Incredible Vintage Colored Photos From the 1900s Show The Diverse Culture of The World

By | December 13, 2015

1909 was the dawn of color photography and it is at this time that French banker Albert Kahn travelled the world to capture the richly diverse culture of the human family.

His incredible photos visually documents the early 20th century in color. Here are some of them...
 

Algeria

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Dahomey - now Benin

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Bosnia

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Brasil

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Bulgaria

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Cambodia

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Canada

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China

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Croatia

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Dijbouti

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Egypt

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England

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France

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Germany

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Greece

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Holland

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India

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Iran

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Iraq

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Ireland

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Italy

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Lebanon

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Macedonia

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Mongolia

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Montenegro

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Morocco

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Norway

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Palestine

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Serbia

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Spain

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Sri Lanka

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Sweden

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Switzerland

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Syria

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Turkey

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USA

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Vietnam

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Photos: Albert Kahn