It’s a bit unusual to look at images from the early 1900′s and see life as it was in color. Growing up, your general perception of that era seems to live solely in black and white. Thanks to the philanthropist Albert Kahn, we have this collection of wonderful color images captured around the world. In 1909 Albert funded a project with the goal of sending several photographers around the world to capture life on film. In the subsequent years he amassed a collection of over 72,000 photographs from those photographers.
There is now a book and television series about his project available from the BBC. You’ll find 14 additional images after the jump.
