27 Truly Fascinating Photos From Days Long Ago

Nathan Johnson Published 12/17/2022 in wow

Take a trip back in time and see what life was like over 100 years ago.

When looking back at the black-and-white world of older photographs, we can forget that real-life color was just as vibrant then as it is now; both in regular life and during the dark times.

Those who don't study history are doomed to repeat it. Fortunately, with the addition of color, we can examine these historical photographs more closely than ever.

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"Four Prize Winners In Annual Beauty Show, Washington Bathing Beach, Washington, D.c. Left To Right: Gay Gatley, Eva Fridell, Anna Neibel, Iola Swinnerton.""
2.
My Grandfather Wanted To Be A Cartoonist. He Worked For The Railroad Instead, Sending Home Many Letters"
3.
January 17, 1922 Betty White Was Born."
4.
February 6, 1922 Chief John Smith Died. He Was An Ojibwe (Chippewa) Indian Who Lived His Entire Life In The Cass Lake, Minnesota Area, And Was Reputed To Have Been 137 Years Old When He Died Of Pneumonia"
5.
August 15, 1919 Downtown Baghdad, Iraq, Totally Untouched By War"
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December 28, 1920 Amelia Earhart Flies For The First Time, Sparking Her Lifelong Interest In Aviation. She Disappeared At Sea Just 16 Years Later"
7.
August 16, 1920 After Finding The Bricklaying Business Too Full Of UPS And Downs, This Amazing Young Girl Decided To Take A Shot At Iron Girdering For A Change"
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July 27, 1920 Sailing Into Yokohama Harbor, Japan"
9.
July 16th, 1921 Proper Date For The "How You Think You Look" Cartoon As Published In Judge Magazine"
10.
Szmul Rzeszewski, An 8-Year-Old Boy, Makes World Headlines When He Defeats 20 Challengers In Paris, Including Some Of The Best Chess Players On Earth, Simultaneously"
11.
June 13th, 1920 The United States Post Office Department Rules That Children May Not Be Sent Via Parcel Post"
12.
July 20, 1919 United Kingdom Flag Created Out Of A Giant Human Formation 1919"
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January 15th, 1920 On January 15, 1920, Traumatized Customers Make A Run On A Liquor Store The Day Before Prohibition In America Begins"
14.
February 13th, 1922 Woman Seated At A Soda Fountain Table Pouring Alcohol Into A Cup From A Cane"
15.
October 5 1919 Enzo Ferrari, An Italian Car Mechanic And Engineer, Enters His First Race. He Finished Fourth"
16.
July 15, 1919 An Unidentified Couple Posed For A Photo Just After Getting Engaged On July 15, 1919"
17.
June 10th, 1922 Frances Ethel Gumm Is Born In Grand Rapids, Minnesota"
18.
April 3rd, 1920 In One Of The Great Celebrity Marriages Of The Year, Novelist F. Scott Fitzgerald And Flapper Zelda Sayre Were Married In New York City, Eight Days After The Publication Of His Bestselling Novel, "This Side Of Paradise""
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May 11, 1917 Kurdish Girls Carrying Water, May 11, 1917"
20.
November 25, 1919 Italian Opera Singer Luisa Tetrazzini, At Her Arrival In New York Aboard The Liner Mauretania On Nov. 25, 1919"
21.
May 30, 1922 The Lincoln Memorial Is Dedicated After 8 Years Of Construction. In Attendance Was Robert Todd Lincoln, The Only Living Relative Of The 16th President"
22.
September 9th, 1921 Charlie Chaplin Visits London And Is Met By Thousands"
23.
April 2, 1921 Albert Einstein Arriving In New York Where He Spoke On Relativity And Support For Palestine"
24.
February 10, 1921 Buster Keaton's Short Film The Haunted House Is Released"
25.
Dec. 25, 1916] Photograph: British Soldiers Eating Christmas Dinner In A Shell Hole"
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June 6, 1922 Legendary Actress And Singer Lillian Russell Dies Unexpectedly At 61. Among Her Many Accomplishments, She Was The First Voice Ever Heard On A Long Distance Phone Call"
27.
April 8, 1920 The Chicago Post Office Has Adopted Roller Skates For Its Clerks As They Enable Them To Work More Rapidly, Thereby Saving Valuable Time"
28.
July 26, 1920 Tthe “Pickle Sisters,” A Vaudeville Group Named After The Expression For When Two Women Sleep With The Same Man.‬"

