How to be a Retronaut » Mountains http://www.howtobearetronaut.com If the past is a foreign country, this is your passport Mon, 06 Sep 2010 21:32:12 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Early colour: Alps, 1909 http://www.howtobearetronaut.com/2010/03/early-colour-alps-1909/ http://www.howtobearetronaut.com/2010/03/early-colour-alps-1909/#comments Mon, 08 Mar 2010 12:01:01 +0000 The Retronaut http://www.howtobearetronaut.com/?p=1908

These pictures are autochromes taken by Remi Verstreken in 1909. The picture above is at Kandersteg, as is the first picture below. The second two are of [...]]]>

These pictures are autochromes taken by Remi Verstreken in 1909. The picture above is at Kandersteg, as is the first picture below. The second two are of the Glacier Mont-Rose, across the border in Italy.

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The images are from the collection of Florent Van Hoof.
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Thank you to Florent Van Hoof.

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