Whenever I see images from history, I’m always amazed at how far we truly have come in such a short amount of time. Sure, 150 years ago seems like forever but in the grand scheme of things, it’s not all that long. Imagine what the world will be like 150 years from now! Now, that’s a scary thought. Luckily cameras have been around since the early 1800s, and have been documenting history ever since. Here are 32 images from history that will make you appreciate all that we have now and make you think about what the world will be like in the future.
1. Woman Working In Fort Worth, TX – 1942
2. A Nurse Standing Outside An Influenza Camp – 1912
3. John F. Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson, And Other Members Of Their Staff Getting A Tour Of The Cape Canaveral Missile Test Annex – 1962
4. Opening Day At Disneyland – 1955
6. When Withdrawing From Soviet Territory, The German Troops Used A Railroad Plow To Destroy All Rail Tracks – 1944
7. Nazi Officials Awarded Henry Ford With The Grand Cross Of The German Eagle – 1938
8. Hubert’s Museum And Peep Show Located In Times Square – 1950
9. During The Berlin Olympics, Jesse Owens Took Home The Gold After Winning The Long Jump – 1936
10. Joseph Stalin Who Later Became The Leader Of The Soviet Union – 1902
11. Actress Marlene Dietrich Welcomes Home A Soldier After He Returns From War – 1945
12. Behind The Scenes Of Mr. Roger’s Neighborhood – 1991
13. Queen Victoria and Prince Albert – 1854
14. In Singapore, The Royal Australia Air Force Checks Out Their Brewster Buffalo Fighter Planes Before Flight – 1941
15. After Being Convicted Of Murdering Her Husband, Ruth Snyder Was Electrocuted In A Sing Prison – 1928
16. The Hindenburg On A Flight Over Newfoundland – 1936
17. The Paris Opera House – 1892
18. A Parade Through Downtown Vancouver – 1942
19. The Grand Canal Located In Venice, Italy – 1865
20. The Tanjor Pagar In The Victoria Dock – 1890
21. When V-Mail Arrived From Overseas, This Woman Carefully Divided Them – Date Unknown
22. The Cast From American Gladiators – 1989 – 1996
23. This Man Is Using Bank Notes As Wallpaper In Germany During The Hyperinflation – 1923
24. Slaves Posing With Their Brazilian Slave Owner – 1860
25. During A Trip To The Soviet Republic Of Georgia, Fidel Castro Drinks Wine Out Of A Drinking Horn With Nikita Khrushchev – 1963
26. Capturing The Time When The Edwardian Era Of Architecture Arrived In Brazil – 1900
27. An Elephant Jumping From A Monorail In Germany. The Elephant Survived And Lived For 40 More Years – 1950
28. German SS Troops Posing For A Photo During The Berlin Summer Olympic Games – 1936
29. Goat Carriage Rides On Coney Island – 1900
30. A Hockey Game Between The New York Rangers vs. Detroit Red Wings Playing Without Helmets – 1967
31. An Opium Den In Singapore – 1940
Seeing these pictures makes me really appreciate what we currently have, and makes me look forward to the growth of our world in the future. If just 150 years ago, people were posing with their slaves, what will the next 150 years hold for us? Will we have flying cars? What will protective gear look like in sports? Will we even have sports anymore? Will everyone be treated equal no matter their gender, sexual orientation, religion, etc? And what will they think of our generation 150 years from now? Definitely makes you think!