Things have changed so much over the last 100 years, do you ever wonder what life was like before all the modern technologies and conveniences we have today? Well then, put on your time-traveling goggles and get ready for a bumpy ride down Nostalgia Lane because these 13 photos will zap you right into Iowa’s past.

1. These happy-looking roadtrippers in Fort Madison, 1914.
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2. This guy in Mason City showing off his new ride.
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3. These guys riding on a giant piece of Iowa corn.
Don...The UpNorth Memories Guy... Harrison/Flickr
4. This girl from Collins, Iowa, posing on her new horse.
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5. This picture of some school kids from Newton. The girls in the back row are like the modern day "Mean Girls."
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6. When Main Street in Clermont, Iowa, was a dirt road.
Roadsidepictures/Flickr

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7. Hotel Maytag in Newton, taken in 1948, was the place to be.
Roadsidepictures/Flickr
8. Men in suits running to catch the train in Manson, 1908.
Orin Blomberg/Flickr
9. This view of the crowded town of Webster City, Iowa.
Don...The UpNorth Memories Guy... Harrison/Flickr
10. Students at Iowa State College in 1919, working on a student publication.
Don O'Brien/Flickr
11. Someone's perfect landscape photo was photobombed by this car in Charles City, 1929.
Mark's Postcards from Beloit/Flickr
12. These two Iowa farm women exchanging "why did the chicken cross the road" jokes as they pluck feathers in 1917.
Don O'Brien/Flickr
13. This stuntman clings on for dear life in Clear Lake, Iowa.
how to build & repair/Flickr

Welcome back to the present! Now please remove your time-traveling goggles and place them in the bin by the door. How was your trip into Iowa’s past? Share your thoughts in the comments section below!

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