The very first color photographs of America
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By Vika https://pictolic.com/article/the-very-first-color-photographs-of-america1.htmlWe present to your attention the very first color photographs of the landscapes of the United States of America, taken in 1888-1924 and collected in the private collection of Mark Walter. Thanks to the use of a new technique - photolithography - already 120 years ago, people could enjoy color images.
See the amazing landscapes of America in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It's like a journey through time and space.
14 PHOTOS
1. Sunset over New York. View from Battery Park. (Photo: Unidentified photographer, Image from the Mark Walter Collection).
2. Mulberry Street in New York. (Photo: Unidentified photographer, Image from the Mark Walter Collection).
3. Mount Lowe Railroad Line in California. (Photo: William Henry Jackson from the Mark Wahlberg collection).
4. Wonderful photo of the Grand Canyon in Arizona. (Photo: William Henry Jackson from the Mark Wahlberg collection).
5. Clear Creek Canyon in Colorado. (Photo: William Henry Jackson from the Mark Wahlberg collection).
6. Indians of the Zuni tribe (Pueblo group) perform the sun dance in New Mexico. (Photo: William Henry Jackson from the Mark Wahlberg collection).
7. Seminole Indians on the Miami River in Florida. (Photo: Unidentified photographer, Image from the Mark Walter Collection).
8. Magnolias in Charleston. (Photo: Unidentified photographer, Image from the Mark Walter Collection).
9. Search for treasures in the Bahamas. (Photo: William Henry Jackson from the Mark Wahlberg collection).
11. Doing laundry on a Monday in 1900 in New York. (Photo: Unidentified photographer, Image from the Mark Walter Collection).
12. Panorama of San Francisco. (Photo: Unidentified photographer, Image from the Mark Walter Collection).
13. Homestake gold mine in South Dakota. Prior to closing in 2002, it was the largest and deepest gold mine in North America. (Photo: William Henry Jackson from the Mark Wahlberg collection).
14. Huge sequoias in the Mariposa Grove forest in Yosemite National Park in California. (Photo: Unidentified photographer, Image from the Mark Walter Collection).
Keywords: Color photographs | Photo project | America | USA | Travel | Country | City | Society | Photo collection | History | Photolithography
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