benburch
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Mon Feb-07-05 09:27 AM
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More wonderful color phorgraphs from the early 1900s! |
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http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/empire/Prokudin-Gorskii was the Czar's photographer, and used a three-camera system with colored filters to record the Empire for the Czar.
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Mon Feb-07-05 09:33 AM
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Thanks very much for sharing!
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Mon Feb-07-05 09:35 AM
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I saw this site a couple years ago when it was mentioned on Slashdot. It's like looking into another world. We have become so accustomed to thinking of the past as dark, grey and faded thanks to all the old news photographs and newsreels. These unique photographs help us to remember that these were real people.
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Mon Feb-07-05 10:11 AM
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3. These are from an earlier post |
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They were made using the Autochrome process developed by the Lumiere brothers in 1903. They were shot during WWI. http://www.institut-lumiere.org/english/lumiere/autochexpo.html
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Tue Feb-08-05 05:00 PM
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14. Do the images on the Lumiere site load for you? |
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I'm just getting placekeeper symbols.
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Tue Feb-08-05 05:06 PM
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15. Me too. Red X-es abound |
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Edited on Tue Feb-08-05 05:07 PM by SoCalDem
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Mon Feb-07-05 11:04 AM
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4. That is very cool. Thanks for sharing |
On the Road
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Mon Feb-07-05 11:07 AM
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5. This Completely Disproves the Theory That |
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the world was black and white before the 1950s, and only became colored since then.
(That was from Calvin and Hobbes, I believe.) :silly:
I love the early 19th century, and it's amazing to see it in color. The first early color photo I saw was a portrait of Tolstoy, and I couldn't believe it.
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Mon Feb-07-05 12:40 PM
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7. This isn't the early 19th century.... |
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It's the early 20th century. Sorry to be a pedant but it is my job. ;)
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Mon Feb-07-05 03:25 PM
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10. Oooh, Damn! Right You Are! |
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Correct century names is one of my pet peeves. Don't know how that slipped through.
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Mon Feb-07-05 11:56 AM
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6. Thanks!! This is great stuff!! |
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Mon Feb-07-05 01:12 PM
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I can't believe the quality of these photos--the color is extraordinary.
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Mon Feb-07-05 01:30 PM
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9. Damn I just caught my earlier typo in the title! |
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Am I dumb or what?
Posting without my glasses on.
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Mon Feb-07-05 04:12 PM
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The Library of Congress is always fun to peruse for old photos. Check out the Genthe collection here: http://lcweb2.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/f?genthe:0:./temp/~pp_TjSV:
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Mon Feb-07-05 04:13 PM
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12. linking these two old photo posts.. all the pics are awesome |
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Mon Feb-07-05 04:44 PM
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13. Very cool site! Thank you |
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Do you know a lot about Russian history? My great grandfather was supposedly the Czar's Veterinarian so I'd be interested in any other sites you might know of that have detailed information regarding the people surrounding the Czar.
Now I need to go pass that site along to my mother. Thanks!
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