Brighton beach, Saturday, June 16th, 1906 in colour
“In the Summer of 1906, Otto Pfenninger took his tri-colour, single exposure camera to the parks and beaches of Brighton and created some of the earliest colour images of the seaside town.” All images (c) Royal Photographic Society ….. Thank you to Sussex Photo History If you like this, try:6 comments to Brighton beach, Saturday, June 16th, 1906 in colourLeave a Reply |
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How nice to see the beach without the bongo players on it!
Second anniversary of Bloomsday
hahaha…I agree…blinking bongos!!!
what I like most is the little kids bum in the first one…it’s sort of a delight to see such freedom…we live in such a closed up world now, it saddens me. I remember running about nekkid as a kid.
lovely images…yet again. thanks.
I saw a a girl about 12 on a beach in Cornwall last summer playing in the sea naked. but I know what you mean:( The moment I saw her I looked away and somehow expected a policeman to put his hand on my shoulder:( Its a shame really that kids can’t play innocently without adults thinking its wrong:(
beautiful colours, they look like paintings.
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