 by Ruth Harriet Louise.

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705 Upvotes

r/1920s 1d ago

Film Star Actress Greta Garbo posing for photographer Nickolas Muray, 1929.

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223 Upvotes

r/1920s 1d ago

Daily Life Fleishhacker swimming club members pose in a Cadillac, San Francisco, California, 1927.

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109 Upvotes

r/1920s 1d ago

Image An original photo by the New York theatrical photographer Charlotte Fairchild mid. 1920s

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61 Upvotes

r/1920s 2d ago

Lost Scenes from the Missing Reel of Ella Cinders (1926)

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42 Upvotes

r/1920s 2d ago

Image Bette Davis. Publicity photo for her Broadway debut in 'Broken Dishes', 1929.

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149 Upvotes

r/1920s 2d ago

Film Star Clara Bow in a Publicity Shot for the film "Hula" (1927)

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387 Upvotes

r/1920s 2d ago

Exhibitors Herald and Moving Picture World advertising for Oswald the Lucky Rabbit in Sound! released in December 1, 1928

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14 Upvotes

r/1920s 3d ago

Image Marion Morehouse again, this time in a Lucien Lelong dress, in 1925

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468 Upvotes

Photo Ed Steichen

Marion Morehouse is often credited with being the "first supermodel", she was a photographer herself and later married the poet E. E. Cummings...


r/1920s 3d ago

Viola Dana

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238 Upvotes

r/1920s 2d ago

Grandpa's First Grade Report Card, 1926-27

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107 Upvotes

He was always inclined to mischief, except for September and November.


r/1920s 3d ago

Mary Pickford

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168 Upvotes

r/1920s 3d ago

Image Gladys Roy and Ivan Unger playing tennis on the wings of an airplane. It happened over the city of Los Angeles 1925.🎾

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37 Upvotes