Balbek. Vue General De L'Acropole

Made:
circa 1900 in Balabakk
Balbek. Vue General De L'Acropole

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The Kodak Collection at the National Media Museum, Bradford
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Postcard, photochrom, 'Balbek. Vue General De L'Acropole', published by Photoglob, c. 1900. The postcard shows the Acropolis at Baalbek in Lebanon.

A photochrom postcard entitled 'Balbek. Vue General De L'Acropole', published by Photoglob, c. 1900.

The postcard shows the Acropolis at Baalbek in Lebanon.

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:
1990-5036/6071/72
Materials:
cardboard
type:
photochrom and postcard
credit:
The Kodak Collection at the National Media Museum, Bradford