Produkin-Gorskii: The Tsar's Russia - in colour

[Egan]

Originally Posted by geetrue

Egan, you make subsim worth reading

Well, thank you!

I think I originally stumbled on these when I was looking for some Victorian Memento Mori one day. I found a huge bunch of them but, after about half a dozen, I found that I couldn't look at any more. They were just heartbreaking.

Actually, thinking about it, I also came across a site that had photographic portraits of veterans of the American War of Independence. They were all very old men, and they were taken in the mid 19th century.

But these are special, there is something about the colour than just reduces that remoteness in time and history and culture.

Somewhat fitting for the day Eve Arnold died.

[Schroeder]

Originally Posted by Egan

I think I originally stumbled on these when I was looking for some Victorian Memento Mori...

I wasn't even aware such things existed.

[Egan]

Originally Posted by Schroeder

I wasn't even aware such things existed.

They're fascinating but....Maybe my sensibilities are too modern. I understand the reasoning behind them but the reality is a whole different thing to grasp. Not my cup of tea.

[u crank]

Amazing, just amazing! Easy to get lost in these. Thanks for the heads up,Egan

[the_tyrant]

The color is amazing, not something you would expect from a photo from that period in time