[Thread] Constantinople in color.

These pics of what was then known as Constantinople were produced in the 19th century using the Photochrom process, in which a painter would follow the photographer’s notes and accurately reproduce the colors.

They were NOT digitally colorized.
Yeni Cami mosque and Eminönü bazaar:
Rue de Stamboul:
Galata Bridge:
Barbers at work:
The fountain of Sultan Ahmed:
Street market:
Scutari:
Dolmabahçe Palace:
Imperial gate, Topkapi Palace:
A litho stone maker would then use the PAINTING as reference, having what you see here as a result.
“... The prices are no more than those of ordinary photographs. The inventors have spent thousands of dollars and years of study before reaching their present success.”
The names of individual photographers are rarely identified.

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