Britain in Colo[u]r

**beloitpiper** · 27th April 08, 09:16 AM

I'm usually not a fan of the Daily Mail, but this article was interesting. These are the first color photos of Britains, and they are very beautiful.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/liv...3&in_page_id=1

These aren't recolored or touched up, these are original color prints from 1913-1924

**McMurdo** · 27th April 08, 09:33 AM

Wonderful Colour prints Greg, thanks for posting those.

**Rex_Tremende** · 27th April 08, 09:34 AM

They have an appealing quality to them. I'm guessing they are autochromes, a kind of photography done with potato starch.

Thanks for posting them.

R.

**Rex_Tremende** · 27th April 08, 09:36 AM

Originally Posted by Rex_Tremende

They have an appealing quality to them. I'm guessing they are autochromes, a kind of photography done with potato starch.

Well, duh, if I'd read the article you linked, I'd have seen that. Gosh, what a good eye I have, eh?

Regards,
Rex.

**Yaish** · 27th April 08, 09:54 AM

Those are great! Thanks for sharing.

**cessna152towser** · 27th April 08, 10:00 AM

These are beautiful pictures. I especially liked the two from Cornwall - the locals in front of the old ruined houses and the narrow cobbled street in St. Ives.

**Coemgen** · 27th April 08, 11:54 AM

Wow! That's really cool!

**Tattoo Bradley** · 27th April 08, 12:04 PM

Hey those are great! What a real treat. Thanks!

**Cynthia** · 27th April 08, 12:27 PM

Very cool! I really enjoyed looking at these

**McClef** · 27th April 08, 02:56 PM

They are probably autochromes which was the main colour process of that period.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autochrome_Lumi%C3%A8re

They certainly help to make past seem more lifellike.