100 years from now, space travel might be as common as hopping on a plane. Maybe self-driving cities will be a thing, or AI will be running entire businesses. Who knows, we might even have vacations on Mars! While we can only guess what the future holds a century from now, we don’t have to wonder about what life looked like 100 years ago.
Today, the Bored Panda team scoured the internet to uncover some fascinating photos from 100 to 110 years ago. These snapshots capture moments from a completely different era, giving us a glimpse into the world as it once was. Keep scrolling to see a stunning collection of old photos that might just make you appreciate how much (or how little) has changed!
#1 My Friend’s Great Grandma Posing In Traditional Maori Cloak C. 1920
Image source: Tuhawaiki
#2 My Great-Grandmother Was A Stunt Pilot In 1924
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#3 My Great-Grandfather Circa 1920’s
This dapper lad was a Baker who eloped to Australia with a few £ in his pocket and made a life for himself baking bread.
Image source: dyslexicmikld
#4 My Grandparents, About To Embark On A Trip After Their Wedding – Riga, Latvia, 1922
Image source: JoelAK
#5 A Pretty Girl And Her Cat, 1922
Image source: Vintage Everyday
#6 My Grandmother And Her Brother In Their Hometown, Langensalza, Thuringia, Germany. C. 1924
Image source: MisterMcFlyXXVI
#7 African American Girl Of The 1920s
Image source: Vintage Everyday
#8 My Great Grandpa Wearing His Grandfather’s Armor Circa 1920
Image source: Burkinator_
#9 My Grandpa In The 1920’s In Hualien, Taiwan
Image source: otromundialista
#10 My Grandma’s Maid And My Grandma. 1922, Wales, UK
Image source: Fuckyhurryuppy
#11 A Canadian Cree Indian In 1920s
Image source: Vintage Everyday
#12 African American Girl Of The 1920s
Image source: Vintage Everyday
#13 My Great Grandfather | New York City, 1920
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#14 My Great Grandma, Probably At Coney Island (Ca. 1920’s)
Image source: MCofPort
#15 My Great Grandfather And His Best Friend In 1920. They Met And Fought Together In Wwi, And Their Eldest Children Married Each Other
Image source: senkidala
#16 My Great Grandmother, Age 20, August 1920. The Gloves. The Coat. The Hat
Image source: SewSewBlue
#17 My Great Great Grandfather, Circa 1920
Father of 12 children, was in his late 70’s early 80’s in the photo. Worked harvesting flax to mill into fibre to make rope.
Image source: Leaping_FIsh
#18 My Great-Uncle’s Wedding. Egypt – 1923 [1788 X 1319]
Image source: Rocker13666
#19 My Great Grandmother And My Grandfather 1925 In The French Caribbean
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#20 Wedding, 1920s
Image source: Vintage Everyday
#21 My Grandfather, Part Of An Amateur Theater-Troupe, In 1924
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#22 My Wife’s Grandmother (Center) With Her Sisters, 1925
Image source: Yoojay
#23 Woman Member Of The Secret Service, Olive H. Doyle., 1920
Image source: National Archives Catalog
#24 Farm In Kurrawaara Sweden 1920s – Drying Meat On The Roof
Image source: saamiblog
#25 My Great Grandfather Looking Out Over The Lake On His Estate In What Is Now Belarus Sometime Between 1920 And 1930
He eventually became a victim of Stalin’s regime. According to my grandmother, he buried a chest full of valuables on this land before the Soviets came. It’s never been found.
Image source: Edit_Red
#26 My Grandparents’ Wedding, 100 Years Ago Today
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#27 “To A Darned Good Sport – Blanche 1928”
Image source: Vintage Everyday
#28 Fabulous Lady, 1920s
Image source: Vintage Everyday
#29 Check Out My Great Grandfather Circa 1920- Yesterday Would Have Been His 107th Birthday!
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#30 My Grandfather As A Toddler, In About 1922. He Would Later Go On To Fight In The South Pacific In Ww2, Raise A Large Family, And Live Into His Nineties
Image source: Gr4ph0n
#31 My Great Grandfather, Battle In 1920. Charlottesville, Va
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#32 Malamut Indians In Alaska, 1920s
Image source: Vintage Everyday
#33 Ottoman Empire: My Great-Great-Grandfather, Died During The Last Pandemic Around 1920. Notice The Yatagan (Daggers) In His Belt
Image source: man_in_silver
#34 My Second Great Grandparents And My Great Grandmother, Circa 1920 Eastern Europe, Transylvania
Image source: Katalanpult
#35 My Great Grandparents Wedding In 1924. Would Love If Someone Could Remove The Crease In The Middle!
Image source: _dercrimedog
#36 My Grandmother, Born In Havana, Cuba 1924, Walking Home From Work Circa 1944 In Greensburg Pa
Image source: dsiegel2275
#37 Wedding, 1920s
Image source: Vintage Everyday
#38 Sylvia Hammerling – Taken At Mercunda, S.a. – 10 June 1920
Image source: Aussie~mobs
#39 My Great-Great-Grandparents With Six Of Their Eight Children At Their Farm In Uppsälje, Sweden Ca 1925
Image source: affecoffee
#40 Indigenous Woman Pictured In Front Of Wigwam, Between 1923 And 1925
Image source: ArchivesOfOntario
#41 Fabulous Lady, 1920s
Image source: Vintage Everyday
#42 My Twice Great Grandmother (Left) And Her Sister Posing In Front Of Their Brand New Model T. (Michigan 1920)
Image source: a_complex_kid
#43 Champion Butter Fat Test Cow Tulip Of Morden, Queensland Times, 13 August 1926
Image source: Queensland State Archives
#44 My Great-Grandmother On Her Wedding Day. A Village In Mexico. Circa 1920
Image source: annieme
#45 Handwritten Note On The Back Of This Snapshot: “This Is Me & My Flock Of 1921 Turkeys. Just Part Of The Flock.” Location Unknown
Image source: reddit.com
#46 Afternoon Refreshment, Taken Sometime In 1925
Image source: State Library of South Australia
#47 Woman With Fox Cubs At Woodland Park Zoo, Circa 1920s
Image source: Seattle Municipal Archives
#48 Basketball, 1921. My Great Uncle Sitting Down On The Far Left
Image source: AlainasBoyfriend
#49 My Great-Grandfather At The Cawston Ostrich Farm In South Pasadena, California, Ca 1920
Image source: casselhag
#50 Women Riding Camel At Woodland Park Zoo, Circa 1920s
Image source: Seattle Municipal Archives
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