France Photos
This wonderful collection of old photographs captures the history and culture of Paris, France during the late 1800's. These are restored photochrome prints that were colored using a unique process that gives these photos a 'hand-colored' feel to them. Nice views of old street scenes, towns and villages, and so much more. Photochrom or Photochrome is a colorizing process combining photography and color lithography. Photochrome may also refer to the modern age of color postcards in America. Photochrom is used to create a color print from a black and white photo negative, using between four and fourteen lithograph stones, made from rocklike substances, to colorize the print with several different inks. |
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1890s Bois Du Boulougne Cascade Paris France Photo
$11.95 As low as: $8.95Photo shows view of Bois du Boulougne in Paris, France. Nice view of this gorgeous landscape and cascading waterfall. The original photo dates to the late 1890s. Caption reads: "Bois du Boulougne, the cascade, Paris, France". <BR><BR> A photochrome(or photochrom) is a color photo lithograph, produced from a black-and-white negative. The final prints were created using different color impressions from multiple lithographic stones. They almost have a hand colored effect to them which makes them very unique considering color photography didn't come around until many years later. Learn More -
1890s Alexandre Dumas Monument in Paris France Photo
$11.95 As low as: $8.95Photo shows closeup view of Alexandre Dumas' monument. Nice view of this historic monument in Paris, France. The original photo dates to the late 1890s. Caption reads: "Alexandre Dumas' monument, Paris, France". <BR><BR> A photochrome(or photochrom) is a color photo lithograph, produced from a black-and-white negative. The final prints were created using different color impressions from multiple lithographic stones. They almost have a hand colored effect to them which makes them very unique considering color photography didn't come around until many years later. Learn More
