22 Fascinating Photos Document Daily Life of New York in the 1920s

Before the Great Depression, these fascinating pics from Jim Griffin captured daily life of New York in the 1920s.

Kid riding his tricycle in front of his house at 63-03 Eliot Avenue, Middle Village, Queens, New York City, circa 1920

Little boy and his sister in front of their house at 63-03 Eliot Avenue, Middle Village, Queens, New York City, circa 1920

Coney Island, New York, circa 1921

Let's Go Sledding, Fultonville, New York, circa 1921

Westchester Creek at Ft. Schuyler Rd., Westchester Square, The Bronx, New York City, July 1921

Indian motorcycle, January 1922

Columbus Circle, New York, circa 1923

Fifth Avenue, 120th Street to Mount Morris Park, Harlem, New York City, 1923

On a narrow ledge, Glens Falls, New York, 1924

School under construction, Manhattan, New York City, 1924

Gateway to John H. Starin's Mansion, Fultonville, New York, circa 1925

Men driving an electric car, Fonda, New York, circa 1925

Silk mill workers at Fultonville Silk Glove Factory, Fultonville, New York, circa 1925

American Museum of Natural History, West 77th Street, New York, circa 1927

Corner of Christopher & Washington Streets, Manhattan, New York, May 27, 1927

Thousand Island Ferry, Clayton, New York, circa 1927

Huntington Free Library, Westchester Square, Bronx, New York, July 25th 1928

Mohonk Mountain House, New Paltz, New York, circa 1928

On the shore of Otsego Lake, New York, 1928

St. Joseph's School for the deaf, Throgs Neck, Bronx, New York City, July 24, 1928

Two ladies visit the museum and ignore gabby the Galapagos tortoise, American Museum of Natural History, New York, 1928

Westchester Square, East Tremont Avenue near Williamsbridge Road, The Bronx, New York City, July 9, 1928