Vivid color postcards of Rome circa 1890

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Outside the Coliseum.

Image: Library of Congress

These postcards of the ancient landmarks of Rome were produced around 1890 using the Photochrom process, which add precise gradations of artificial color to black and white photos.

Invented in the 1880s by an employee of Swiss printing company...

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