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Undertaker's Collection
Volunteer
Volunteer Application Form
Gift Shop
Donate to the Museum (collection & $$$)
Photo Gallery
Friends of Shawnee Town
Membership Form
Future Plans
Community Kudos
Contact Us
Museum Cost and Hours
Videos
Calendar of Events
Education
School Field Trips
Middle and High School Programs
Homeshool Day
Demos
Classes
Raisin Bread Making Demo
Doughnut Making Demo
Inside the Model A Demo
Chair Caning Demo
Classes
The Fine Art of Making Cocktails #2
Girl Scouts "Votes for Women"
Gardening for Pollinators
Birdhouse Making
Ukulele 101
Ukuleles - Beginner Workshop for Adults
Exploring Historic Photos
Time Travelers
Traveling Trunks
Scouts and Clubs
360° Tour
History
1920's History
Fun Facts (Things to Know)
Timeline
History of Shawnee, Kansas
History At Your Fingertips
Truck Farming in Shawnee
History of the Museum
I Want To…
Plan a Field Trip
Rent the Facility
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Life Expectancy
: 53.6 years – men; 54.6 years – women
U.S. Population
: 106.5 million
Average annual income
: $1,236
Average Family Size
: 4.1
The speed limit
in Shawnee was 12 mph in town and 40 mph on the paved highways
Average electric bill
: $2.22 per month
At the neighborhood grocer
24 lbs flour cost 83 cents, 2 melons were 19 cents and a picnic ham would run you 18 cents/lb
A man’s suit
cost $15, cigarettes were 10 cents a pack, a Chevy sedan was $500
The Charleston
, Shimmy and Black Bottom were popular dances
1920s inventions
included zippers, band-aids and Kleenex
Manufactured cosmetics
and ready-to-wear fashion became widely available
Shawnee installs street lights
Favorite slang phrases of the decade:
Bee's Knees = something great or extraordinary;
Bum's Rush = ejection by force;
Gams = women's legs;
Giggle Water = alcohol;
Jalopy = dumpy car;
Moll = gangster's girl;
Palooka = oaf;
Scratch = money;
Struggle Buggy = back seat of a car;
Whoopee = to have a good time
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