WW1 color photography

[phc35]

I found this site by accident.Site states color photography has been around since 1903-1907

http://www.worldwaronecolorphotos.com/index.html

 

[megroot]

Thanks for sharing.
marc

 

[Knikki]

Yep but not in the way you think

If you look at the images they have huge grain on them this is becuase they used coloured starch and covered in a light sensitive emulsion. The process is called Autochrome.

Big problem was the exposure time which even on a bright sunny day ran into minutes.

Thanks for sharing

 

[Meehan34]

wow, thats cool.