What Was Life Like 1910 - 1919?

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The Progressive Era of 1910 to 1919 - Learn All about It

I've found a wealth of information about different eras of American life and the lensmasters on Squidoo have assembled it on a variety of topics. Now I'm sorting all that information into order by decades to make it easier for you to find.

This page covers the decade that starts in 1910 and ends in 1919. It was the Progressive Era and also included World War I. A fascinating time! I'm a librarian and my mission is to make information easier to find.

What was life like in 1910 and throughout the ten years that followed? Here it is for your information and enjoyment. Music, movies, daily life, childhood, work, politics, clothes and fashion and other aspects of 1910 to 1919.

1915 DODGE by CNelson01

Art and Illustration from 1910 to 1919

Books and Authors of the 1910 Decade

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Cars and Transportation from 1910 to 1919

1918 Vintage Motorcycle sticker
1918 Vintage Motorcycle by eclecticdreams


The sinking of the Titanic happened in 1912.
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Childhood and Toys of 1910 to 1919

Clothes and Fashion of the 1910 Decade

Some Dance Videos from 1910 - 1919

Popular dances included the Two-Step, the Castle Walk,
Two Step
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Dance in 1910 to 1919

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Entertainment and Sports in the 1910 Decade

Ty Cobb, Jack Johnson, Jim Thorpe, Harry Houdini

Theda Bara as Cleopatra print
Theda Bara as Cleopatra by vintagetreasurechest


Theda Bara as Cleopatra
Vintage silent movie poster, 1917
Theda Bara (July 29, 1885 - April 13, 1955), born Theodosia Burr Goodman, was an American silent film actress. Bara was one of the most popular screen actresses of her era, and was one of cinema's earliest sex symbols. Her femme fatale roles earned her the nickname "The Vamp" (short for vampire). (description provided by VintageTreasureChest)

Vintage Ty Cobb & Joe Jackson 1913 card
Vintage Ty Cobb & Joe Jackson 1913 by scenesfromthepast
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More Entertainment and Sports from 1910 - 1919

Chicago White Sox, Theda Bara

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1918 Flu Epidemic

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Cookbooks from 1910

Available from Amazon

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Homes and Architecture of 1910 through 1919

Noted Women of 1910 to 1919

Marie Curie, Harriet Chalmers Adams, Emily Wilding Davidson

Women's suffrage at a vote 1915 print
Women's suffrage at a vote 1915 by IsisoftheEast

Women at a booth implore passers-by to vote yes on women's suffrage at a vote to be held on October 19, New Jersey, 1915. They are holding signs and wearing sashes reading 'votes for women.'
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Politics and Events 1910 to 1919

Taft was president 1909 - 1913.
Wilson became president 1913 - 1921.
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Read More about the 1910 Decade

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A Cultural History of the United States Through the Decades - The 1910s

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World War I

1914-1918

What Else Would You Like to See Included Here?

1910 Typewriter postcard
1910 Typewriter by tnmpastperfect

  • bloomingrose Apr 1, 2012 @ 8:37 am | delete
    This is a really nice lens, it helped other lensmasters get traffic as well as the respect due them, and it is a good cultural history of the time period. Angel Blessed.
  • senditondown Jan 10, 2012 @ 1:20 pm | delete
    Very nice lens. I enjoy history of all sorts and this lens caught my attention. My dad was born in 1900 and these are things that he actually saw and lived through.
  • poddys Sep 23, 2011 @ 2:41 pm | delete
    I just came back to give this lens a blessing, it's most worthy and a great resource.
  • GramaBarb Sep 14, 2011 @ 10:45 am | delete
    Wonderful history! Thanks for adding my River Travel from that era.
  • Coe Sep 13, 2011 @ 4:22 pm | delete
    Thanks so much for adding my lens about Willa Cather to this very nice lens.
  • gottaloveit Aug 15, 2011 @ 6:37 am | delete
    Back to review this great lens again. Loved it the second time around as much as the first.
  • gottaloveit Jun 7, 2011 @ 4:58 pm | delete
    Showed this great lens to my Mom who was born in 1916. Triggered a lot of memories I've never heard before! Thanks SO much for giving me even more memories with my aging mama.
  • snakesmom May 23, 2011 @ 3:57 pm | delete
    I love looking at all this momentos from the 1910 decade! :)
  • catbehaviors Apr 19, 2011 @ 7:58 pm | delete
    Thank you so much for featuring my Flu Lens! You have some very nice lenses on here. I love reading about historic events, and learning about the past. It's very interesting discovering how people used to live.
    Lensrolled. :)
  • A-Redneck Feb 22, 2011 @ 12:52 pm | delete
    What a wonderful collection of memorabilia....very attractively displayed. There is just something about those years which make a person smile.
  • poddys Feb 7, 2011 @ 2:28 pm | delete
    It's almost like you created all your 1910-1920 lenses ready for my One Hundred Years Ago lens. Lensrolled there with pleasure, and also featured there.
  • mbgphoto Jan 25, 2011 @ 7:04 am | delete
    Certainly an interesting era! Blessed.
  • SereneSea Jan 24, 2011 @ 9:11 pm | delete
    If I remember correctly, 19the century was a great beginning for the computers, typewriters being predominant and the economy doing good to the common man. I was not born at that time but I can contemplate the essence of nineteenth century from your lens.

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