London: Piccadilly Circus

PART OF:
Fifty colour photographs of London
Made:
circa 1914 in Piccadilly Circus
publisher:
The Photochrom Company Limited
'London: Piccadilly Circus'

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A photochrom postcard entitled 'London: Piccadilly Circus', published in 'London In Colour Photography' by The Photochrom Company Limited, London in about 1914. The postcard shows the busy streets of Piccadilly Circus, crowded with people, buses, motor cars and horses.

A photochrom postcard entitled 'London: Piccadilly Circus', published in 'London In Colour Photography' by The Photochrom Company Limited, London in about 1914.

The postcard shows the busy streets of Piccadilly Circus, crowded with people, buses, motor cars and horses.

The photochrom process was a form of photolithographic colour printing developed around 1900. The process was used widely to produce scenic and tourist views and for reproductions in art books.

Details

Category:
Photographs
Object Number:
1978-122/39
Materials:
cardboard
type:
photograph, chromolithograph and photochrom
credit:
National Media Museum, Bradford