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It is interesting to look, how people that lived more than hundred years ago imagined the times we now live in. I have compiled a collection of postcards created by artists in the 19th and the beginning of the 20th century on the subject of the Millennium.
Many things depicted on them seem to be funny, but some ideas became a reality.
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Daniel Losinger 7 years ago
This one exists. I will be using something like this to watch the solar eclipse this month.
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Zenozenobee 7 years ago
They were already dreaming of thoses flying cars 5th Element style... and we are still waiting for them :'(
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logical fallacy 7 years ago
Actually the first bombers were zeppelins and they carried machine guns on the top, belly and back. Idk if dogfigts happened like that, but it's very possible. That was WWI of course and then the Hindenburg catastrophe happened and zeppelins were replaced by airplanes.
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pikachu 7 years ago
Possibly because they know what the human race is like naturally
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Master Markus 7 years ago
Why would you hang BOATS off of dirigibles? Also, I do think it's pretty funny that a bunch of 19th-century sci-fi writers and artists were like "You know what's the way of the future? Balloons."
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Zenozenobee 7 years ago
I understand the down vote but remember who creat this picture: a French male from 19th/ early 20th. We're seeing this from our actual point of view and we are all glad this vision of the futur did not realise! But in case some people forgot, Europeans at that time had colonies and that was how they saw the Natives. Colonies were just good for their raw material, cheap workforce (very very close to slavery), showing domination of white peoples... white people giving themselves good conscience by Christianizing and "educating" those "poor/good savages". I'm a little sad this picture got buried, because it's hidding what actually happened, what we are responsible for....
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Stina Kolling 7 years ago
More like air-taxi. "Pilot, let me out at the Louvre Musem [please]". (I'm adding the word 'please' because it's polite to treat your taxi driver like a real live person who deserves respect.)
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Margaret Shannon 7 years ago
It's interesting to see that while envisioning a future in which ordinary tasks were mechanized and air travel and underwater life became commonplace, the class system was preserved. Also persisting unchanged: sex roles, racial prejudice, war and violence, and the confinement of women's sexuality,
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Melody Lanzatella 7 years ago
They obviously believed that we would just add wings to EVERYTHING!! LOL
cassiushumanmother 7 years ago
Yes this was the time!You can tell it was the time of discoveries, trying to "dominate" wild nature, animals and sadly other humans... You can tell this is french too because of all the wine featured in these pics lol (no bashing, i'm french).the pilot who stop to have his glass on a balcony is so fun! Thank you for the post Braslav
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Carolyn Boin 7 years ago
They'd be disappointed to know that women did not cover their knees is 2000.
Andrew Cas 7 years ago
Only the ones who didn't want it (totally sarcastic by the way)
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Master Markus 7 years ago
Everyone here must remember, these are all a part of the same set, so (having not done much research) I presume they were all made by the same artist or artists. There were people who studied physics and mechanics and understood that none of these really make sense.
Mieke Sorée 7 years ago
Interesting to see that people were all about discovering more about the deep seas, but no one imagined going into space. Funny that they didn't think to fly so much higher with those wings.
Audrey Gauci 7 years ago
This reminds me of back to the future part II where they thought we would have flying cars and hover boards in 2015!
Zori the degu 7 years ago
I can't believe they thought things like that could be possible. Wings, learning with a machine which sends signals to your brain... And I thought modern people are ridiculous. Notice though, they were naive enough to think fashion wouldn't change over the years.
S Missions 7 years ago
Technically, a computer is a machine which sends signals to your brain via your eyes and ears :)
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Unwelcomed Guest 7 years ago
Seriously the underwater thing could solve the current housing crisis around the world. Now we just have to convince the wealthy elite that underwater living is awesome so we can snatch up their prime real estate on land
Yehudit Hannah Cohn 7 years ago
This is not how "people" envisioned the future, this is how one artist or artist house envisioned the future.
Melody Lanzatella 7 years ago
They obviously believed that we would just add wings to EVERYTHING!! LOL
cassiushumanmother 7 years ago
Yes this was the time!You can tell it was the time of discoveries, trying to "dominate" wild nature, animals and sadly other humans... You can tell this is french too because of all the wine featured in these pics lol (no bashing, i'm french).the pilot who stop to have his glass on a balcony is so fun! Thank you for the post Braslav
Load More Replies... Carolyn Boin 7 years ago
They'd be disappointed to know that women did not cover their knees is 2000.
Andrew Cas 7 years ago
Only the ones who didn't want it (totally sarcastic by the way)
Load More Replies... Master Markus 7 years ago
Everyone here must remember, these are all a part of the same set, so (having not done much research) I presume they were all made by the same artist or artists. There were people who studied physics and mechanics and understood that none of these really make sense.
Mieke Sorée 7 years ago
Interesting to see that people were all about discovering more about the deep seas, but no one imagined going into space. Funny that they didn't think to fly so much higher with those wings.
Audrey Gauci 7 years ago
This reminds me of back to the future part II where they thought we would have flying cars and hover boards in 2015!
Zori the degu 7 years ago
I can't believe they thought things like that could be possible. Wings, learning with a machine which sends signals to your brain... And I thought modern people are ridiculous. Notice though, they were naive enough to think fashion wouldn't change over the years.
S Missions 7 years ago
Technically, a computer is a machine which sends signals to your brain via your eyes and ears :)
Load More Replies... Unwelcomed Guest 7 years ago
Seriously the underwater thing could solve the current housing crisis around the world. Now we just have to convince the wealthy elite that underwater living is awesome so we can snatch up their prime real estate on land
Yehudit Hannah Cohn 7 years ago
This is not how "people" envisioned the future, this is how one artist or artist house envisioned the future.
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