25 Fascinating Photographs That Show What The World Looked Like 100 Years Ago

A lot can change in a century. From fashion and technology to transportation and daily life, the world we live in today would be almost unrecognizable to someone from 1925. Yet, thanks to photography, we get rare glimpses into that bygone era, moments frozen in time that show us how people lived, worked, and connected 100 years ago.

We’ve curated some incredible photographs that transport you back a hundred years and reveal a world both strikingly different and surprisingly familiar.

#1 Military School Cadets Marching Down Parodos Street, 1920, Kaunas, Lithuania

#2 Plaza De Mayo 1920 , Argentina

#3 Lively Street In Tokyo Around 1900-1920

#4 Interior Of Casa Rosada Of Buenos Aires, 1923

#5 1922 North Brabant, Netherlands

#6 King William Street, Adelaide, South Australia 1923

#7 1920 Nuremberg , Germany, Bavaria, Middle Franconia, Nuremberg

#8 St. Faith’s Church 1900 – 1920 , New Zealand, Bay Of Plenty

#9 Inner Courtyard Of A Madrasah With A Flower Garden, 1925, Yerevan

#10 Ballroom At Flinders Street Station 1920 – 1940 , Australia, Victoria

#11 Langenberg. Gasthof 1920 – 1930 , Poland

#12 City Hall 1920 , Canada, Ontario

#13 Loaded Freight Barge Passing The Russian Consulate, Huangpu, Shanghai, 1919

#14 Main Building, Armour Institute Of Technology, Chicago, Illinois, CA 1920s

#15 1921 , France, Metropolitan France, Île-De-France, Paris, 6th Arrondissement (Luxembourg), Notre-Dame-Des-Champs

#16 1921 Brazil, Southeast Region, State Of Rio De Janeiro

#17 Handloom Weaver At Work In The Street, Shanghai, 1920

#18 View Of Nihonbashi Bridge With Boats Underneath 1911 – 1920 , Japan, Tokyo

#19 1920 , Germany, Berlin

#20 1920, Perfume Store, Riga, Latvia

#21 1925-1935, Czech Republic, Prague

#22 Tram Stop In Brussels, October 1922

#23 1920, Switzerland, Canton Of Zürich

#24 Birmingham. Ward End Park 1900 – 1920 , United Kingdom

#25 View Of Canberra 1920 – 1940 , Australia

Saumya Ratan

Saumya is an explorer of all things beautiful, quirky, and heartwarming. With her knack for art, design, photography, fun trivia, and internet humor, she takes you on a journey through the lighter side of pop culture.