English 3 - 1920s: Home

A very comprehensive site on Prohibition from The Ohio State University

Presents an expansive collection of primary sources, organized in five themes, each with six to eight sections. Includes films, newsreels, animated cartoons, comic strips, radio broadcasts, sound recordings, informational texts, fiction selections, visual art, photographs, music selections, political cartoons and contemporary commentary.

Primary source materials (cartoons, documents and photographs) from the Ohio State University History Department, topic segments include Prohibition; Immigration Restriction and the KKK; The New Woman and The Scopes Trial.

Includes essays, images and primary source documents. Creation of a free account is necessary to access some content.

Companion website to Ken Burns' documentary, includes historical background, biographies and audio files.

From Filmsite.org, overview of the film industry during the 1920s, includes information on movie studios, actors and films of the era.

From PBS. Scroll to the bottom of the page for links to even more resources.

Information about the fashion of the 1920s, such as flapper dresses and cloche hats.

A good site on the history of Art Deco style as well as photos and illustrations of buildings and art done in the style