![Red Deer Archives, P406; Red Deer Dramatic Club, ca. 1924](/media/reddeerca/about-red-deer/history/P406-1-350x200.jpg)
1920s
The Bees Knees! Raising our Spirits in the 1920s
Life wasn’t easy in the 1920s …
The end of the First World War brought the boys home ~ to sky-rocketing inflation and a depression. Businesses closed and unemployment soared.
The community worked and played together to lift itself up. The Rotary Club raised funds for community projects. The Alberta Wheat Pool gave farmers more control over their grain. Golf was the latest craze. Dances, Chatauqua’s and films lightened burdens during those arduous times.
So, take a ride around town with your best dame, spend a night out at the latest joint or enjoy a cup of Joe with your friends, because everything is Copacetic!
![Red Deer Archives, P406; Red Deer Dramatic Club, ca. 1924](/media/reddeerca/about-red-deer/history/P406-1-350x200.jpg)
![P408_thumb](/media/reddeerca/about-red-deer/history/archives/P408_thumb-350x200.jpg)
![DA438_thumb](/media/reddeerca/about-red-deer/history/archives/DA438thumb-350x200.png)
![Red Deer Archives, P429; Children at the river, 192?](/media/reddeerca/about-red-deer/history/P429-1-350x200.jpg)
![Red Deer Archives, P411; Pole vault event at Sylvan Lake picnic, 1925](/media/reddeerca/about-red-deer/history/P411-1-350x200.jpg)
![DA437_thumb](/media/reddeerca/about-red-deer/history/archives/DA437thumb-350x200.png)
![P430_thumb](/media/reddeerca/about-red-deer/history/archives/P430_thumb-350x200.jpg)
![P2774_thumb](/media/reddeerca/about-red-deer/history/archives/P2774_thumb-350x200.jpg)
![Red Deer Archives, P409; Chautauqua group, 1917](/media/reddeerca/about-red-deer/history/P409-1-350x200.jpg)
![Red Deer Archives, P436; St. Luke's choir, 1922](/media/reddeerca/about-red-deer/history/P436-1-350x200.jpg)
![Red Deer Archives, P2775; Elks Boys Band, 1926](/media/reddeerca/about-red-deer/history/P2775-1-350x200.jpg)
![Red Deer Archives, P397; Red Deer Association Football team, 192?](/media/reddeerca/about-red-deer/history/P397-1-350x200.jpg)
![Red Deer Archives, P432; Playing football, 192?](/media/reddeerca/about-red-deer/history/P432-1-350x200.jpg)
![DA415_thumb](/media/reddeerca/about-red-deer/history/archives/DA415thumb-350x200.jpg)
![Red Deer Archives, P435; Arch Mitchell and wife in an open top car, 192?](/media/reddeerca/about-red-deer/history/P435-1-350x200.jpg)
![Red Deer Archives, N399; Playing snooker, 1919](/media/reddeerca/about-red-deer/history/N399-1-350x200.jpg)
![Red Deer Archives, DA407; Individual liquor permit, 1926](/media/reddeerca/about-red-deer/history/DA407-1-350x200.jpg)
![Red Deer Archives, P393; Men and women posing in swimsuits, 192?](/media/reddeerca/about-red-deer/history/P393-1-350x200.jpg)
![Red Deer Archives, P412; Sylvan Lake picnic, 1925](/media/reddeerca/about-red-deer/history/P412-1-350x200.jpg)
![DA439_thumb](/media/reddeerca/about-red-deer/history/archives/DA439thumb-350x200.png)
![Red Deer Archives, P434; Man and woman listening to short wave radio, 192?](/media/reddeerca/about-red-deer/history/P434-1-350x200.jpg)