15 Postcards Show How People Century Ago Imagined the Future


Like the people of today, the people from the past also wondered how life would turn in the future. They imagined how things would go a hundred years after. Or at least, they tried to predict life after them.

This list is basically a compilation of various postcards created by artists between the 19th and 20th century. All of these were based on the subject of, well, Millennium. While some were too good to be true, others actually became true

Without further ado, here they are…

#1. Told you, they dreamed of flying one day.


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#2. Perfect remedy for the lazy ones, eh?



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#3. Wouldn't you be surprised if you see such a postman?



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#4. Wow. If only...


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#5. I think this is really cool. We need this.



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#6. Because why not?



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#7. Don't worry you guys. We, too, are still waiting for flying cars.



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#8. Why this is actually remarkable.



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#9. Heck, a number of countries even have nuclear power now.



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#10. I'm confident all those camera filters nowadays fulfilled this.





#11. They actually thought of this? Wow.


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#12. Ah, of course. This is so true nowadays.



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#13. Trailer trucks, RVs... the list goes on.



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#14. Aerial tennis in the future? Hell yeah!



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#15. Sweeney Todd X. Nope.



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Thank you, BoredPanda, for the inspiration.