These Photos Answer The Question: ‘What Would You Have Looked Like 100 Years Ago?’


I was a child of the 80’s, a period that seemed so drab at the time, but is now apparently HUGE with teens. In the 70’s we were obsessed with the 50’s and 60’s. In the 80’s, we loved to dress up in the flower child style of the 70’s. Since this seems to be a trend, it’s no wonder that Annalisa Hartlaub undertook this amazing school project for her photography class at Ohio State University.

Hartlaub told the Huffington Post this:

“I’ve always been fascinated, and a bit infatuated, with counterculture and how it shapes society and mainstream culture as well. So I decided to mix that interest with my love of fashion, makeup, and photography to create something.”

Hartlaub’s photos show two looks for each decade — mainstream culture and counterculture.

1920s

Flickr/Annalisa Hartlaub
Flickr/Annalisa Hartlaub

1930s

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Flickr/Annalisa Hartlaub

1940s

Flickr/Annalisa Hartlaub
Flickr/Annalisa Hartlaub

1950s

Flickr/Annalisa Hartlaub
Flickr/Annalisa Hartlaub

1960s

Flickr/Annalisa Hartlaub
Flickr/Annalisa Hartlaub

1970s

Flickr/Annalisa Hartlaub
Flickr/Annalisa Hartlaub

1980s

Flickr/Annalisa Hartlaub
Flickr/Annalisa Hartlaub

1990s

Flickr/Annalisa Hartlaub
Flickr/Annalisa Hartlaub

2000’s

Flickr/Annalisa Hartlaub
Flickr/Annalisa Hartlaub

2010’s

Flickr/Annalisa Hartlaub
Flickr/Annalisa Hartlaub

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