Kairo, Le Pont Du Nil Ouvert

Made:
circa 1900 in Cairo
'Kairo

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The Kodak Collection at the National Media Museum, Bradford
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A photochrom postcard entitled 'Kairo, Le Pont Du Nil Ouvert', published by Photoglob, c. 1900. The postcard shows the bridge over the Nile in Cairo open to allow ships to pass through.

A photochrom postcard entitled 'Kairo, Le Pont Du Nil Ouvert', published by Photoglob, c. 1900.

The postcard shows the bridge over the Nile in Cairo open to allow ships to pass through.

The Photochrom process was a form of photolithographic colour printing developed around 1890. The process was used widely to produce scenic and tourist views and for reproductions in art books.

Founded in 1888 in Zurich, Photoglob were the world's largest publishers of Photochrom views.

Details

Category:
Photographs
Collection:
Kodak Collection
Object Number:
1990-5036/6071/71
Materials:
cardboard
type:
photochrom and postcard
credit:
The Kodak Collection at the National Media Museum, Bradford