In 1909 , moneyed French banker Albert Kahn set out to create “ a photographic inventory of human life on Earth . ” His teams took 72,000 autochrome exposure in over 50 countries , comprising the largest collection of early color photography in existence .
In addition to the 72,000 still photos they collected , Kahn ’s teams amassed over 100 hours of film over the course of the project ’s 22 year continuance . Kahn was eventually ruin during the Great Depression , but his solicitation stand as a odd account of life in the early twentieth Century . you may see more of the photoshereand many more can be seen in thecompanion bookto the BBC curriculum . [ Constant SiegeviaKottke ]
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