Photo booth selfies of women in the roaring 20s

Popkin 4:28 am Sat Nov 30, 2024

A 1920s photo booth selfie (public domain)

This video compilation shows photo booth pictures of women in the roaring 20s. Before phone selfies, there were photo booth selfies, and I love to see how much fun everyone was having here while taking photos of themselves in it.

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The photo booth, which became popular around that time, was a way for people to capture moments of spontaneity and fun, as well as glamor shots. It's interesting to think about how the experience of taking a photo in a booth back then would have likely felt so different from today's digital selfies—especially considering the novelty of it all back then.

I imagine the women in those photos probably felt like they were part of something cutting-edge. The excitement, glamor, and the playful expressions in these photos are so cool to see.

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