Paul Revere Williams
Through Time
The Timeline illustrates how material history, society and the work of one person, Paul R. Williams, integrate and interact. Small changes in society, architecture or life may seem inconsequential, but when connected a powerful picture emerges. The Timeline illustrates how many forces shape our modern life. Williams’ life did not form in isolation but was a product of complex energies in society, his profession and within himself.
The Timeline illustrates how material history, society and the work of one person, Paul R. Williams, integrate and interact. Small changes in society, architecture or life may seem inconsequential, but when connected a powerful picture emerges. The Timeline illustrates how many forces shape our modern life. Williams’ life did not form in isolation but was a product of complex energies in society, his profession and within himself.
Timeline
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1910
Decade at a Glance
The 1910 census counts 92,407,000 Americans. One in 1000 marriages ends in divorce. The average worker earns $75 per year while a Ziegfield showgirl on Broadway earns $75 per week. Corrine Griffith, a future Paul R. Williams client, is pictured here as an early Ziegfield showgirl.
As industry expands, 2.1 million American workers join unions and participate in 1,204 labor strikes across the country. There is much social and labor unrest.
Movies are popular. Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks and Pearl White are America’s favorite movie stars.