Photochrome prints of people | 10 Historic portraits

Photochrom or photochrome prints are a type of color prints that were very popular between 1890 and 1910. The photochrome process was mainly used to print postcards. Below is a collection of portraits creating using this process.

old postcard girl in Schwartzwald — *A girl from the Schwarzwald region – Germany*

Old postcard of a milk seller in Brussels — *A milk seller in Brussels, Belgium*

old photo of a peasant — *An Irish peasant farmer*

old postcard of Irish spinster — *An old woman with a spinning wheel, Ireland*

*Dutch kids from fisherman families in Marken Island – Netherlands*

old postcard from a girl in the black forest — *Another girl from the Black Forest – Germany*

old historic photograph of an indian — *Arrowmaker, an Ojibwa brave*

authentic cowboy photograph — *Branding calves in Colorado, USA (detail)*

Can’t get enough of these historic photos? Check out additional photochroms of North America, England, Ireland, Belgium, the European continent and of sailing boats and steamers in harbors.

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