Rare 100 Year Old Color Photos Of Paris Have Been Discovered And They Are Breathtaking
Black & white photos don't do the past justice.
Created by Benn Qrandt
On Mar 9, 2016
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Over 100 years ago, French banker Albert Kahn commissioned four photographers to take colorized photographs all around the world. Paris was one of their stops.
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The colorization process is called Autochrome Lumière and was revolutionary for the time.
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Patented in 1903 by the Lumière brothers, it was the principal color photography process before the invention of subtractive color film in the 1930s.
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The photos resulting from this process are almost hyper-accurate & surreal.
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Each photo reveals a full-color glimpse into the most beautiful city in the world.
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Some are even haunting in their beauty.
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