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Bicycle
The bicycle or formally known as " the Wheel" was a popular mode of transportation on the 1920's. It was faster and more efficient way of traveling. This is because of its light weight frame and easy storage. Massive spread of automobiles was still several decades away, railways did not reach everywhere, and horse driven vehicles were clumsy and slow. European prewar bicycle industry advanced further and production volume increased tenfold. -
Kids Bicycles
The Kids Bike invented. This design, weighing in at around 65 pounds, mimicked aspects of the motor vehicle as the automobile became more desirable than bikes. After the 1920s, bikes became toys and transportation for those too young to power a car. -
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Transportation
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Transportation/Traveling
In fact, in 1921 the number of automobiles in the United States has passed the ten million mark & President Warren G. Harding spent $75 million to improve the nations roads. Another major aspect of his domestic policy was the Fordney McCumber Tariff, which greatly increased tariff rates. Harding supported the 1921 Emergency Quota Act, which marked the start of a period of restrictive immigration policies -
Air Travel
After WW1, the development of aircraft hastened and by the 1920's, aircraft's had become much more reliable and capable of flying longer distances. Flying in the 1920s was also an uncomfortable experience for passengers because it was super loud and cold, as planes were made of uninsulated sheets of metal that shook loudly in the wind. The cabins were also completely unpressurized. Nonetheless, air travel continued to gain popularity. -
Air Travel
the aircraft to carry heavier loads, such as cargo and people on a commercial basis. but the aircraft were still new, and were mainly used just for mailing. In 1920s, the English air force auctioned off 10,000 surplus airplanes and 30,000 aircraft engines, many of which had seen service in the world war. All of a sudden there were planes everywhere with aircraft manufacturers releasing new, bigger and better models every year. -
Methods of traveling/ Trains
Trains were one of the dominate forms of travel, they provided comfortable and reliable transportation for millions of American vacationers. -
Automobiles
A large part of american began to simply drive to their vacation destinations, mainly because it was the cheapest way to get around. -
Railway Labor Act
Only after the passage of the Railway Labor in act in 1926 did relations between railroads and labor begin to improve. some rails workers,most notably Pullman Porters, had to wait for the New Deal to settle their grievances. -
Ocean Liners
the ocean liners is another one of the most dominant forms if travel, as well as the main way to cross the Atlantic Ocean. Provided comfortable and reliable transport to the vacation resorts. -
Ile de France
The ile de France which was Frances flagships in 1927 was a typical example of the opulent liner. A large Ocean liner might have a crew of 1,100 to serve as many as 3,400 passengers. shipping line owners compete against each other to produce the fastest and most luxurious ocean liners.