Business Insider has an exhibit of colour pictures of Manhattan from the 1940’s and 1960’s by amateur photographer Charles W. Cushman. The collection is maintained by Indiana University. All shot on Kodachrome.
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Russia in Colour (1910)
This time it is the Big Picture from the Boston Globe to present an exhibit about Russia in Colour, with these autochromes from the Prokudin-Gorskii collection at the Library of Congress (USA). General view of the [Nikolaevskii] cathedral from southwest. Mozhaisk – Prokudin-Gorskiï, Sergeï Mikhaïlovich, 1863-1944, photographer – From Library of Congress Also I recommend… Continue reading Russia in Colour (1910)
Colour from 1906
Dr. Michael R. Shaughnessy put up a gallery of scanned true colour images from 1906 with geolocalisation added. This is pretty amazing to see various european locations in colour. 1906 True Color Photos scanned from old prints. Part of CAPL project at Washington & Jefferson College http://capl.washjeff.edu/ by Dr. Michael R. Shaughnessy. Please cite if… Continue reading Colour from 1906
America in Colour 1939-1943
The Denver Post Photo Blogs has an exhibit called “Captured: America in Color 1939-1943”. Some stunning images taken between 1939 and 1943 depicting America, in Colour. When I think about that period, I most of the time imaging black & white, because it was the predominant form of photography at the time. But colour film,… Continue reading America in Colour 1939-1943