French Prints Show the Year 2000 (1910)
Flying Firemen
The National Library of France (BnF) has an amazing collection of prints from 1910 which depict life in the year 2000. They are credited to Villemard.
There’s speculation that they were included with “foodstuffs” of the era, much like the German postcards we looked at back in April.
Car Shoes
The Barber
The Avenue of the Opera
A Curiosity
I wonder if the “curiosity” referred to is the horse as an uncommon means of transportation, or the extinction of all animals as referenced in the 1900 Ladies’ Home Journal article we looked at a while back.
The Electric Train From Paris to Beijing
A Rescue
Speak to the Caretaker
This image clearly takes its inspiration from another French futurist, Albert Robida, and his book The Twentieth Century.
Sentinel Advanced in the Helicopter
Cyclist Scouts
Phonographic Message
One For the Road
Lady In Her Bathroom
Heating With Radium
Hearing The Newspaper
Correspondence Cinema
Cars of War
Building Site
At School
A Festival of Flowers
A Chemical Dinner
It’s amazing how long the idea of synthetic food has been with us. Before starting this blog I had assumed that the idea started with the Jetsons.
The Tailor
Flying Police
What People In 1910 Thought The Year 2000 Would Be Like!
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