Back in Time: The 1930s

The 1930s were a busy time for Bailey. With his sketches of New York City being published weekly in the New York Sun, he must have been drawing constantly. But what else was going on in the world while Bailey was hard at work capturing memories? Here we take a look at some events that Bailey lived through.

-The Mickey Mouse comic strip debuted on January 13, 1930 in an edition of the New York Mirror.

- In 1932 the word "mobile" was coined to describe the kenetic sculptures created by Alexander Calder.

- The "Three Little Pigs", released on May 27, 1933, and produced by Walt Disney, was seen as symbolic of the Great Depression, with the wolf representing the Depression and the three little pigs representing average citizens who eventually succeeded by working together.

- The board game Monopoly, which first became available in 1935, became immensely popular, perhaps because players could become rich. 

- Many of the nation's most memorable skyscrapers (the Empire State Building, the Chrysler Building, and Rockefeller Center) were completed.