Fascinating!
When photographer Frank Carpenter took his first trip around the world in 1888, less than one percent of Americans had traveled overseas. By the end of his life, he had three international journeys — and 15,000 photos — under his belt.
From Brazilian headhunters to Indian snakecharmers, get a rare look at what the world actually looked like over 100 years ago:
I wonder what the pictures would look like today if the world population was the same 1.6 billion?