Saturday, February 19, 2011

En l'an 2000

And while we're on the subject of the future of flying, here are a few visions of the year 2000, from the early 1900s. Perhaps in some alternate universe all of this has come to be. I envy them.









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Annie said...

I like the first, fourth and fifth the most. Are they postcards? The first one reminds me of an antique button I own, known as Love's Messenger, c1880s; only it is a swallow delivering a letter to a lady leaning out her window.

February 19, 2011 at 2:25 PM
buzz said...

I believe a few years ago the Paleofuture blog identified them as cigarette cards from the turn of the century (i.e., the previous century). Here's there link, tho I can't remember where you might find this in theri archives.

http://www.paleofuture.com/

February 21, 2011 at 10:31 AM
Thomas Haller Buchanan said...

Thanks Buzz.

Yes, here are many more from that delightful site:

http://www.paleofuture.com/blog/2007/9/10/french-prints-show-the-year-2000-1910.html

February 21, 2011 at 10:43 AM

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