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Old color postcard
Is this an actual color photo, or is it a very good paint-over?
The postcard is from around 1905. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tem=2230969023 Thanks -Mark |
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Old color postcard
"Mark" wrote in message ... Is this an actual color photo, or is it a very good paint-over? The postcard is from around 1905. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tem=2230969023 Thanks -Mark Almost certainly a hand colored photograph. Although color photography was done even before 1905 it was difficult. Most often it was done by making three color separation plates. There were special backs for cameras allowing fairly rapid chaging of the plates and filters but photography of anything with motion was impossible with some sign of the motion. A great many postcards were printed by adding color to B&W photos. You will find many of these on the Los Angeles Public Library site by searching for hotels or other landmarks. Try searching the photo data base for Westlake Park for instance. Most often the original photo is also there with the card made from it. Of course, its hard to know now but I think most of the colors were authentic, i.e., are the right color, although they are often exagerated. The eBay card, above, looks faded but was probably originally quite vivid. -- --- Richard Knoppow Los Angeles, CA, USA |
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Old color postcard
Oops. . .the seller removed the image.
You can find it he http://www.lukejtornatzky.com/misc/g...lley_1910s.jpg -Mark |
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