This month, my book club is reading Bill Bryson's latest book: One Summer: America, 1927. I'm only about half-way through, but so far it's been fascinating. That summer, Charles Lindberg made the first non-stop flight across the Atlantic from New York to Paris, Babe Ruth hit 60 home runs, and Al Jolson's "The Jazz Singer" was released as the first "talking picture". If you're a fan of the show Boardwalk Empire, you may already be familiar with the flappers, gangsters and bootleggers of the era (season 4 was supposed to take place in 1924), but as I've been reading, I've found myself wondering what everyday life looked like for most Americans. A little internet sleuthing turned up a treasure trove of great photos. Read on for lots of fun photos from 1927: Here's downtown San Francisco, 1927. This is what 4-wheel drive looked like back then- such tiny trucks! Milk was still delivered via horse and buggy in Washington D.C. Babies were only ten cents! So cheap! Clara Bow hats were all the rage I think they mean "The scandalous American flapper Girl"- look at those bare shoulders! This is what you wore if you weren't a flapper. Side note: aren't these realistically colorized photos amazing? They really seem to bring the past to life. Check out more colorized photos here. Swimsuits were H-O-T-T!! Even the dudes were dapper. Will the nautical look ever not be in fashion? And even back then, there were weirdos. Yes, she is painting a picture of a dog smoking a pipe... For more photos from 1927, you can check out my Pinterest page. The website Shorpy.com is also chock-full of amazing old photos. [Photos, from top: girls on beach, San Francisco, 4-wheel drive, milk buggy, babies, Clara Bow, American Girl, school photo, diving board, dapper dude, sailor jacket, smoking dog]

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Being a fan of the Regency era and most especially of Regency Romances, I've seen examples and read about ladies passing time with embroidery hoop, thread and needle. Genteel ladies of the Regency did not just sit around and do nothing. Most of the time they were active and engaged in some pursuit, even if if was to read a book or work on a piece of needlework. It was thought to be a grand accomplishment if said lady could produce beautiful stitch work; so many a girl from a young age would be taught a variety of stitches and encouraged to practice this craft. A series of needlework patterns from the April 1822 issue of Ackermann's Repository It was not unusual for ladies to create their own patterns; however printed patterns were also available and Ackermann's Repository published over 160 needlework patterns in their magazines between the dates of 1811 and 1828. I've previously posted the patterns from 1811 to 1820 and am continuing the series now with the patterns from 1821 to 1825. Please note that needlework patterns were published in a majority of the issues but not in every issue. I hope they inspire you to create some crafting projects of your own. Enjoy! 45 Authentic Regency Era Needlework Patterns dating from 1821 - 1825 June 1821 - Ackermann's Repository Needlework Pattern September 1821 - Ackermann's Repository Needlework Pattern October 1821 - Ackermann's Repository Needlework Pattern November 1821 - Ackermann's Repository Needlework Pattern January 1822 - Ackermann's Repository Needlework Pattern February 1822 - Ackermann's Repository Needlework Pattern March 1822 - Ackermann's Repository Needlework Pattern April 1822 - Ackermann's Repository Needlework Pattern May 1822 - Ackermann's Repository Needlework Pattern August 1822 - Ackermann's Repository Needlework Pattern September 1822 - Ackermann's Repository Needlework Pattern October 1822 - Ackermann's Repository Needlework Pattern November 1822 - Ackermann's Repository Needlework Pattern December 1822 - Ackermann's Repository Needlework Pattern January 1823 - Ackermann's Repository Needlework Pattern February 1823 - Ackermann's Repository Needlework Pattern March 1823 - Ackermann's Repository Needlework Pattern April 1823 - Ackermann's Repository Needlework Pattern May 1823 - Ackermann's Repository Needlework Pattern June 1823 - Ackermann's Repository Needlework Pattern July 1823 - Ackermann's Repository Needlework Pattern September 1823 - Ackermann's Repository Needlework Pattern October 1823 - Ackermann's Repository Needlework Pattern November 1823 - Ackermann's Repository Needlework Pattern February 1824 - Ackermann's Repository Needlework Pattern March 1824 - Ackermann's Repository Needlework Pattern April 1824 - Ackermann's Repository Needlework Pattern May 1824 - Ackermann's Repository Needlework Pattern June 1824 - Ackermann's Repository Needlework Pattern July 1824 - Ackermann's Repository Needlework Pattern August 1824 - Ackermann's Repository Needlework Pattern September 1824 - Ackermann's Repository Needlework Pattern October 1824 - Ackermann's Repository Needlework Pattern November 1824 - Ackermann's Repository Needlework Pattern December 1824 - Ackermann's Repository Needlework Pattern January 1825 - Ackermann's Repository Needlework Pattern February 1825 - Ackermann's Repository Needlework Pattern March 1825 - Ackermann's Repository Needlework Pattern April 1825 - Ackermann's Repository Needlework Pattern May 1825 - Ackermann's Repository Needlework Pattern August 1825 - Ackermann's Repository Needlework Pattern September 1825 - Ackermann's Repository Needlework Pattern October 1825 - Ackermann's Repository Needlework Pattern November 1825 - Ackermann's Repository Needlework Pattern December 1825 - Ackermann's Repository Needlework Pattern Oh so many pretty patterns. I have been enjoying playing with some of these patterns digitally to create pattern paper backgrounds with them. I'm sure the ladies of the Regency did something similar by taking a portion of a pattern here and a portion of a pattern there, splicing them together and creating a new version to make it there very own special pattern. That's one of the great thing about images such as these; you can use the whole, a part of an image, do some mixing and matching and come up with your own personalized pattern. I choose to do this digitally but these can be used as they were intended for embroidery, or painting, woodwork, decoupage or other crafting forms. I hope you have discovered a few patterns here you can revive by giving it your own twist and using them so that these great Regency patterns have a new life in the modern age. Please join me again for more Ackermann's Repository Needlework Patterns. Till next time... Thanks for visiting me here at EKDuncan.blogspot.com If you have enjoyed seeing these images from Ackermann's Repository and would like the opportunity to see and read an original for yourself they are are available on line at www.archive.org Click HERE then choose the volume you are interested in. You can then see and read them online or download them to your computer for future reference. Enjoy!

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