A Look at the Spectacular First Color Photographs of the Arab World

The first color photographs of the Arab world date back to the end of the 19th century. Published by The Telegraph, they were produced using the Photochrom technique, by Swiss photography firm Photoglob Zürich AG. The process involves coloring the photos in after they are taken in monochrome. The technique produces a distinctive aesthetic, while the photos themselves provide a unique window onto previously unseen images of various Arab cities and towns. [caption id="attachment_69876" align="alignnone" width="900"]photogallery_coloredpicsArab_Town-and-harbor-from-St.-Dimila-Beyrout-1890-1900 The coast of Beirut, Lebanon, 1890-1900[/caption] [caption id="attachment_69877" align="alignnone" width="900"]photogallery_coloredpicsArab_ThestreamofBaradaDamascusSyria1890-1900 Barada River, Damascus, Syria, 1890-1900[/caption] [caption id="attachment_69878" align="alignnone" width="900"]photogallery_coloredpicsArab_TheRiverJordan1890-1900 The River Jordan, 1890-1900[/caption] [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="900"]mid-east1-xlarge A Palestinian Sheikh[/caption] [caption id="attachment_69880" align="alignnone" width="900"]photogallery_coloredpicsArab_TheJaffaGateJerusalem1890-1900 Jaffa Gate (Bab al-Khalil), Jerusalem, 1890-1900[/caption] [caption id="attachment_69881" align="alignnone" width="900"]photogallery_coloredpicsArab_TheDeadSeaJerichoHolyLandWestBankca.1890-1900 The Dead Sea, Jordan, 1890-1900[/caption] [caption id="attachment_69883" align="alignnone" width="900"]photogallery_coloredpicsArab_TheBirthplaceofMaryMagdaleneMagdalaHolyLand1890-1900 The birthplace of Mary Magdalene, Magdala, 1890-1900[/caption] [caption id="attachment_69884" align="alignnone" width="900"]photogallery_coloredpicsArab_StoneCuttersofJerusalem1890-1900 A rock cutter in Jerusalem, 1890-1900[/caption] [caption id="attachment_69885" align="alignnone" width="900"]photogallery_coloredpicsArab_SousseTunisiaca.1899 Sousse, Tunisia, 1899[/caption] [caption id="attachment_69886" align="alignnone" width="900"]photogallery_coloredpicsArab_SoucElTroukTunisTunisiaca.1899 Souc Eltrouk, Tunis, Tunisia, 1899[/caption] [caption id="attachment_69887" align="alignnone" width="900"]photogallery_coloredpicsArab_PlacedelaRepubliqueAlgiersAlgeria1899 Place de la Republiqe, Algeria, 1899[/caption] [caption id="attachment_69888" align="alignnone" width="900"]photogallery_coloredpicsArab_LuceBenAbenSchoolofArabEmbroideryAlgiersAlgeria Luce Ben Aben School of Arab Embroidery, Algiers, Algeria, 1899[/caption] [caption id="attachment_69889" align="alignnone" width="900"]photogallery_coloredpicsArab_GeneralViewZebdanyAz-ZabdaniSyriaca.1890-1900 Al-Zabadani, Syria, 1890-1900[/caption] [caption id="attachment_69890" align="alignnone" width="900"]photogallery_coloredpicsArab_GeneralViewSidon1890-1900 Sidon, Lebanon, 1890-1900[/caption] [caption id="attachment_69891" align="alignnone" width="900"]photogallery_coloredpicsArab_FromtheAdmiraltyAlgiersAlgeria1899 A port in Algiers, Algeria[/caption] [caption id="attachment_69892" align="alignnone" width="900"]photogallery_coloredpicsArab_EbonyMarketTunisTunisiaca.1899 Ebony market, Tunisia, 1899[/caption]