Monthly Archives: August 2012

Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon wearing the Strathmore Rose Tiara (1920s)

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Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (the future Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother) wearing the Strathmore Rose Tiara. She received it as a gift from her father, the Earl of Strathmore, for her wedding in 1923, though the piece itself dates from before that. The tiara features a garland of wild roses in diamonds mounted in silver and gold via

Vintage Smoking: 1920s Cigarette Holders

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Madge Bellamy, the stage name of Margaret Philpott (1899–1990) the American general purpose actress of the 20s. She was a former dancer and beauty queen. Pictured in languid pose, smoking a cigarette, using a long cigarette holder, ca. 1928. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images) via

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Glamorous Australian dancer Dorothy Blanchard smoking a cigarette, ca.1925. (Photo by Sasha/Getty Images) via

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A Santa Proud smoking suit being modelled, 1928. (Photo by Sasha/Getty Images) via

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Flappers enjoy the womens smoking car of a train in the 1920s via Smithsonian

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A lady wearing a smoking suit, reading a newspaper by the fireplace, 1922. (Photo by Firmin/Getty Images) via

Vintage Photos of Jazz Age Trio “The Brox Sisters”

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The Brox Sisters were an American trio of singing sisters, enjoying their greatest popularity in the 1920s and early 1930s. The sisters were: Lorayne (born Eunice 1901 – 1993) Bobbe (born Josephine Brock 1902 – 1999) & Patricia (born Kathleen 1904 – 1988).

The family name “Brock” was changed to “Brox” for theater marquees. The trio grew up in Tennessee and retained Southern accents during their performing careers.

They began in the 1910s touring the Vaudeville circuit in the United States and Canada. At the start of the 1920s they achieved success in New York on the Broadway stage. Near the end of the decade they relocated to Los Angeles.

The act broke up in the early 1930s after the sisters got married. They made their final professional reunion appearance on radio in 1939.

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The Brox Sisters © 2016 James Abbe Archive via

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Darby and Brox sisters via

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The Brox Sisters, 1923  via

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The Brox Sisters and the Rhythm Boys in King of Jazz, 1930 via

Amazing Party Photos From the 1920s

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Lilyan Tashman is the center of attention at the wild party exuberantly staged by Ernst Lubitsch in “So This Is Paris,” screening March 12 at Film Forum, 1926 via

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The Bright Young Things, Impersonation Party, 1927: Among the revellers are Cecil Beaton (back left), Tallulah Bankhead (front right), Elizabeth Ponsonby (in black hat), and (front row left) Stephen Tennant as Queen Marie of Romania via

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Andre Kertesz-A Picnic Party in Bois e Boulogne, Paris, 1929 via

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Party girls, 1928 via

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