Flowers, 1910, in colour

These images are all autochromes taken between about 1910 and 1920 by the Belgian photographers Alfonse Van Besten, Charles Corbet, Georges Gilet, and Paul Sano. They form part of the collection of Florent Van Hoof.

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Thank you to Florent Van Hoof.

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  • Das Kraftfuttermischwerk » Just my daily two cents

    [...] The flowers of 1910 still bloom | How to be a Retronaut 100 Jahre alte Blumenfotografien. “These images are all autochromes taken between about 1910 and 1920 by the Belgian photographers Alfonse Van Besten, Charles Corbet, Georges Gilet, and Paul Sano. They form part of the collection of Florent Van Hoof.” [...]

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  • naectegale hraevn

    I love these pictures - particularly the still life compositions.

    I’m off to explore the rest of the site :-)

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