Swimming Stars & Fishing Fathers
“When words become unclear, I shall focus with photographs. When images become inadequate, I shall be content with silence.” - Ansel Adams
Decipher the decade
![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/com.photomyne.web-pages/internal_uploads/mail/1920_toy_store.png)
No elves, no problem
In Santa's off-months, toy store shelves must remain packed with the hottest items. Of course, the toys in this decade are not exactly what we're used to today.
Photo source: Creative Commons
The way we were
![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/com.photomyne.web-pages/internal_uploads/mail/girls_swimming_class.png)
Training day
There are no off days at this local swim school. Before you can get in the water, you have to master the strokes.
Photo source: Creative Commons
Photomyne user photo
![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/com.photomyne.web-pages/internal_uploads/mail/Brian_Heinedubr.jpg)
Reel to reel
"This is my dad and was one of the first photos I had ever taken. It was on an old Agfa rangefinder camera and it pushed me into photography. I have thousands of images amassed over twenty years before digital, all basically hidden away and never seen or shared. Photomyne has been the solution I was looking for."
Photo source: Photomyne user Brian
Subscriber suggestion corner
![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/com.photomyne.web-pages/internal_uploads/mail/coal_mine_train.png)
The great coal road
Before we knew of its environmental impact, coal was essential to powering the world. These miners took a moment to pause for a photo before shipping their haul up from the mine.
Photo source: Creative Commons
The 1920s are today's deciphered decade (1920).
We'll be back tomorrow. See you then :-)