Why are you laughing?

But maybe some things never change.   Here is a picture from 1918, during the Spanish Flu epidemic.

This is courtesy of a amazing colourization process by Sanna Dullaway.  Feels like you are right there. [Click on the picture to see more detail.]

Another "colourized" picture during the Spanish flu.

This next one feels like you are riding with great Mexican General, Pancho Villa.  This pic from 1902.

Let's go back a little further.  A picture from the US Civil War.....

No fat guys in 1862!

This compares the two Pancho pics, the original and the colourized version.

[Click on this to really see the differences.]

Take your time to study it, because according to Dougie, you're going to have lots of time on your hands coming up!