Color photos from over 100 years ago
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Color photos from over 100 years ago
I found this amazing trove of color photos taken over 100 years ago.
http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2010/0 ... y_ago.html
http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2010/0 ... y_ago.html
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Those are stunning! What a find.
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Very impressive.
Thanks for posting.
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Wow, its amazing what a little color does to history.Storm wrote: I found this amazing trove of color photos taken over 100 years ago.
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It's really sad to think that these people were making their way through what looked like a relatively peaceful and prosperous society at the time without realizing the misfortune that was coming their way very soon.
Little did they know that the next 80 years of their country's history would be filled with war, oppression, cruel dictators, the outlawing of religion and a general day to day crappiness of life.
Little did they know that the next 80 years of their country's history would be filled with war, oppression, cruel dictators, the outlawing of religion and a general day to day crappiness of life.
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Re: Color photos from over 100 years ago
It is quite awe inspiring to think of what was going to happen next (WW1, etc). I'm impressed also by the clothing people wear, and how you can tell their station in life simply by the quality, or lack thereof, in their clothing.MediumTex wrote: It's really sad to think that these people were making their way through what looked like a relatively peaceful and prosperous society at the time without realizing the misfortune that was coming their way very soon.
Little did they know that the next 80 years of their country's history would be filled with war, oppression, cruel dictators, the outlawing of religion and a general day to day crappiness of life.
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Re: Color photos from over 100 years ago
Just amazing. Thanks so much for posting.
[quote=The article]He used a specialized camera to capture three black and white images in fairly quick succession, using red, green and blue filters, allowing them to later be recombined and projected with filtered lanterns to show near true color images.[/quote]
I had never heard of this brilliant, rather low-tech method before. The results are great!
[quote=The article]He used a specialized camera to capture three black and white images in fairly quick succession, using red, green and blue filters, allowing them to later be recombined and projected with filtered lanterns to show near true color images.[/quote]
I had never heard of this brilliant, rather low-tech method before. The results are great!
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Thanks for posting these. Getting a color glimpse of life in the twilight of pre-World War I Imperial Russia is a rare treat. I have a huge fascination with photography showing the details or ordinary life in the past. One of my favorite sites is...
http://www.shorpy.com/
A recent example would be this photo of people lounging on the porch of the Ft. Henry Clinton Hotel near Lake George in 1908...
http://www.shorpy.com/node/13687?size=_original#caption
Or these photos of people at the beach in 1905 and 1910 respectively...
http://www.shorpy.com/node/12521?size=_original#caption
http://www.shorpy.com/node/12743?size=_original#caption
http://www.shorpy.com/
A recent example would be this photo of people lounging on the porch of the Ft. Henry Clinton Hotel near Lake George in 1908...
http://www.shorpy.com/node/13687?size=_original#caption
Or these photos of people at the beach in 1905 and 1910 respectively...
http://www.shorpy.com/node/12521?size=_original#caption
http://www.shorpy.com/node/12743?size=_original#caption
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How is it everyone seems to be so less attractive looking back then compared to today? Its hard to believe the epigentics could change so rapidly in just two or three generations of breeding.Ad Orientem wrote: Thanks for posting these. Getting a color glimpse of life in the twilight of pre-World War I Imperial Russia is a rare treat. I have a huge fascination with photography showing the details or ordinary life in the past. One of
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Many of those photographed were from some of the more ethnic areas of the Czar's domain. Not everyone looked less attractive back in the day. In general I find that people dressed better and were better mannered than their counterparts today. But of course your mileage will vary depending on country and culture.MachineGhost wrote:How is it everyone seems to be so less attractive looking back then compared to today? Its hard to believe the epigentics could change so rapidly in just two or three generations of breeding.Ad Orientem wrote: Thanks for posting these. Getting a color glimpse of life in the twilight of pre-World War I Imperial Russia is a rare treat. I have a huge fascination with photography showing the details or ordinary life in the past. One of
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When I go there now, these seem to be the only ones from 100 years ago. Was there something different available when you initially posted the below?
https://www3.bostonglobe.com/news/bigpi ... rc404=true
Thanks
Vinny
https://www3.bostonglobe.com/news/bigpi ... rc404=true
Thanks
Vinny
Storm wrote: ↑Fri Sep 07, 2012 10:13 pm I found this amazing trove of color photos taken over 100 years ago.
http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2010/0 ... y_ago.html
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You can use the Wayback Machine to find stuff like that:vnatale wrote: ↑Sat Oct 19, 2019 8:57 pm When I go there now, these seem to be the only ones from 100 years ago. Was there something different available when you initially posted the below?
https://www3.bostonglobe.com/news/bigpi ... rc404=true
Thanks
Vinny
Storm wrote: ↑Fri Sep 07, 2012 10:13 pm I found this amazing trove of color photos taken over 100 years ago.
http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2010/0 ... y_ago.html
http://web.archive.org/web/201203070341 ... y_ago.html
There are essentially no differences in clothing or buildings in the pictures of Samarkand 1910 and Afghanistan 2010.
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