The Watchers: 1920

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The Watchers: 1920

Submitted by Dave on Tue, 05/04/2010 - 1:42pm.

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Washington, D.C., circa 1920. "Selinger front, 820 F Street." Onlookers at the wristwatch display seen in the previous post. National Photo Co. View full size.

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And across the street

Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Thu, 05/06/2010 - 9:26am.

the bank is now a Gordon Biersch. Food is meh, but very cool space inside.

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Fashions of the day

Submitted by A California son on Thu, 05/06/2010 - 12:00am.

While men's clothing didn't really change too much during the decades between the World Wars, ladies' clothing and hemlines sure did! The woman on the far right looks ready to bust up a speakeasy or two with a hatchet -- or just by an icy stare. I'll bet she wouldn't consent to being photographed in bed wearing something lacy, as did the Brox sisters. Or, at least we wouldn't WANT her to.

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Amazing

Submitted by JohnHoward on Tue, 05/04/2010 - 11:06pm.

"Why, they're like pocket watches we can wear on our wrists. This has to be the greatest invention of the 20th century!"

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Check out the street urchins

Submitted by RoccoB on Tue, 05/04/2010 - 4:56pm.

Right out of a Dickens novel. Barefoot, raggedy clothes.
Casing the onlookers looking for an easy mark.

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I always feel like

Submitted by Kait on Tue, 05/04/2010 - 5:10pm.

Somebody's watching me. Dang that is a big eyeball.

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Trend-setters

Submitted by tterrace on Tue, 05/04/2010 - 2:53pm.

Having been swept up in the bowler-to-boater groundswell, a group of style-conscious men-about-town check out the latest fashion craze.

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Wildly entertaining windows

Submitted by SHORPAHOLIC on Tue, 05/04/2010 - 2:52pm.

Can't imagine a store window getting that kind of attention nowadays. Of course everyone is dressed to the nines complete with a suit, tie, and the obligatory boater.

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And then the lady under the clock said

Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Tue, 05/04/2010 - 2:36pm.

"You there -- you people in the year two-thousand-and-ten -- have you nothing better to do?"

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The hands of time

Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Tue, 05/04/2010 - 2:27pm.

By now the clock has stopped for everyone here. And it's ticking away for us.

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Cheeks of Tan

Submitted by Mr Mel on Tue, 05/04/2010 - 1:57pm.

What were those 2 barefoot boys doing in the midst of all those well dressed people on F Street?

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Get Smart

Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Tue, 05/04/2010 - 1:52pm.

Looks like this is now the International Spy Museum.

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