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What People Looked Like 100 Years Ago - 19 Historical Photos

We are only 21 years into the 21st century, and so much has happened in the world already. Considering how different the world was in 2000 and how incredibly tumultuous the previous century has been, one can only imagine the changes the next 80 years will bring. While no one can see into the future, we can definitely reminisce about the past.
These historical photos show what people around the world looked like at the turn of the 20th century. Oh, what a change a hundred years can make...

1. RomaniaPeople at the Turn of 20th Century Around the World, Romania

2. Ainu, the indigenous people of Japan
People at the Turn of 20th Century Around the World Japan

3. HawaiiPeople at the Turn of 20th Century Around the World, Hawaii

Related: These Photos Provide a Fascinating Blast from the Past

4. The Nivkh people, an indigenous ethnic group from the Sakhalin Island in Eastern Russia and parts of Manchuria
People at the Turn of 20th Century Around the World, Nivkh people

5. Romani peoplePeople at the Turn of 20th Century Around the World, Romani people

6. The United KingdomPeople at the Turn of 20th Century Around the World, Britons

Related: Artist Creates Actual Photographs of Historical Figures

7. FinlandPeople at the Turn of 20th Century Around the World, Finland

8. Pomors, an ethnographic group descended from Russian settlers, living primarily around the coast of the White SeaPeople at the Turn of 20th Century Around the World, Pomors

9. EthiopiaPeople at the Turn of 20th Century Around the World, Ethiopia

10. KoreaPeople at the Turn of 20th Century Around the World, Korea

11. SwedenPeople at the Turn of 20th Century Around the World, Sweden

Related: A Historical Glimpse into the World's Great Cities

12. CataloniaPeople at the Turn of 20th Century Around the World, Catalonia

13. IrelandPeople at the Turn of 20th Century Around the World, Ireland

14. The Philippines People at the Turn of 20th Century Around the World, Philippines

15. Imazighen, the indigenous people of MorrocoPeople at the Turn of 20th Century Around the World, Amazigh

16. Circassians, a Northwest Caucasian ethnic groupPeople at the Turn of 20th Century Around the World Circassians

17. FrancePeople at the Turn of 20th Century Around the World, France

18. JapanPeople at the Turn of 20th Century Around the World, Japan

19. Bonus: even 100 years ago, people loved taking pictures with their petsPeople at the Turn of 20th Century Around the World, pets

Source of images: Izismile

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