Interesting to see how long some of these predictions (especially moving sidewalks and weather control machines) have been around. I associated them with the 1920s.
By Pulpshmoo
Of course we've all read late victorian science fiction, but it was written by people who'd studied science. These cards tell us what us common people were thinking.
Pulpshmoo
By armando
Gracias por vuestro gran trabajo.
By Comeekz
It’s interesting how most of these predictions were transportation related – moving sidewalks, flying machines, aerial navigation, etc. However, the first one about concerts at home looks a lot like today’s big screen television (or maybe some kind of projection TV).
By The Australian Panther
Comments on each idea:-
1/ Concerts at home. That's a projector and making and viewing movies at home started at least in the 1940's I believe.
2/ Flying Machines. They didn't envision the Jumbo jet but the prophecy was right.
3/ City improvements up to date. Ah,no!
4/ Aerial navigation. Not seriously with balloons.
5/ Summer excursions to the North Pole?
All year round actually.
6/ Cruisers evading an enemy. Makes no sense.
7/ Rainmaking Machines. Note that this is a cannon. It was observed in earlier centuries that on battlefields, where a large quantity of gunpowder was exploded, it would usually rain soon after. So it became not uncommon to hire 'rainmakers' to fire off many cannon near your town to make it rain.
8/ Submarine excursions. Yes this happoens in tropical waters where the water is clear and there is something to see. Like the Great Barrier Reef.
9/ Roofed cities. Nope, but hey aren't Malls the equivalent?
10 Moving sidewalks. You find them in some airports and tube stations where it is necessary to process a lot of people quickly.
In medieval times there were shops built into and on Bridges.
11/Walking on water. mostly no!
12/ New uses for Rotenlgen Rays. [X-rays?]
not possible I think.
Additional Information
Compliments Of Maher And Grosh Cutlery Co. - Toledo Ohio
And Stamford Stoves, Ranges And Furnaces
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One Hundred Years Hence ... Concert And Opera At Home
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One Hundred Years Hence ... Across The Continent On Flying Machines
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One Hundred Years Hence ... City Improvements Up To Date
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One Hundred Years Hence ... Aerial Navigation
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One Hundred Years Hence ... Summer Excursions To The North Pole
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One Hundred Years Hence ... Cruisers Evading An Enemy
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One Hundred Years Hence ... No More Droughts Rainmaking Machines At Work
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One Hundred Years Hence ... Submarine Excursions
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One Hundred Years Hence ... Roofed Cities Fine Weather Insured
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One Hundred Years Hence ... Shopping Made Easy Movig Sidewalks
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One Hundred Years Hence ... Dispensing With Bridge And Ferry
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One Hundred Years Hence ... New Uses For Roentgen Rays
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