These postcards from The Library of Congress that captured landscapes and daily life of Ireland in the 1890s. They were created using the Photochrom process, a complex method of imbuing black-and-white photographs with relatively realistic color.
Though delicate and time-consuming, the Photochrom process resulted in color images of striking verisimilitude for a time when true color photography was in the earliest stages of development.
Though delicate and time-consuming, the Photochrom process resulted in color images of striking verisimilitude for a time when true color photography was in the earliest stages of development.
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County Antrim. Royal Avenue, Belfast |
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County Antrim. Glenoe Village |
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County Antrim. Black Cave Tunnel |
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County Antrim. Cave Hill, Belfast |
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County Antrim. Dunluce Castle |
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County Antrim. Giant's Causeway |
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County Antrim. Glenariff |
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County Antrim. Portrush |
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County Antrim. Rope bridge, Carrick-a-Rede |
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County Claire. Cliffs at Moher |
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County Clare. Lisdoonvarna |
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County Cork. Blackrock Castle |
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County Cork. Eccles Hotel, Glengarriff |
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County Cork. Glengarriff Harbor |
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County Cork. Patrick Street, Cork |
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County Cork. Queenstown Harbor |
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County Cork. Queenstown |
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County Cork. Tunnel near Glengarriff |
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County Down. Newcastle |
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County Down. The Esplanade, Warrenpoint |
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County Down. Woodside, Rostrevor |
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County Dublin. Bank of Ireland, Dublin |
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County Dublin. Phoenix Park, Dublin |
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County Dublin. Sackville Street and O'Connell Bridge, Dublin |
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County Dublin. St. Stephen's Green Park, Dublin |
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County Dublin. The Harbor, Kingstown |
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County Fermanagh. Ruins, Devenish Island, Lough Erne |
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County Galway. Killary Bay, Connemara |
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County Galway. Spinner and spinning wheel |
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County Kerry. Muckross Abbey, Killarney |
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County Kerry. Ross Castle, Killarney |
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County Kerry. Ross Castle, Killarney |
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County Mayo. Menawn Cliffs, Achill |
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County Waterford. Dungarvan Bridge and Harbor |
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County Waterford. Reginald Tower and Quay, Waterford |
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County Waterford. The quays, Waterford |
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County Wicklow. Bray |
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County Wicklow. Dargle Bridge |
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County Wicklow. Powerscourt Waterfall |
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County Wicklow. Vale of Avoca |