While the outfits, books, bags and hairstyles may have changed, the excitement surrounding going back to school, making new friends and learning new things seems timeless.
Take a look at these lovely photos from HuffPostto see how the first day of school has changed from the past century.
A young boy and girl on the way to school for the start of a new term in the 1920s
A girl’s first day of school in Pocahontas County, West Virginia, circa 1921
Japanese children in traditional garb start school in California in 1927
A 5-year-old girl shows off her books after her first day of kindergarten, circa 1929
A mother takes her daughter by the hand as they head to school in the late 1920s or early 1930s
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