Early 20th Century in Color (72 pics)

Posted in PICTURES       13 May 2010       10693

In the beginning of the 20th century Albert Kahn started collecting autochrome plates (autochrome was the first industrial process for true color photography). By 1929 he managed to amass over 72,000 photos that were held in an “Archive of the Planet”. Now you can view some of the photographic records inside this post.

 

Early 20th Century in Color (72 pics)
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