Kairo, Le Pont Du Nil Ouvert
- Made:
- circa 1900 in Cairo
A photochrom postcard entitled 'Kairo, Le Pont Du Nil Ouvert', published by Photoglob, c. 1900. The postcard shows the bridge over the Nile in Cairo open to allow ships to pass through.
A photochrom postcard entitled 'Kairo, Le Pont Du Nil Ouvert', published by Photoglob, c. 1900.
The postcard shows the bridge over the Nile in Cairo open to allow ships to pass through.
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:
- 1990-5036/6071/71
- Materials:
- cardboard
- type:
- photochrom and postcard
- copyright:
- National Science and Media Museum
- credit:
- The Kodak Collection at the National Media Museum, Bradford
