1. The oldest known selfie (1839).
2.No need for an alarm clock when you had a “knocker-up” (early 20th century).
3. This woman was photographed mid-sneeze (1900).
4. A group of nine kings gather to mourn the death of King Edward VII (1910).
5. These boys – called “pin boys” – set up the bowling pins before the automatic system was invented (1914).
6. This prohibition-era poster shows the sentiments of the time.
7. This policeman is transporting a prisoner in a “mobile booking cage” (1921).
8. Two girls creating an illusion (1920).
9. Beauty pageant winners (1922).
10. Women’s bathing suits used to be measured to ensure they weren’t too short (1920).
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