By the time of Albert Kahn’s death in 1940, the French banker and philanthropist had amassed a collection of more than 72,000 autochrome photographs. Grace Linden explores the Archives de la Planète — his sprawling, global project to document and preserve the fast-changing world — and uncovers a latent nostalgia in the hyperreal hues of early color photography.
  • NathMA
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    24 hours ago

    I love the old photos! I want to believe that these people dressed like that to go about their day, but I have a suspicion that some of them at least dressed up to have their autochromes taken. So while I don’t want to lose them, I also want to see what they wore on a normal day.

  • Gorgritch_Umie_Killa
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    24 hours ago

    If i ever make it to Paris again the Albert-Kahn Museum and Garden is now a must see for me. Thanks for sharing.