31 Vintage Images That Show How Artists in the Late 1800s Imagined Life in the Year 2000

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AmyBrown
Jan 10, 2019 2:00 PM EST

Back in the late 1800s, a group of French artists imagined what the year 2000 would look like and illustrated all kinds of scientific and everyday inventions they envisioned. These illustrations were called, 'En L'An 2000', and were originally posted onto cigarette/cigar boxes and, later, as postcards. You can view the more of the collection at Wikimedia Commons.

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  • 01

    A Very Busy Farmer

    Cheezburger Image 9257292032
    via Wikimedia Commons
  • 02

    Hydroplane

    Cheezburger Image 9257292288
    via Wikimedia Commons
  • 03

    Dictant courrier

    Cheezburger Image 9257292544
    via Wikimedia Commons
  • 04

    Phonograph

    Cheezburger Image 9257292800
    via Wikimedia Commons
  • 05

    Microbes

    Cheezburger Image 9257293312
    via Wikimedia Commons
  • 06

    Concierge

    Cheezburger Image 9257293824
    via Wikimedia Commons
  • 07

    Toilette madame

    Cheezburger Image 9257294080
    via Wikimedia Commons
  • 08

    Opera avenue

    Cheezburger Image 9257294336
    via Wikimedia Commons
  • 09

    Air rescue / Helicopter / Air ship

    Cheezburger Image 9257294592
    via Wikimedia Commons
  • 10

    Sea-horse racing

    Cheezburger Image 9257294848
    via Wikimedia Commons
  • 11

    Submarine

    Cheezburger Image 9257295360
    via Wikimedia Commons
  • 12

    Air firefighters

    Cheezburger Image 9257295616
    via Wikimedia Commons
  • 13

    School / Electrical Construction

    Cheezburger Image 9257295872
    via Wikimedia Commons
  • 14

    Electric train / Correspondance cinema

    Cheezburger Image 9257296128
    via Wikimedia Commons
  • 15

    Chemical food

    Cheezburger Image 9257296384
    via Wikimedia Commons
  • 16

    A Tailer of the Latest Fashion

    Cheezburger Image 9257296640
    via Wikimedia Commons
  • 17

    Air Police / Military Cyclists / Battle Cars

    Cheezburger Image 9257296896
    via Wikimedia Commons
  • 18

    Barber

    Cheezburger Image 9257297664
    via Wikimedia Commons
  • 19

    Electric scrubbing

    Cheezburger Image 9257297920
    via Wikimedia Commons
  • 20
    Cheezburger Image 9257298176
    via Wikimedia Commons
  • 21

    Waterskies

    Cheezburger Image 9257298432
    via Wikimedia Commons
  • 22

    Auto rollers

    Cheezburger Image 9257298688
    via Wikimedia Commons
  • 23

    Snowmobile

    Cheezburger Image 9257298944
    via Wikimedia Commons
  • 24

    Hunting by Air

    Cheezburger Image 9257299200
    via Wikimedia Commons
  • 25

    The Little East-Nest Robbers

    Cheezburger Image 9257300736
    via Wikimedia Commons
  • 26

    A Well-Trained Orchestra

    Cheezburger Image 9257300992
    via Wikimedia Commons
  • 27

    A House Rolling Though the Countryside

    Cheezburger Image 9257301504
    via Wikimedia Commons
  • 28

    A Whale-Bus

    Cheezburger Image 9257302016
    via Wikimedia Commons
  • 29

    A Croquet party

    Cheezburger Image 9257302272
    via Wikimedia Commons
  • 30

    Intensive Breeding

    Cheezburger Image 9257302528
    via Wikimedia Commons
  • 31

    A Model Kitchen

    Cheezburger Image 9257302784
    via Wikimedia Commons

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