Unusual And Interesting Photos From Around The World Taken In The 20th Century (21 photos)

I present to you a selection of colorized photographs that were taken in the early and mid-20th century and are a wonderful illustration of life in different countries at that time.





Three Kurds eating bread. Diyarbakir, early 1900s.

Diyarbakir is a city and region in southeastern Turkey, on the Tigris River. Currently, most Kurds live in the territories of 4 countries: Iran, Iraq, Syria and Türkiye.



Airport. Dubai, 1971.

The discovery of oil, a free economic zone and a smart injection of money turned the desert into a "blooming garden" in less than half a century.





Bakery in Istanbul, 1920.

The shop window displays signs in various languages: Armenian, English, Greek, Ottoman.



Pearl diver. Saudi Arabia, 1935.

Another country that has changed dramatically after the discovery of colossal oil deposits.

Pearl fishing is one of the main activities on which the economy of the Arab country was based for many centuries.



The Arch of Ctesiphon is one of the many architectural wonders of Mesopotamia, Iraq, 1932.

The arch is one of the largest single-span unreinforced brick arches in the world. It is 37 meters high and 26 meters wide.



Banana harvest at Kibbutz Ginosar. Israel, 1956.

We are all used to thinking that bananas grow on palm trees and are the same “full-fledged” fruits as apples, oranges, etc. But in fact, this is not so. According to botanical classification, a banana is a berry, and a banana palm is a perennial herb.



Traditional outfit of a Kiribati warrior, 1925.

Protective equipment consists of what can be caught in the ocean or found on the island: a helmet made of porcupine fish, a sword made of shark teeth, coconut fibers and fish scales.



Zulus learn to play billiards. South Africa, 1903.

The Zulu Kingdom played an important role in the history of today's South African Republic. Before the arrival of Europeans, the Zulu state was quite a powerful force in the region.



Canadian school on wheels. Ontario, 1954.

The Canadian School on Wheels was a train car used to teach adults and children. During the week, the train would stop in one place, teachers would teach, children would learn, then the train would move on, stop in a new place, then return after 5 weeks, teachers would check homework, and so on in a circle.

The "Schools on Wheels," as they were called (there were seven of them), operated from 1926 to 1967.



A Pickwick double-decker bus on rails. Mexico, 1930s.

Mexicans have converted and put a Pickwick bus on rails. The solution is simple and ideal for railway lines with low traffic.



A child with bread and milk. Turkey, Istanbul, 1989.

As children, I think many of us brought home gnawed loaves of bread (they smelled so delicious).



A horse-drawn railway cart with timber, transporting timber to the sawmill in Goropito. New Zealand, February 1921.



Four Hawaiians surfing, Waikiki Beach, 1926.



Montego Bay, Jamaica, 1946.



Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1960.

The photo is very beautiful and atmospheric. The sun through a palm tree. Well-dressed people, gentlemen.



Turkish immigrants arrived in the United States, 1965.

From World War I to 1965, the number of Turkish immigrants coming to the United States was quite low as a result of restrictive immigration laws. Approximately 100 Turkish immigrants per year entered the United States between 1930 and 1950. However, the number of Turkish immigrants to the United States increased to 2,000-3,000 per year after 1965 due to the liberalization of U.S. immigration laws.



A native Australian boy with his pet kangaroo, 1955.

The teeth are impressive on the child, apparently he does not know what sugar is.



A cotton candy vendor goes to work. Mexico, 1981.



Graf Zeppelin flies over Buenos Aires, 1934.

Graf Zeppelin was the largest and most technologically advanced German airship of its time. The airship made 590 flights to different countries around the world.

The airship was 236.6 m long, had a maximum diameter of 30.5 m, a maximum height of 33.7 m, and a volume of 105,000 m³, carrying gas (hydrogen)



Women on the streets of Kabul. Afghanistan, 1972.