The Cellar Image of the Day

xoxoxoBruce Tuesday Jan 12 11:28 PM

Jan 13, 2010: Earthquake, in Color

There was a big one in Haiti today, and another in California the other day.
But this is the aftermath of 1906 San Francisco Quake... in color.

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One early adopter of color photography was Frederick Eugene Ives. Ives was best known at the time for inventing halftone printing. He also invented the Photochromoscope system. It was his first color process--one that was too expensive and complex--and therefore a commercial failure.

But Ives' work on the Photochromoscope did, however, lead to hundreds of color photos between the 1890s and 1910s. The pictures shown here were taken in October, six months after the great earthquake. Most of the photos taken were from the Majestic Hotel, roof but these images are at street level.

link.

More info at Smithsonian

Flint Tuesday Jan 12 11:40 PM

Total radness. I love questioning my impressions of historic times.

Slight Wednesday Jan 13 03:18 AM

Here is a manual on how to use the photochromoscope.

SPUCK Wednesday Jan 13 05:43 AM

How do we know that's San Francisco?

I don't see the Transamerica building.

Sheldonrs Wednesday Jan 13 08:21 AM

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Originally Posted by SPUCK

How do we know that's San Francisco?

I don't see the Transamerica building.

And not a drag queen in sight.

classicman Wednesday Jan 13 02:19 PM

nobody getting stoned???? get it? whew

Gravdigr Wednesday Jan 13 06:42 PM

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Originally Posted by SPUCK

How do we know that's San Francisco?

I don't see the Transamerica building.

Off camera, he's getting blown by a bear.

Pete Zicato Wednesday Jan 13 07:22 PM

The Bears play in Chicago. The 49ers play in San Francisco.

Sheldonrs Thursday Jan 14 09:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Pete Zicato

The Bears play in Chicago. The 69ers play in San Francisco.

Fixed it for ya!

Gravdigr Friday Jan 15 03:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Pete Zicato

The Bears play in Chicago. The 49ers play in San Francisco.

(Heh, totally missed that)

AHEM. Having been a Chicago Bears fan since about the age of nine, I did not mean 'Da Bears. Besides, the Chicago Bears don't blow. They suck. Everybody knows that.

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