1904

Early twentieth century

1904 is the year following 1903 and preceding 1905.

Like other year numbers, it functions as a noun identifying a specific point in time: The treaty was signed in 1904.

Years appear in dates, historical references, and vintage designations: a 1904 Bordeaux.

Edwardian

corsets

Boned, laced bodice garments

afternoon tea · etiquette · horse-drawn · gaslight · vaudeville · ragtime · penny-farthing · antique · parasol · petticoat

Olympics

St. Louis

Major Missouri river city

gymnastics · swimming · diving · wrestling · fencing · boxing · cycling · weightlifting · archery · rowing

events

Russo-Japanese War

1904-1905 imperial conflict

Theodore Roosevelt · Pike's Peak · Ellis Island · suffrage movement · immigration · antitrust · progressivism · World's Fair

technology

automobile

Self-propelled passenger conveyance

phonograph · motion picture · telegraph · typewriter · telephone · light bulb · assembly line · mass production · industrialization · skyscraper

nostalgia

vintage

Quality from past eras

antique · classic · heritage · epoch · chronicle · retrospect · olden · belle époque · gilded age · sepia

Opposites
temporal distance

19042024

Current calendar year

2023 · the present · 3000 · antiquity · today

century membership

19041704

A calendar year

2004 · 1899 · 2000

century boundary

19041899

Late Victorian date

1800s · 1896

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