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For those who do not check the Russian chapter of the RRF, you may be interesting in checking this out.

Amazing photos - hard to believe that they were taken 100 years ago, and with the cumbersome technology of the day! Thanks for sharing!

Absolutely amazing.
We all think that life before the 50s was black and white but it was as colorful as it is today.
Thanks for posting it!

Thanks for posting those amazing photographs.

Looking at some of the landscapes, I can see why my ancestors felt right at home in Kansas when they settled in the US in 1874.
JimK

Those photos are very cool............thanks Jeff.

"Back in the days before folks learned how to smile"

It must have been a real boon for photographers and their subjects when film and cameras improved to a point where a candid photo was possible and folks no longer had to sit still and hold the pose for a length of time....

However, these pics are wonderous!

emac.

weemac wrote:"Back in the days before folks learned how to smile"

It must have been a real boon for photographers and their subjects when film and cameras improved to a point where a candid photo was possible and folks no longer had to sit still and hold the pose for a length of time....

emac.

Yep, smiles usually ended up making the sitter look bad as it was hard to hold a pose for an extended length of time; neck rests were the norm in studios of yore.

Thanks for sharing - very cool!

Fascinating photo's. Life looks so simple back then, doesn't it?

Reminds me of an excellent documentary I saw earlier this year which featured Albert Kahn and his work at the same time. His work in Asia at that time really is visually stunning.
http://www.albertkahn.co.uk/index.html

Nice! Very much in a similar vein. What these photographers did is basically the reverse of tri-color separation work that used to be done before digital in the printing profession.

Those are amazing!

Ingenuity over technology. Or optimizing current technology. Very impressive and surprising.

Jeff thanks - thoes are just too cool! Man they knew their craft!!

Wow, very cool!