Color photos from 100 years ago

[Hammock Parties]

More at the link.

The high quality of the images, combined with the bright colors, make it difficult for viewers to believe that they are looking 100 years back in time - when these photographs were taken, neither the Russian Revolution nor World War I had yet begun. Collected here are a few of the hundreds of color images made available by the Library of Congress, which purchased the original glass plates back in 1948

http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2010/08/russia_in_color_a_century_ago.html

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http://inapcache.boston.com/universal/site_graphics/blogs/bigpicture/prokudin_08_20/p29_00021526.jpg

[Fritz88]

DC effect.
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[DJ's left nut]

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That one is incredibly striking.

It makes how imposing those Russian palaces must've been all the more stark. When you're looking at a landscape of greys, the big ornate tower just looks like an ornate tower. But when you're looking at greens and browns and a bright red palace is standing there, you get a better feel of how foreboding that must've been.

[J Diddy]

That's pretty cool. Really blows my mind.

[Dr. Johnny Fever]

Cool, sweeping Texas made you into a Royals fan!

[Bearcat]

That one is incredibly striking.

It makes how imposing those Russian palaces must've been all the more stark. When you're looking at a landscape of greys, the big ornate tower just looks like an ornate tower. But when you're looking at greens and browns and a bright red palace is standing there, you get a better feel of how foreboding that must've been.

That's exactly what I was going to say. Well, I was going to respond with something like "Wow."...but, all of that would have been assumed.

[gblowfish]

Wow...the old neighborhood is pretty much the same, few changes as of late...

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[Start Croyle]

This is really old! I don't just mean the photos! I mean I remember seeing this making the rounds on the internet back in 2002!