On 2011-12-14 06:10:46 -0800, notbob <(E-Mail Removed)> said:
> Here's another fascinating gallery. This time, 100 yrs ago, in color,
> in Russia! The process sounds quite involved and yields results that
> are a bit over-the-top, but is intriguing, nonetheless. Reminds me of
> my USAF days when I got a b/w studio picture in a bogus flyboy
> uniform. They enhanced it, (airbrush?) so I ended up with rosy red
> cheeks. Anyway, enjoy:
>
> http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/201...ntury_ago.html
>
> nb
I remember seeing these last year when somebody posted the url. They
are quite startling and effective, more so than hand tints of the same
era.
What I found interesting was after doing some background research on
one of the individuals identified, and how he fitted into
Post-Revolution Russian history, Isfandiyar Jurji Bahadur, Khan of
Khorezem and how he did not go as quietly as the Czar during the
revolution. In 1917 Khorezem became the Khanate of Khiva and was
eventually incorporated into the USSR as Uzbekistan.
Isfandiyar refused to recognize the Bolsheviks and organized the tribal
factions in the area to repulse the Bolsheviks. He was succeeding in
this when he was assasinated from within his organization. His Uncle
Abdullah Khan succeeded him, but was not able to maintain the
resistance and forced to abdicate in 1920.
There is much more to this story, and I only mention it because it was
his photograph which led me to dig into that history which was
practically unknown in the West.
--
Regards,
Savageduck
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