21 Photos That Turn 100 in 2021

Ah, the roaring '20s. It was a decade filled with flappers and smooth jazz. The biggest movie stars were Charlie Chaplin and John Barrymore (yes, that's Drew Barrymore's grandfather). The cost of a new house was roughly $6,000 (can you imagine?) and a new car set your wallet back approximately $500—keep in mind that the average yearly income in 1920 was approximately $2-3,000. But still, what a time to be alive, right? Check out these 21 vintage photos from 100 years ago, and you might just find some striking similarities between then and now.

New York City police officers supervise a pair of men as they dump a barrel of illegal alcohol into a sewer. Prohibition in the United States lasted from 1920 to 1933.

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A group of friends lounge in the shade as they enjoy a riverside picnic.

A street salesman offers up cricket ball souvenirs to bystanders waiting outside an Australian cricket game.

A driver sits at the ready as he poses for a photograph at the Enfield-Allday 200-mile race in Surrey, England, United Kingdom.

A flapper woman relaxes on a chaise lounge with a cigarette in one hand and a book in the other.

"Flappers" were typically young women in the 1920s who enjoyed jazz and cigarettes while sporting a "bob" hairstyle and a knee-length skirt.

The 1921 men's basketball players from the University of New Hampshire pose for a team photo.

One of France's top tennis players of the time, Suzanne Lenglen, performs a backhand at the Women's National Lawn Tennis Championship.

Throughout her tennis career, Lenglen won the Wimbledon competition in both singles and doubles six times.

A group of young boys gather around the table to listen to the radio. The 1920s saw a huge boom in consumer radios, which were still a relatively new invention.

A woman practices her swing on the golf course while a young boy watches on.

A pharmacist mixes a medicinal concoction at a hospital in London.

A trio of women walk arm in arm shortly after British suffragette Sylvia Pankhurst (center) was released from prison.

A trio of actors film a scene for a movie in rural Minnesota.

By the early 1920s, movies were still silent – except for the music that played in the background. Hearing the actors speak dialogue didn't come around until 1926.

Baseball star Babe Ruth hands out his newly minted candy bars to eager bystanders at Yankee Stadium shortly before the game.

Two young women donning swim caps and bathing suits play leapfrog on the beach.

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A group of schoolchildren line up in an orderly fashion at their teacher's desk.

A young woman sitting at a typewriter prepares for a typing exam in Paris, France.

An Indiana couple, Mr. and Mrs. John Herrin, pose outside their farmhouse in Bloomington, Indiana. Their home was declared "the center of the population," according to the 1920 U.S. census.

A group of clowns sit around, posing for a photograph, while off-duty at a London circus.

A man performs the daring task of climbing atop the wing of his plane to refuel another while in mid-air.

A woman with her foot kicked over the handlebars sits atop a stationary scooter.

A group of children stand in line as they wait to collect a loaf of bread from a local shopkeeper during a coal strike.