Aerial photographs - Perth in 2029
A 1929 artist's conception of what Perth would look like in 2029 - Western Mail Centenary Issue "2029 Perth".
A Dream of the Future (Women's Ice Hockey)
Illustration of a female ice hockey player
Aerial house - Public domain drawing
"Maison tournante aérienne": drawing shows a dwelling structure elevated above rooftops and designed to revolve and adjust in various directions. An occupant points to an airship with a fish-shaped bag in the s... More
Aerial house3 - Public domain architectural drawing
"Maison tournante aérienne": drawing shows a dwelling structure elevated above rooftops and designed to revolve and adjust in various directions. An occupant points to an airship with a fish-shaped bag in the s... More
Albert Robida - Cures d'air dans la montagne
"Cures d'air dans la montagne" by French illustrator and science fiction writer Albert Robida (1848-1926). Library of Congress description: "Drawing shows an airship "Cures d'air" supporting the "Pension Bellev... More
Albert Robida - The Twentieth Century - Pneumatic Tube Train
Illustration of the Pneumatic tube train from Albert Robida's The Twentieth Century (1882). Exterior (top) and cross-section of passenger compartment (bottom).
Houghton 90W-205 - Un quartier embrouillé
Illustration: "Un quartier embrouillé" by Albert Robida (1848-1926), from Le vingtième siècle, Paris: a Librarie Illustrée, 1883. *90W-205, Houghton Library, Harvard University
Robida telephonoscope - A black and white drawing of a man on a horse
Deutsch: Grafik von Albert Robida, das 'Telefonoskop'.English: Dessin of Albert Robida's "Téléphonoscope". 日本語: アルベール・ロビダの「テレフォノスコープ」のイラスト。
Telephonoscope - A drawing of a group of people sitting in front of a ...
Early television/videophone concept, a forecast (almanac) for 1879, posted in the December 9th, 1878 issue of Punch. Illustration description Punch Magazine cartoon print: Edison's Telephonoscope (transmits lig... More
A Forecast - Looking Up Olive Street, St. Louis, Missouri, in the Year...
Title: A Forecast - Looking Up Olive Street, St. Louis, Missouri, in the Year 2010. From Greater St. Louis Christmas Magazine, Dec. 1910.
"Build for the future" - NARA - 513986
Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Second World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
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Gruß aus Salzburg im Jahre 2000 sendet; Lithograhpie, um 1900
Car of the Future 1950 unrestored
"Car of the Future" as conceived by Studebaker's Director of Styling, Raymond Loewy, in the August 1950 issue of Science and Mechanics. Loewy wrote about the new styling for "tomorrow's rocket age population" ... More
Radio Listeners Guide Fall 1928 Cover
Radio Listeners' Guide and Call Book, November 1928. Volume 3 Number 2. Artwork shows imagined future of television.
Tesla wireless power future 1934
Speculative drawing of wireless power transmitters envisioned by Serbian American inventor Nikola Tesla powering a fuelless aircraft, illustrating Tesla interview in 1934 magazine. During 1891-1906 Tesla had e... More
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“A Vision of the Future. An aërial motor-car”
Future Luxury Harry Grant Dart 1911
"We'll All Be Happy Then". Cartoon depicting technological luxuries of the future, by Harry Grant Dart, 1911.
Science and Invention Feb 1922 pg912 - War of the Future
An illustration, drawn by illustrator Frank R. Paul, of inventor Nikola Tesla's speculative vision of what war will be like in the future, as described by him in an interview in the magazine. Tesla had exper... More
White River Junction, Vermont in the Future
White River Junction, Vermont in the Future. 1911 Postcard B-ha-ha...
Cruikshank, George — Aerial flight in the future
top left: Castle in St. Cloud
Houghton B 508.95.5 - Contes pour les bibliophiles, Litterature et mus...
Illustration by Albert Robida (1848-1926), titled "Litterature et musique" from Contes pour les bibliophiles, 1894, by Octave Uzanne (1852-1931). B 508.95.5*, Houghton Library, Harvard University
Houghton B 508.95.5 - Contes pour les bibliophiles, Lousirs litteraire...
Illustration by Albert Robida (1848-1926), titled " Lousirs litteraires au XXe siecle" from Contes pour les bibliophiles, 1894, by Octave Uzanne (1852-1931). B 508.95.5*, Houghton Library, Harvard University
The roof of an airplane garage for a city
“The roof of an airplane garage for a city. The circular landing and starting track has an elevator in the middle.”
What happens when gravitation ceases to act
What happens when gravitation ceases to act? A 1920 illustration of an astronaut’s experience in zero gravity
Louis Biderman New-York 1999
Français : "Prospective illustrée de la ville de New-York " à horizon 1999, telle qu'imaginée un siècle plus tôt (1899 ) et approuvée par Andrew H Green, HH Ykeland, John B Mc Donald, publié sur deux pages dan... More
Caricature, Robida vingtieme siecle p41 1, public domain cartoon image
Français : MODES PARISIENNES EN SEPTEMBRE 1952 English: 1883 prediction of clothing styles for 1952, which got the idea that the outer layer of women's clothing would only come down to the knees approximately... More
Ravensburg Fastnacht 1908 Scherzpostkarte
Ravensburg, Scherzpostkarte zum Fasching 1908, der unter dem Motto „Verkehr in der Stadt“ stattfand; „Ravensburg in der Zukunft“ mit Straßenbahnen und Schwebebahn auf dem Marienplatz; Stadtarchiv Ravensburg
Disquieting Thoughts of the Future - JM Staniforth
Political cartoon by JM Staniforth. Dame Cardiff is dismayed at Russian reports that petroleum will replace coal, leaving her city broke and desolate in the future. Although the reports correctly predicted the... More
Caricature, Caricature 1828, public domain cartoon image
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Die Zukunft ans Automobil gefesselt
Die_Zukunft_ans_Automobil_gefesselt (1905).
Ernst Drucker 1896 - A poster advertising a circus show
Deutsch: Plakat zur Revue "Hamburg im Jahre 2000", 1896.
Illustration Das Volk im Zukunftsstaat 1904 001
Deutsch: Illustration zu dem Buch von Friedrich Eduard Bilz: Der Zukunftsstaat. Staatseinrichtung im Jahre 2000. Verlag F.E. Bilz, Leipzig 1904
Science fiction women - Public domain scan / engraving
in the future, the evolution make all women beautiful. By small jaws and beautiful voices
Victory Regent Street - Drawing. Public domain image.
Description: "A West-End London Street Scene" by Grace Golden. Clearly depicting Regent Street, Golden imagines future post-war prosperity. In reality shoppers had to endure rationing in Britain into the 1950... More
How Baseball Will Probably Be Played 100 Years Hence
An 1888 cartoon imagines the baseball of the future: armored players, the umpire in a shotproof turret, and the pitcher shooting the ball from a cannon
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1895 cartoon representing what a society wedding will look like in 2001 if women get the vote. Caption: In The Year 2001: A brilliant society wedding took place last night at Grace Church, the contracting part... More