Professions through the years: photographs of people showing how their craft has changed over almost 100 years (11 photos)

I suggest looking at photographs of people from the early 20th century in comparison with their professional colleagues from the 21st.





Society is tirelessly moving forward, making breakthroughs in science and developing art. But all these are very global things, but we thought about how something that is familiar to every person - his profession - has changed. Some of them adhere to long-established traditions, developing only to the extent that they allow. Others have undergone dramatic changes.

Waiter



Teacher





A collective portrait of teachers in a New Zealand town (circa 1910) and a modern teacher.

Actress



The first photo shows actress Marlene Dietrich, who became a symbol of her era (a still from the 1930 film “The Blue Angel”). The girl in the second photo, Carrie Fisher, is also hard not to recognize; her image of Princess Leia has been entrenched in culture for a long time.

Cook



The photograph from 1920 shows Joe Thuillier (right), an Irish chef. The modern photograph shows the chef of a Greek restaurant.

Dealer



Street vendors are an old profession, but today’s traders do not need to walk the streets with their goods, and mobile stalls have been added to the usual trading stalls.

Doctor



Builders



In 2011, builders repeated the famous 1932 photograph “Lunch on a Skyscraper.”

Bodybuilder



Seamstress



The ancient craft is still popular: both men and women sew designer clothes, using both new materials and old items.

Stewardess



In the photo on the left, the very first flight attendant is Ellen Church, who began her career in 1930.