1.
"Four Prize Winners In Annual Beauty Show, Washington Bathing Beach, Washington, D.c. Left To Right: Gay Gatley, Eva Fridell, Anna Neibel, Iola Swinnerton.""
2.
My Grandfather Wanted To Be A Cartoonist. He Worked For The Railroad Instead, Sending Home Many Letters"
3.
January 17, 1922 Betty White Was Born."
4.
February 6, 1922 Chief John Smith Died. He Was An Ojibwe (Chippewa) Indian Who Lived His Entire Life In The Cass Lake, Minnesota Area, And Was Reputed To Have Been 137 Years Old When He Died Of Pneumonia"
5.
August 15, 1919 Downtown Baghdad, Iraq, Totally Untouched By War"
6.
December 28, 1920 Amelia Earhart Flies For The First Time, Sparking Her Lifelong Interest In Aviation. She Disappeared At Sea Just 16 Years Later"
7.
August 16, 1920 After Finding The Bricklaying Business Too Full Of UPS And Downs, This Amazing Young Girl Decided To Take A Shot At Iron Girdering For A Change"
8.
July 27, 1920 Sailing Into Yokohama Harbor, Japan"
9.
July 16th, 1921 Proper Date For The "How You Think You Look" Cartoon As Published In Judge Magazine"
10.
Szmul Rzeszewski, An 8-Year-Old Boy, Makes World Headlines When He Defeats 20 Challengers In Paris, Including Some Of The Best Chess Players On Earth, Simultaneously"
11.
June 13th, 1920 The United States Post Office Department Rules That Children May Not Be Sent Via Parcel Post"
12.
July 20, 1919 United Kingdom Flag Created Out Of A Giant Human Formation 1919"
13.
January 15th, 1920 On January 15, 1920, Traumatized Customers Make A Run On A Liquor Store The Day Before Prohibition In America Begins"
14.
February 13th, 1922 Woman Seated At A Soda Fountain Table Pouring Alcohol Into A Cup From A Cane"
15.
October 5 1919 Enzo Ferrari, An Italian Car Mechanic And Engineer, Enters His First Race. He Finished Fourth"
16.
July 15, 1919 An Unidentified Couple Posed For A Photo Just After Getting Engaged On July 15, 1919"
17.
June 10th, 1922 Frances Ethel Gumm Is Born In Grand Rapids, Minnesota"
18.
April 3rd, 1920 In One Of The Great Celebrity Marriages Of The Year, Novelist F. Scott Fitzgerald And Flapper Zelda Sayre Were Married In New York City, Eight Days After The Publication Of His Bestselling Novel, "This Side Of Paradise""
19.
May 11, 1917 Kurdish Girls Carrying Water, May 11, 1917"
20.
November 25, 1919 Italian Opera Singer Luisa Tetrazzini, At Her Arrival In New York Aboard The Liner Mauretania On Nov. 25, 1919"
21.
May 30, 1922 The Lincoln Memorial Is Dedicated After 8 Years Of Construction. In Attendance Was Robert Todd Lincoln, The Only Living Relative Of The 16th President"
22.
September 9th, 1921 Charlie Chaplin Visits London And Is Met By Thousands"
23.
April 2, 1921 Albert Einstein Arriving In New York Where He Spoke On Relativity And Support For Palestine"
24.
February 10, 1921 Buster Keaton's Short Film The Haunted House Is Released"
25.
Dec. 25, 1916] Photograph: British Soldiers Eating Christmas Dinner In A Shell Hole"
26.
June 6, 1922 Legendary Actress And Singer Lillian Russell Dies Unexpectedly At 61. Among Her Many Accomplishments, She Was The First Voice Ever Heard On A Long Distance Phone Call"
27.
April 8, 1920 The Chicago Post Office Has Adopted Roller Skates For Its Clerks As They Enable Them To Work More Rapidly, Thereby Saving Valuable Time"
28.
July 26, 1920 Tthe “Pickle Sisters,” A Vaudeville Group Named After The Expression For When Two Women Sleep With The Same Man.‬"

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1. "Four Prize Winners In Annual Beauty Show, Washington Bathing Beach, Washington, D.c. Left To Right: Gay Gatley, Eva Fridell, Anna Neibel, Iola Swinnerton.""

