These 14 Candid Photos Show What Life Was Like In New Jersey In The 1920s

The 1920s were 100 years ago now and looking at photos from that decade can feel like peering into an entirely new world. It's always so fascinating to see how similar and yet so different New Jersey was during that time, so here are some fascinating candids of New Jersey during the 1920s.

1. These New Jersey suffragettes celebrating finally getting the right to vote.

2. Check out all the automobiles on this street in New Jersey.

3. This was Mrs. Mina C. Van Winkle of Newark, New Jersey, in Uniform of Food Administration. She was President of Woman's Political Union of New Jersey and then became the Head of Lecture Bureau of Food Administration.

4. A streetcar passes over Broadway Bridge (NJ Route on Passaic River.

5. Hanging out on the Jersey Shore has been a popular activity in the state for decades!

6. Here's a professional football club back in the '20s.

7. A man fixes a telephone line.

8. Lieutenant John E. Murnane of the New Jersey State Police watches this system that alerted police to alarms and important messages at the time.

9. This is what a radio station looked like during the 1920s.

10. These photographers were recording footage at a boxing match.

11. This strange invention is a cutting press.

12. The 1920s was a heyday for streetcars and automobiles.

13. Here's what a studio in Fort Lee looked like at the time.

Which of these photos is your favorite?