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Color photographs from a lost world

posted by Jason Kottke   May 05, 2010

Albert Kahn was a French banker and philanthropist who financed an extensive photography project in the early 1900s. His photographers traveled all around the world, eventually amassing a collection 72,000 color photos.

Albert Kahn

Albert Kahn

Kahn's project is the subject of a 9-part BBC documentary that's showing on Ovation this week. All the episodes repeat on Saturday starting at noon. (via constant siege)