Prediction Gallery

Christopher Columbus on Hispaniola

Christopher Columbus firing the cannon for the Taino chieftain or cacique Guacanagar??x on Hispaniola 4, Columbus attacking the Native American army on Hispaniola 5, and natives alarmed at the sight of Bartholomew Columbus's quill pen and ink 6. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rev. Isaac Taylor's Scenes in America, for the Amusement and Instruction of Little Tarry-at-Home Travelers, John Harris, London, 1821

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Warfare in the future - as predicted in 1932

An impression of what warfare might look like in 2032, as predicted by The Modern Boy magazine in 1932. It suggests that invading troops might attack via a shell, with bumpers to save the shock of landing. The accompanying caption also advises, The men will have to be strapped up in special spherical tanks inside the shells so that they will remain upright however much the shell twists about during its journey through the atmosphere. As shells usually become red-hot owing to the speed they travel, the fellows inside will also need a bit of ice-cream with em to prevent them from frizzling like bacon in a pan! It concludes by saying, We certainly all ought to be glad this is only a forecast - at present. Date: 1932

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Cartoon, Prediction of role reversal after the war, WW1

Cartoon, Prediction of role reversal after the war. One young woman says to the other: Can you believe it, my husband wanted to drive the car this morning! But that's not going to happen. I intend to hold the steering wheel of the household, as I did during the war. Date: 1917

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