2. My Grandfather Wanted To Be A Cartoonist. He Worked For The Railroad Instead, Sending Home Many Letters"

3. January 17, 1922 Betty White Was Born."

4. February 6, 1922 Chief John Smith Died. He Was An Ojibwe (Chippewa) Indian Who Lived His Entire Life In The Cass Lake, Minnesota Area, And Was Reputed To Have Been 137 Years Old When He Died Of Pneumonia"

5. August 15, 1919 Downtown Baghdad, Iraq, Totally Untouched By War"

6. December 28, 1920 Amelia Earhart Flies For The First Time, Sparking Her Lifelong Interest In Aviation. She Disappeared At Sea Just 16 Years Later"

7. August 16, 1920 After Finding The Bricklaying Business Too Full Of UPS And Downs, This Amazing Young Girl Decided To Take A Shot At Iron Girdering For A Change"

8. July 27, 1920 Sailing Into Yokohama Harbor, Japan"

9. July 16th, 1921 Proper Date For The "How You Think You Look" Cartoon As Published In Judge Magazine"

10. Szmul Rzeszewski, An 8-Year-Old Boy, Makes World Headlines When He Defeats 20 Challengers In Paris, Including Some Of The Best Chess Players On Earth, Simultaneously"

11. June 13th, 1920 The United States Post Office Department Rules That Children May Not Be Sent Via Parcel Post"

12. July 20, 1919 United Kingdom Flag Created Out Of A Giant Human Formation 1919"

13. January 15th, 1920 On January 15, 1920, Traumatized Customers Make A Run On A Liquor Store The Day Before Prohibition In America Begins"

14. February 13th, 1922 Woman Seated At A Soda Fountain Table Pouring Alcohol Into A Cup From A Cane"

15. October 5 1919 Enzo Ferrari, An Italian Car Mechanic And Engineer, Enters His First Race. He Finished Fourth"

16. July 15, 1919 An Unidentified Couple Posed For A Photo Just After Getting Engaged On July 15, 1919"

17. June 10th, 1922 Frances Ethel Gumm Is Born In Grand Rapids, Minnesota"

18. April 3rd, 1920 In One Of The Great Celebrity Marriages Of The Year, Novelist F. Scott Fitzgerald And Flapper Zelda Sayre Were Married In New York City, Eight Days After The Publication Of His Bestselling Novel, "This Side Of Paradise""

19. May 11, 1917 Kurdish Girls Carrying Water, May 11, 1917"

20. November 25, 1919 Italian Opera Singer Luisa Tetrazzini, At Her Arrival In New York Aboard The Liner Mauretania On Nov. 25, 1919"

21. May 30, 1922 The Lincoln Memorial Is Dedicated After 8 Years Of Construction. In Attendance Was Robert Todd Lincoln, The Only Living Relative Of The 16th President"

22. September 9th, 1921 Charlie Chaplin Visits London And Is Met By Thousands"

23. April 2, 1921 Albert Einstein Arriving In New York Where He Spoke On Relativity And Support For Palestine"

24. February 10, 1921 Buster Keaton's Short Film The Haunted House Is Released"

25. Dec. 25, 1916] Photograph: British Soldiers Eating Christmas Dinner In A Shell Hole"

26. June 6, 1922 Legendary Actress And Singer Lillian Russell Dies Unexpectedly At 61. Among Her Many Accomplishments, She Was The First Voice Ever Heard On A Long Distance Phone Call"

27. April 8, 1920 The Chicago Post Office Has Adopted Roller Skates For Its Clerks As They Enable Them To Work More Rapidly, Thereby Saving Valuable Time"

28. July 26, 1920 Tthe “Pickle Sisters,” A Vaudeville Group Named After The Expression For When Two Women Sleep With The Same Man.‬"

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1.
"Four Prize Winners In Annual Beauty Show, Washington Bathing Beach, Washington, D.c. Left To Right: Gay Gatley, Eva Fridell, Anna Neibel, Iola Swinnerton.""

