In the week that Kodak has filed for bankruptcy, these images seem even more striking - a past era on a technology which was just unfolding - just over a century later, and the largest producer of film appears to have had its day.
Friday, 20 January 2012
1900s Photography - in colour!
Albert Kahn set out in the early 20th century to create a pictorial archive of the world at the turn of the century. He amassed hundreds of thousands of black and white images, but also over 72,000 colour plates - the earliest form of colour photography.
In the week that Kodak has filed for bankruptcy, these images seem even more striking - a past era on a technology which was just unfolding - just over a century later, and the largest producer of film appears to have had its day.
More here. Also, explore the Albert Kahn collection on its own site, here.
In the week that Kodak has filed for bankruptcy, these images seem even more striking - a past era on a technology which was just unfolding - just over a century later, and the largest producer of film appears to have had its day.
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