Roaring Twenties
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The Roaring Twenties, sometimes stylized as Roaring '20s, refers to the 1920s decade in music and fashion, as it happened in Western society and Western culture. It was a period of economic prosperity
Josephine Baker performing the Charleston at the Folies Bergère, Paris
Climax of the new architectural style: the Chrysler Building in New York City was built after the European wave of Art Deco reached the United States.
Felix the Cat, a popular cartoon character of the decade, exhibits his famous pace.
Actress Norma Talmadge
Josephine Baker
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Freda Josephine Baker, also spelled Joséphine Baker, was an American-born French dancer, singer, and actress, and a spy for the French Resistance. Her career was centered primarily in Europe, mostly i
Roaring Twenties
…Roaring Twenties 1920–1929 World War I Great Depression Josephine Baker performing the Charleston at the Folies Bergère, Paris Location Mainly the United States and Europe (ensuing effects in greater Western world) Key…
Baker in 1940
Unconfirmed photo of Baker, c. 1908
Josephine Baker impersonating Hudgins in the Folies Bergère in 1927.
Josephine Baker, wearing only a feathered skirt and anklets, shoes, and a headdress, arches back over the forward-bent fr:Joe Alex in La Danse sauvage.