London Types: The Postman

PART OF:
Fifty colour photographs of London
Made:
circa 1914 in England and London
publisher:
The Photochrom Company Limited
'London Types: The Postman'

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'London Types: The Postman'
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A photochrom postcard entitled 'London Types: The Postman', published in 'London In Colour Photography' by The Photochrom Company Limited, London in about 1914. The postcard shows a postman wearing a navy uniform and hat with a gold cap badge.

A photochrom postcard entitled 'London Types: The Postman', published in 'London In Colour Photography' by The Photochrom Company Limited, London in about 1914.

The postcard shows a postman wearing a navy uniform and hat with a gold cap badge.

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:
1978-122/47
Materials:
cardboard
type:
photograph, chromolithograph and photochrom
credit:
National Media Museum, Bradford