2.
My Grandfather Wanted To Be A Cartoonist. He Worked For The Railroad Instead, Sending Home Many Letters"

3.
January 17, 1922 Betty White Was Born."

4.
February 6, 1922 Chief John Smith Died. He Was An Ojibwe (Chippewa) Indian Who Lived His Entire Life In The Cass Lake, Minnesota Area, And Was Reputed To Have Been 137 Years Old When He Died Of Pneumonia"

5.
August 15, 1919 Downtown Baghdad, Iraq, Totally Untouched By War"

6.
December 28, 1920 Amelia Earhart Flies For The First Time, Sparking Her Lifelong Interest In Aviation. She Disappeared At Sea Just 16 Years Later"

7.
August 16, 1920 After Finding The Bricklaying Business Too Full Of UPS And Downs, This Amazing Young Girl Decided To Take A Shot At Iron Girdering For A Change"

8.
July 27, 1920 Sailing Into Yokohama Harbor, Japan"

9.
July 16th, 1921 Proper Date For The "How You Think You Look" Cartoon As Published In Judge Magazine"

10.
Szmul Rzeszewski, An 8-Year-Old Boy, Makes World Headlines When He Defeats 20 Challengers In Paris, Including Some Of The Best Chess Players On Earth, Simultaneously"

11.
June 13th, 1920 The United States Post Office Department Rules That Children May Not Be Sent Via Parcel Post"

12.
July 20, 1919 United Kingdom Flag Created Out Of A Giant Human Formation 1919"

13.
January 15th, 1920 On January 15, 1920, Traumatized Customers Make A Run On A Liquor Store The Day Before Prohibition In America Begins"

14.
February 13th, 1922 Woman Seated At A Soda Fountain Table Pouring Alcohol Into A Cup From A Cane"

15.
October 5 1919 Enzo Ferrari, An Italian Car Mechanic And Engineer, Enters His First Race. He Finished Fourth"

16.
July 15, 1919 An Unidentified Couple Posed For A Photo Just After Getting Engaged On July 15, 1919"

17.
June 10th, 1922 Frances Ethel Gumm Is Born In Grand Rapids, Minnesota"

18.
April 3rd, 1920 In One Of The Great Celebrity Marriages Of The Year, Novelist F. Scott Fitzgerald And Flapper Zelda Sayre Were Married In New York City, Eight Days After The Publication Of His Bestselling Novel, "This Side Of Paradise""

19.
May 11, 1917 Kurdish Girls Carrying Water, May 11, 1917"

20.
November 25, 1919 Italian Opera Singer Luisa Tetrazzini, At Her Arrival In New York Aboard The Liner Mauretania On Nov. 25, 1919"

21.
May 30, 1922 The Lincoln Memorial Is Dedicated After 8 Years Of Construction. In Attendance Was Robert Todd Lincoln, The Only Living Relative Of The 16th President"

22.
September 9th, 1921 Charlie Chaplin Visits London And Is Met By Thousands"

23.
April 2, 1921 Albert Einstein Arriving In New York Where He Spoke On Relativity And Support For Palestine"

24.
February 10, 1921 Buster Keaton's Short Film The Haunted House Is Released"

25.
Dec. 25, 1916] Photograph: British Soldiers Eating Christmas Dinner In A Shell Hole"

26.
June 6, 1922 Legendary Actress And Singer Lillian Russell Dies Unexpectedly At 61. Among Her Many Accomplishments, She Was The First Voice Ever Heard On A Long Distance Phone Call"

27.
April 8, 1920 The Chicago Post Office Has Adopted Roller Skates For Its Clerks As They Enable Them To Work More Rapidly, Thereby Saving Valuable Time"

28.
July 26, 1920 Tthe “Pickle Sisters,” A Vaudeville Group Named After The Expression For When Two Women Sleep With The Same Man.‬"