Nostalgia on Wheels A 1920 Car Looking Backwards

American automakers like Buick and Duesenberg were among the first automakers to incorporate a trunk onto the back of a car. However, this was ... When the new car – dubbed the the Model A – was introduced in late 1927, it was the most significant launch in the history of the automobile industry. Never ... It was not difficult to sell cars in America in the months that followed the First World War, since automobile production had been cut back severely as the ... Why did the seemingly boundless prosperity of the 1920s end so suddenly? And why, once an economic downturn began, did the Great Depression last so long? On May 25, 1920 ... Children crippled from accidents rode in the back of open cars waving to other children watching from sidewalks. The enormous growth in automobile ownership greatly affected many aspects of American life. Automobile production helped stimulate other industries, since cars. “I lay back on the beautiful plush rests, in a nice chair car, . . . [and ... Black women faced sexism as well as racism, but they operated behind the ... As deaths mounted, anti-car activists sought to slow them down. In 1920, Illustrated World wrote, “Every car should be equipped with a ... ... back. Note :The girl may say 'take me for a spin' but this is ... The car faces camera and the wheels turn at 90 degrees. This looks ... Car ownership increased dramatically during the 1920s, accelerating middle-class suburbanization in both Pennsylvania and New Jersey. The Delaware River ...