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Title: Photos from Russia taken 100 years ago
Post by: Ginginho on Sunday, August 29, 2010, 13:21:10
I know it sounds a bit shit, but this is brilliant.

http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2010/08/russia_in_color_a_century_ago.html


Title: Re: Photos from Russia taken 100 years ago
Post by: Batch on Sunday, August 29, 2010, 13:28:10
That's pretty good. It makes you wonder what life was like for the person in the photo


Title: Re: Photos from Russia taken 100 years ago
Post by: shady on Sunday, August 29, 2010, 13:29:24
Very good, seeing it in colour when we're so used to seeing it in black and white.


Title: Re: Photos from Russia taken 100 years ago
Post by: OOH! SHAUN TAYLOR on Sunday, August 29, 2010, 13:31:50
Those are pretty amazing pictures to be fair. The quality is incredible. Russia and the surrounding Republics is an amazing place with an amazing history (which I don't know much about if I'm honest) I need to do something about that.


Title: Re: Photos from Russia taken 100 years ago
Post by: Peter Venkman on Sunday, August 29, 2010, 14:25:27
That is actually brilliant and some lovely pictures.


Title: Re: Photos from Russia taken 100 years ago
Post by: donkey on Sunday, August 29, 2010, 14:37:06
Very good stuff, although I predict there was a shortage of pies in Bukhara in 1910.


Title: Re: Photos from Russia taken 100 years ago
Post by: Arriba on Sunday, August 29, 2010, 14:48:07
fit women


Title: Re: Photos from Russia taken 100 years ago
Post by: Peter Venkman on Sunday, August 29, 2010, 14:50:34
fit women

They had to be fit back then cos there was so much carrying and cooking etc to do....oh wait....I get you now! :D


Title: Re: Photos from Russia taken 100 years ago
Post by: Chubbs on Sunday, August 29, 2010, 15:04:40
wow, amazing photos, and so clear too.


Title: Re: Photos from Russia taken 100 years ago
Post by: Fred Elliot on Sunday, August 29, 2010, 18:14:50
What Chubski said


Title: Re: Photos from Russia taken 100 years ago
Post by: leefer on Sunday, August 29, 2010, 20:15:04
Quality.


Title: Re: Photos from Russia taken 100 years ago
Post by: suttonred on Sunday, August 29, 2010, 20:55:33
Good photo's. Others for consideration for those who like old photos, are Burton Holmes  http://www.burtonholmes.org/   and Albert Khan  http://www.albertkahn.co.uk/  both travelled exstensively in the late 1800's and early 20th century, well worth picking up the books, and also the DVD for Albert Khan.


Title: Re: Photos from Russia taken 100 years ago
Post by: Arriba on Sunday, August 29, 2010, 20:59:16
i like old photos. i prefer ones of places i can identify with.swindon,or places i visit or have been to in the past.


Title: Re: Photos from Russia taken 100 years ago
Post by: leefer on Sunday, August 29, 2010, 21:02:13
http://www.francisfrith.com/

This is a good site arriba,some great photos on here of all over.


Title: Re: Photos from Russia taken 100 years ago
Post by: Gnasher on Sunday, August 29, 2010, 21:42:45
My Russian missus liked these. I went on a boat ride down the Kama river (no 30).


Title: Re: Photos from Russia taken 100 years ago
Post by: bigbobjoylove on Monday, August 30, 2010, 00:00:21
i like old photos. i prefer ones of places i can identify with.swindon,or places i visit or have been to in the past.

Indeed. Any of colour photos of Swindon knocking about from about this time?


Title: Re: Photos from Russia taken 100 years ago
Post by: Arriba on Monday, August 30, 2010, 00:01:55
dunno? would be interested in seeing them if they are about.


Title: Re: Photos from Russia taken 100 years ago
Post by: Reg Smeeton on Monday, August 30, 2010, 01:37:12
My Russian missus liked these. I went on a boat ride down the Kama river (no 30).

Were did you meet her? I've only ever met 2 Russian women in Swindon....one as fit as fuck with a black gansta in tow and the other artistically bonkers.


Title: Re: Photos from Russia taken 100 years ago
Post by: Mexicano Rojo on Monday, August 30, 2010, 08:21:48
i went to ukraine last weekend (kiev) would recommend it, some of the museums were amazing for this sort of stuff as was the vodka and women.


Title: Re: Photos from Russia taken 100 years ago
Post by: Gnasher on Monday, August 30, 2010, 09:25:07
Were did you meet her? I've only ever met 2 Russian women in Swindon....one as fit as fuck with a black gansta in tow and the other artistically bonkers.

In Portsmouth of all places. And yes, she's bonkers!


Title: Re: Photos from Russia taken 100 years ago
Post by: oxford_fan on Monday, August 30, 2010, 11:20:59
Albert Khan  http://www.albertkahn.co.uk/


[url width=430 height=580]http://www.albertkahn.co.uk/photos/Balkans/Turkey_2.jpg[/url]

[url width=580 height=430]http://www.albertkahn.co.uk/photos/Far%20East/Mongolia_1.jpg[/url]


Title: Re: Photos from Russia taken 100 years ago
Post by: Reg Smeeton on Monday, August 30, 2010, 11:40:54
In Portsmouth of all places. And yes, she's bonkers!

Good work....I'm sure it has its compensations  :)


Title: Re: Photos from Russia taken 100 years ago
Post by: Simon Pieman on Monday, August 30, 2010, 14:23:04
I half expected to open this up and see a picture of Reg in one of his multi-coloured jumpers.


Title: Re: Photos from Russia taken 100 years ago
Post by: hobodan on Monday, August 30, 2010, 14:48:50
I know it sounds a bit shit, but this is brilliant.

http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2010/08/russia_in_color_a_century_ago.html


NOT REAL!

photos of this quality would not be available even 40 years ago let alone 100.
someone's nipped in to the local giggles & hired a few costumes


Title: Re: Photos from Russia taken 100 years ago
Post by: Reg Smeeton on Monday, August 30, 2010, 15:24:48
I half expected to open this up and see a picture of Reg in one of his multi-coloured jumpers.

I wouldn't have minded working the points on the Trans-Siberian railway...


Title: Re: Photos from Russia taken 100 years ago
Post by: Fred Elliot on Monday, August 30, 2010, 15:51:04
I half expected to open this up and see a picture of Reg in one of his multi-coloured jumpers.

 :D :D