Old pictures have a special power, they freeze a moment in time and offer us a direct glimpse into a world we probably experienced. A black‑and‑white portrait of a sternly posed family or a sun‑bleached snapshot of children playing on a dusty street can transport us decades back, igniting our curiosity about who these people were and what their lives felt like.

We’ve gathered some interesting photographs showing life in Europe over the last century. So get comfortable as you scroll through, upvote your favorites and be sure to share your thoughts in the comments section below.

#1 Two Young Men In Uniforms Near Telšiai Railway Station, Lithuania, 1900-1940

Image credits: Klaipėdos regioninio valstybės archyvo Telšių filialas

#2 Ss Rex As She Leaves The Port Of Genoa, Italy, 1937

Image credits: Oceanliner Legends

#3 Quimperlé Chambriers Street, France, 1900s

Image credits: Henri Laurent-Nel (Rennes)

#4 Corner Of Marstrandsgade And Thorvaldsensgade, Denmark, 1960s

Image credits: aarhusbilleder

#5 Lightning Striking The Eiffel Tower, France, 1902

Image credits: Gabriel Loppé

#6 Boccadasse, Italy, 1960s

Image credits: prostislav1

#7 City Of Rome – Italy, 1950s

Image credits: R. D. Barry

#8 Paris, France, 1960s

Image credits: Ladinek Viktor

#9 Vienna 9, Austria, 1895

Image credits: Moehsl, Karl/Austrian National Library

#10 Gondola Along A Jetty At The Ponte Della Paglia In Venice, Italy, 1900

Image credits: Neue Photographische Gesellschaft

#11 Hermeti Railway Station, Estonia, 1910s

Image credits: Estonian History Museum Foundation

#12 Borsigsteg, Berlin, Germany, 1906-1915

Image credits: maxuju1

#13 Saint Anne Of Auray Pilgrimage, France, 1945-1955

Image credits: Loic (Rennes)

#14 Mechelen, The Cathedral And The Main Square, Belgium, 1926

Image credits: Rol Agency

#15 Mechelen, The Former Town Hall, Currently The Post Office, Belgium, 1926

Image credits: Rol Agency

#16 Brussels, President [doumergue] Leaves The Station, Belgium, 1929

Image credits: Agence Rol. Agence photographique

#17 Aarhus, Denmark, 1934

Image credits: Aage Fredslund Andersen

#18 At The Exit Of Orly Airport, France, 1964-1965

Image credits: Oukrokton

#19 Black & White. Østerbrogade, Denmark, 1957

Image credits: wasapp

#20 Colosseum And Arch Of Constantine, Italy (Est. 1870)

Image credits: Con la luce di Roma

#21 The Cameo Theater In Paris, France, 1925

Image credits: Warner Bros.

#22 Royal Exchange. London, England, 1886

Image credits: Jenny Bergensten

#23 A Very Busy Summer Day At The Slip, United Kingdom, 1915-1922

Image credits: Ronald Studden

#24 1950’s. The Mumbles Train Passes The Outside Of Mainline Station Swansea Bay, United Kingdom, 1950s

Image credits: The Return of Swansea Slip Bridge

#25 Hungary, 1940s

Image credits: Ferencziné Fodor Katalin

#26 Mack Bensin Station, Sweden, 1930s

Image credits: HISTORISKA HEM

#27 Wrocław, Poland, 1899

Image credits: maxuju1

#28 Bartoszyce On Old Postcard, Poland, 1910

Image credits: Pearls of Poland

#29 Lisbon, Portugal, 1936-1939

Image credits: Franz Grasser

#30 Norway, 1935-1936

Image credits: ads.no

#31 Dairy Center Palace In Kaunas, Lithuania, 1938

Image credits: Gediminas Orentas

#32 Vienna 1, Austria, 1890

Image credits: Austrian National Library

#33 Vienna, Austria, 1930s

Image credits: bildstrecke.at

#34 Carnac Saint-Cornély Fountain, France, 1900s

Image credits: Laurent-Nel Henri

#35 Kochstraße 8, Germany, 1898

Image credits: Blätter für Architektur und Kunsthandwerk

#36 View Of Vratislavova Street, Prague, Czech Republic, 1900s

Image credits: Henry Eckert

#37 Postcard With Grand Andely-Notre Dame Church, France, 1915

Image credits: Eug. Leconte

#38 Hansabrücke, Berlin, Germany, 1910-1930

Image credits: zeitreisen-berlin.de

#39 Lower Saxony, Germany, 1899

Image credits: Blätter für Architektur und Kunsthandwerk

#40 Piazza Dei Cinquecento, Italy, 1960s

Image credits: prostislav1

#41 Penthièvre Two Seas Hotel, France, 1900s

Image credits: Laurent-Nel Henri

#42 The Alexanderplatz In Berlin, Germany, 1903

Image credits: Parkland Verlag Stuttgart

#43 Mansion House, United Kingdom, 1870-1880

Image credits: York & Son

#44 Sketty Village Swansea From An Old Postcard, United Kingdom, 1905-1915

Image credits: Ernest T. Bush

#45 Flower Market, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 1940

Image credits: archief.amsterdam

#46 Princess Helen Of Serbia In Defile After Coronation Of Her Father, 1904

Image credits: Uknown

#47 Official Opening Of The Museum Of Art Of Catalonia, Spain, 1934

Image credits: Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya, Barcelona

#48 Sofia-City Region, Bulgaria, 1914-1918

Image credits: Sirius_MSK

#49 Oslo, Norway, 1918-1923

Image credits: National Library of Norway

#50 Historical Photograph Of The Hamburger Bahnhof, Germany, 1927

Image credits: State Museums in Berlin

#51 Tampere Secondary School, Finland, 1900-1909

Image credits: Richard Thulé

#52 Wilhelmshavener Straße Ecke Turmstraße, Germany, 1917

Image credits: Ansichtskarte

#53 Berlin, Germany, 1898-1899

Image credits: Blätter für Architektur und Kunsthandwerk

#54 Dantes Square And Vestre Boulevard, Denmark, 1924-1939

Image credits: SNok3

#55 Wind Street, With Island House And Drinking Fountain In The Centre, United Kingdom, 1879

Image credits: lioshenka

#56 The Tramway Terminus, High Street, Near Its Junction With College Street, United Kingdom, 1910

Image credits: From the book Looking back at Swansea/David Roberts

#57 First Leiden Window Cleaning And Whitewashing Company, Netherlands, 1928

Image credits: erfgoedleiden.nl

#58 Romania, 1920s

Image credits: Austrian National Library

#59 Lisbon, Portugal, 1928-1947

Image credits: Paulo Guedes

#60 Tirana, Albania, 1939

Image credits: cart1000