Wednesday, March 17th, 2010
Like postcards, the photochroms feature subjects that appeal to travelers, including landscapes, architecture, street scenes, and daily life and culture. The prints were sold as souvenirs and often collected in albums or framed for display.
After travelling to Belgium, Norway and Scotland we arrive today to Turkey. These photos refer to Constantinople because they were taken [...]
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Monday, September 28th, 2009
After our previous trips to past:
Photochroms of Norway from 1890s to 1900s
Photochroms of Scotland from 1890 to 1900s
Today we are going to travel to the last years of 19th century in Belgium thanks to the Library of the US Congress (LOC).
Like postcards, the photochroms feature subjects that appeal to travelers, including landscapes, architecture, street scenes, [...]
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After our previous trip in the past Photochroms of Norway from 1890s to 1900s, today we are going to travel to the last years of 19th century in Scotland thank you to the Library of the US Congress (LOC).
The Photochrom Print Collection has almost 6,000 views of Europe and the Middle East and 500 views [...]
Princess (i.e. Princes) Street, the castle, and Scott Monument, Edinburgh, Scotland. Credit
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Tuesday, January 13th, 2009
Published primarily from the 1890s to 1910s, these prints were created by the Photoglob Company in Zürich, Switzerland, and the Detroit Publishing Company in Michigan. The richly colored images look like photographs but are actually ink-based photolithographs, usually 6.5 x 9 inches. Plenty more info at lcweb2.loc.gov/pp/pgzhtml/pgzproc.html.
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