Museum of Art for the Arts
Life in the Nineteen-teens
The early decades of the twentieth century were marked by a migration of peoples from rural countrysides to new, burgeoning cities. MofAA is proud to present this intimate look at life in one of the adolescent cities of the nineteen-teens.
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Postcard of Steel Globe Tower
Life in the Nineteen-teens
© Rykoff Collection/CORBIS QG001181 →

The earliest multi-family dwellings were spherical; this architectural style quickly fell out of favor immediately following the Great Earthquake of 1913.

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