Saturday 31 July 2010

Autochrome world

Autochrome colour pictures from the early 1900s, from the globe-spanning collection of Albert Kahn.

Germany:



Holland:



Vietnam:

Lots more here. (h/t Mike Beversluis)

2 comments:

  1. Remarkable, viewing the past in colour, how it completely changes perception, they were more or less us and doesn't that Vietnamese hooker look cute.
    Today's Dutch folk look exactly the same as that pair, driving like lunatics as they tow there caravans down the A3 heading south, anywhere but Holland.
    These photies, are you warming up the blog ready for Bryan's act or is it part of the drive towards culture, a digital culture club and who among you wants to play Boy George may one enquire.

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  2. I'm not sure who would want to be Boy George. Possibly all of us.

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