London: Kingsway
- PART OF:
- Fifty colour photographs of London
- Made:
- circa 1914 in Kingsway
- publisher:
- The Photochrom Company Limited
A photochrom postcard entitled 'London: Kingsway', published in 'London In Colour Photography' by The Photochrom Company Limited, London in about 1914. Completed in 1905, Kingsway was a relatively new street when this photograph was taken, it was built to replace smaller streets and slum dwellings.
A photochrom postcard entitled 'London: Kingsway', published in 'London In Colour Photography' by The Photochrom Company Limited, London in about 1914.
Completed in 1905, Kingsway was a relatively new street when this photograph was taken, it was built to replace smaller streets and slum dwellings.
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:
- 1978-122/18
- Materials:
- cardboard
- type:
- photograph, chromolithograph, photochrom and postcard
- copyright:
- National Science and Media Museum
- credit:
- National Media Museum, Bradford
