In 1935, the world was gearing up for a second world war, it just didn't know it yet.
Economic downturn in the United States meant the roaring '20s were a distant memory, while continued nationalist escalation in Europe failed to set off the alarm bells it should have.
Here are 25 photos showing what life looked like all the way back in 1935.
1
Warsaw, Poland at night in 1935. Photo by Henryk Poddębski.
2
Landing during military exercise in Kiev, Ukraine, USSR. 1935.
3
Escorted by two policemen in 1935.
4
People lined up to volunteer in the Ethiopian military.
5
This vehicle went on to set the new land speed record of a whopping 301.129mph, 1935.
6
Firing from the backs of horses during maneuvers on the Karshorter Racecourse, Berlin, 1935.
7
Maybe they got the sizing slightly wrong, 1935.
9
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus in 1935.
10
He’s just been released from prison for being an illegal immigrant from Sweden.
11
Watching New York City at night, 1935.
13
Under construction in 1935.
14
In front of Opekta, her father's company in Singel, Amsterdam in 1935.
15
Part of the annual Juwenalia student carnival. Kraków, Poland, 1935.
17
Lawrence, Massachusetts, 1935.
18
Directing three women from Burma along Elgin Avenue, London, 1935.
19
Posing for a photo in 1935.
20
Held on May 4th, 1935 at the Cavalier Hotel in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
21
The tallest man to ever live, posing with his family in 1935. He is 17 in this photo, and passed away at age 22.
23
New Carlisle, Ohio, 1935.
24
With his family, 1935.
25
Manhattan, New York City, 1935.
