Many things have changed over the past century and a half. Technology, fashion, and architecture have all transformed tremendously. And we often fail to realize just how different everyday life used to be such a short time ago. For instance, did you know that people used to pick hops on stilts, or that there were entire buses used to collect messenger pigeons? Witness these forgotten details from the world of the past in these 24 historical photos.
"Hop pickers on stilts in Faversham, England (1920)"
"Loti-Kee-Yah-Tede, the chief’s daughter, Laguna Pueblo, New Mexico."
"Three cowgirls (Clyde Lindsay, Mildred Douglas and Ruby Dickey) at the Miles City round-up, Montana (1917)"
"A French woman with a baguette and six bottles of wine in Paris, France (1945)"
"A Fijian man - Republic of the Fiji Islands (1880)"
"Another fashionable day at Longchamp, France (1911)"
"5-year-old Anne Frank"
"Sits Down Spotted - Crow Nation, Fort Keogh, Montana (1881)"
"A “Pigeon Bus” from World War I that was used for collecting messenger pigeons from the front"
"Rural mail carrier in a winter uniform in Sweden (1900)"
"A beautiful bride (circa 1930)"
"US Union Soldier Cathy Williams, who had to pose as a male to be enlisted. Cathy was in the 38th regiment of the infantry division (1862)"
"Daughter of a Cornwall copper miner, free Australian immigrant, resident of far North Queensland, mother of three, laundress. All this in 55 years of life"
"Navajo woman weaving a blanket in Santa Fe, New Mexico (1900)"
"Settler family (circa 1880)"
"Protesting the high school dress code that banned pants for girls, Brooklyn (circa 1940)"
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