Chris
A hundred years from now, people might be reminiscing about the “ancient” days of the 2020s—back when we had to charge our phones, actually drive cars, and endure the pain of buffering videos. But while the future is a total mystery, the past has left behind some pretty incredible receipts.
We dug through the archives to find some jaw-dropping photos from 100 years ago that capture life in a completely different era. From dapper gents and flapper fashion to everyday moments that feel weirdly relatable, these century-old snapshots prove that history had way more personality than a dusty textbook lets on. Scroll on for a time-traveling trip through some seriously timeless photography!
1. My Great-Grandmother Was A Stunt Pilot In 1924.
2. My Great-Grandfather, Circa 1920’s.
3. My Friend’s Great Grandma Posing In Traditional Maori Cloak C. 1920.
4. A Pretty Girl And Her Cat, 1922.
5. African American Girl Of The 1920s.
6. My Grandmother And Her Brother In Their Hometown, Langensalza, Thuringia, Germany. C. 1924
7. My Great Grandpa Wearing His Grandfather’s Armor Circa 1920.
8. My Great Grandmother, Age 20, August 1920. The Gloves. The Coat. The Hat.
9. My Grandparents, About To Embark On A Trip After Their Wedding – Riga, Latvia, 1922
10. “Great Grandfather Looking Dapper, 1924.”
11. My Grandpa In The 1920’s In Hualien, Taiwan.
12. My Grandfather Surfing In Hawaii, 1923.
13. People by a Prohibition sign reading, “No booze sold here.”
14. My Great Grandmother And My Grandfather, 1925 In The French Caribbean.
15. Around 1925. Here’s My Dad And Grandmother Looking Like A Scene From An Old Movie.
16. My Great Grandfather, Battle In 1920. Charlottesville, VA.
17. Woman Member Of The Secret Service, Olive H. Doyle, 1920.
18. “1925 criminal’s mugshot.”
19. My Great Grandfather And His Best Friend In 1920. They Met And Fought Together In WWI, And Their Eldest Children Married Each Other.
20. My Grandfather, Part Of An Amateur Theater-Troupe, In 1924.
21. My Grandmother, Born In Havana, Cuba. Walking Home From Work In Greensburg, PA.
22. A Canadian Cree Indian In 1920s.
23. My Great Grandma, Probably At Coney Island (Ca. 1920’s).
24. My Grandma’s Maid And My Grandma. 1922, Wales, UK.
25. Indigenous Woman Pictured In Front Of Wigwam, Between 1923 And 1925.
26. Fabulous Lady, 1920s.
27. “Paris Flood, 1924.”
28. My Grandparents’ Wedding, 100 Years Ago Today.
29. My Grandfather As A Toddler, In About 1922. He Would Later Go On To Fight In The South Pacific In WWII, Raise A Large Family, And Live Into His Nineties.
30. Check Out My Great Grandfather Circa 1920.
31. My Great-Grandfather At The Cawston Ostrich Farm In South Pasadena, California, Ca 1920.
32. “Miss America 1924.”
33. My Great Grandfather Looking Out Over The Lake On His Estate In What Is Now Belarus Sometime Between 1920 And 1930.
34. My Great Grandfather. New York City, 1920
35. Afternoon Refreshment, Taken Sometime In 1925.
36. Woman With Fox Cubs At Woodland Park Zoo, Circa 1920s.
37. My Great Grandparents Wedding In 1924. Would Love If Someone Could Remove The Crease In The Middle!
38. My Great-Great-Grandparents With Six Of Their Eight Children At Their Farm In Uppsälje, Sweden Ca 1925.
39. Basketball, 1921. My Great Uncle Sitting Down On The Far Left.
40. My Great-Uncle’s Wedding. Egypt – 1923.
41. Farm In Kurrawaara Sweden 1920s – Drying Meat On The Roof.
42. African American Girl Of The 1920s.
43. Malamut Indians In Alaska, 1920s.
44. Wedding In The 1920s
45. Ottoman Empire: My Great-Great-Grandfather, Died During The Last Pandemic Around 1920. Notice The Yatagan (Daggers) In His Belt.
46. My Second Great Grandparents And My Great Grandmother, Circa 1920 Eastern Europe, Transylvania.
47. My Twice Great Grandmother (Left) And Her Sister Posing In Front Of Their Brand New Model T. (Michigan 1920)
48. Champion Butter Fat Test Cow Tulip Of Morden, Queensland Times, 13 August 1926.
49. “To A Darned Good Sport – Blanche 1928”
50. My Wife’s Grandmother (Center) With Her Sisters, 1925.
51. Women Riding Camel At Woodland Park Zoo, Circa 1920s.
52. “My Great-Grandpa Earl. 1924.”
53. Wedding In The 1920s
54. Aboukaia-Driancourt Aboard The Monoplane “Demoiselle Santos-Damout”, Taken Circa 1920.
55. My Great-Grandmother On Her Wedding Day. A Village In Mexico. Circa 1920.
56. Fabulous Lady In The 1920s Playing Cards.
57. My Great-Great-Grandfather, Grandmother And Their Kids Including My Great Grandfather, In Front Of Their Farmhouse. 1921, Norway.
58. My Great Grandpa Ready To Play Soccer In 1925, Germany.
