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xoxoxoBruce 01-12-2010 10:28 PM

Jan 13, 2010: Earthquake, in Color
 
There was a big one in Haiti today, and another in California the other day.
But this is the aftermath of 1906 San Francisco Quake... in color.

http://cellar.org/2010/sfquakeincolor.jpg

Quote:

One early adopter of color photography was Frederick Eugene Ives. Ives was best known at the time for inventing halftone printing. He also invented the Photochromoscope system. It was his first color process--one that was too expensive and complex--and therefore a commercial failure.

But Ives' work on the Photochromoscope did, however, lead to hundreds of color photos between the 1890s and 1910s. The pictures shown here were taken in October, six months after the great earthquake. Most of the photos taken were from the Majestic Hotel, roof but these images are at street level.
link.

More info at Smithsonian

Flint 01-12-2010 10:40 PM

Total radness. I love questioning my impressions of historic times.

Slight 01-13-2010 02:18 AM

Here is a manual on how to use the photochromoscope.

SPUCK 01-13-2010 04:43 AM

How do we know that's San Francisco?

I don't see the Transamerica building.

Sheldonrs 01-13-2010 07:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SPUCK (Post 626191)
How do we know that's San Francisco?

I don't see the Transamerica building.

And not a drag queen in sight.

classicman 01-13-2010 01:19 PM

nobody getting stoned???? get it? whew

Gravdigr 01-13-2010 05:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SPUCK (Post 626191)
How do we know that's San Francisco?

I don't see the Transamerica building.

Off camera, he's getting blown by a bear.

Pete Zicato 01-13-2010 06:22 PM

The Bears play in Chicago. The 49ers play in San Francisco.

Sheldonrs 01-14-2010 08:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pete Zicato (Post 626362)
The Bears play in Chicago. The 69ers play in San Francisco.

Fixed it for ya!

Gravdigr 01-15-2010 02:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pete Zicato (Post 626362)
The Bears play in Chicago. The 49ers play in San Francisco.

(Heh, totally missed that)

AHEM. Having been a Chicago Bears fan since about the age of nine, I did not mean 'Da Bears. Besides, the Chicago Bears don't blow. They suck. Everybody knows that.:headshake


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