It is said that a picture is worth a thousand words, and as the test of time has shown us, this is very true. Thanks to historical records, we get a glimpse into the way of life of people from long ago in various places around the world. We invite you to take a moment to browse through this collection of 18 historical pictures from around the world to show you what life looked like a hundred years back. Enjoy!
Museum workers preparing to clean a picture frame in Warsaw, Poland in 193.
A group of men present their large and illegal hunting weapons arsenal in northern China in 1900
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