Colorized photo of men curling in Toronto, Ontario, Canada in 1909
For people who live in equatorial regions like myself, curling is a sport that is rarely heard of. This is because curling requires open ice rinks to play, only people in countries with sub-tropical climates can play it.
Colorized photo of women curling, around 1900
Originating in Europe, this sport was popularized by the Scots who migrated to the American continent, the sport then found its home in Canada.
Colorized photo of group of people curling on a lake in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada in 1897
And this is how people curling nowadays.
Curling on Lake of Menteith, Scotland in 2010 (Wikimedia Commons)
Just from the photographs we can spot the difference of how people curling over time. Nowadays, people use brush instead of broom as a stick.
PS: Historical photographs above are all colorized, below are the original ones.
Men curling in Toronto, Ontario, Canada in 1909 (Wikimedia Commons)
Women curling, around 1900 (Canadian Museum of History Archives)
Group of people curling on a lake in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada in 1897 (Wikimedia Commons)
