It does n’t get much respectable than saucy Gallic futurism , does it ? These illustrations of futuristic flying machines from 1901 are quite standardised to both theGermanandFrenchpersonal fly machine we ’ve looked at from this earned run average .
I find the galvanising light adorning her chapeau and dress quite beautiful . Early electric light and the way it was trace in suchpoetic termsat the act of the twentieth century genuinely leaves me in awe . Strangely enough , I catch myself asking , “ but where is the mogul source for those lights ? ! ? ! ! ” all the while ignoring how absurd a system of dangerously placed propeller and wings would be for human flight of steps .
If myuniversal language translatorcan be confide ( actually , I usedBabelfish ) , “ au siecle prochain , ” means “ in the next century , ” and “ point out on suivra les femmes , ” translate to , “ how women will be followed . ” The instance below come along to be of a fan making his hasty get away out the window , as madame ’s married man go far home .
Below are images from previous blog post onGerman postcards(circa 1900 ) andFrench prints(1910 ) . A special thanks toScott Leschfor the black and white images above .
Previously on Paleo - Future :
Flying Machines ( circa 1885 )
Boy ’s Flying Machine of the Twentieth Century ( 1900 )
Postcards Show The Year 2000 ( circa 1900 )
French Prints Show the Year 2000 ( 1910 )
What May bump in the Next Hundred Years ( Ladies Home Journal , 1900 )
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