Comments on: Fabric Seller in Samarkand. http://www.neatorama.com/2007/01/27/fabric-seller-in-samarkand/ The Neat Side of the Web Tue, 02 Dec 2008 23:10:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: gail http://www.neatorama.com/2007/01/27/fabric-seller-in-samarkand/#comment-71625 gail Mon, 29 Jan 2007 18:21:31 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/01/27/fabric-seller-in-samarkand/#comment-71625 One interesting thing is that there is a page from the Qu'ran hanging from the doorframe right above his head. One interesting thing is that there is a page from the Qu’ran hanging from the doorframe right above his head.

]]> By: Alex http://www.neatorama.com/2007/01/27/fabric-seller-in-samarkand/#comment-71623 Alex Mon, 29 Jan 2007 18:07:57 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/01/27/fabric-seller-in-samarkand/#comment-71623 Modern looking padlocks? I call it hoax based on the guy's goatee. :) Modern looking padlocks? I call it hoax based on the guy’s goatee. :)

]]> By: gail http://www.neatorama.com/2007/01/27/fabric-seller-in-samarkand/#comment-71423 gail Mon, 29 Jan 2007 02:42:36 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/01/27/fabric-seller-in-samarkand/#comment-71423 Joeorjoey, the picture comes from a Library of Congress exhibit based on glass plate negatives from pre-revolutionary Russia. I can't help it if they had modern looking locks. Joeorjoey, the picture comes from a Library of Congress exhibit based on glass plate negatives from pre-revolutionary Russia. I can’t help it if they had modern looking locks.

]]> By: joeorjoey http://www.neatorama.com/2007/01/27/fabric-seller-in-samarkand/#comment-71397 joeorjoey Mon, 29 Jan 2007 01:07:19 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/01/27/fabric-seller-in-samarkand/#comment-71397 If this picture's 100 years old, then I'm 100 as well. Can't believe everything you see, and no, that lock and Houdini's Siberian screw lock look nothing alike. That looks exactly like a pad-lock (of the Master, kind). Sorry to rain on the parade, but taking nothing away from the picture... it is well composed. If this picture’s 100 years old, then I’m 100 as well. Can’t believe everything you see, and no, that lock and Houdini’s Siberian screw lock look nothing alike. That looks exactly like a pad-lock (of the Master, kind).
Sorry to rain on the parade, but taking nothing away from the picture… it is well composed.

]]> By: gail http://www.neatorama.com/2007/01/27/fabric-seller-in-samarkand/#comment-71302 gail Sun, 28 Jan 2007 17:24:36 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/01/27/fabric-seller-in-samarkand/#comment-71302 Here's an <a href="http://www.ealib.org/asib.jpg" rel="nofollow">example</a> of a Siberian screw key padlock that belonged to Houdini, so it was used at pretty much the same time as the picture was taken. It's a different design, but probably worked along the same principle. Here’s an example of a Siberian screw key padlock that belonged to Houdini, so it was used at pretty much the same time as the picture was taken. It’s a different design, but probably worked along the same principle.

]]> By: gail http://www.neatorama.com/2007/01/27/fabric-seller-in-samarkand/#comment-71297 gail Sun, 28 Jan 2007 16:42:30 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/01/27/fabric-seller-in-samarkand/#comment-71297 Because the padlock was new when the picture was taken. Because the padlock was new when the picture was taken.

]]> By: record guy http://www.neatorama.com/2007/01/27/fabric-seller-in-samarkand/#comment-71291 record guy Sun, 28 Jan 2007 16:18:57 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/01/27/fabric-seller-in-samarkand/#comment-71291 If the photo is that old, why does the padlock on the right look modern? If the photo is that old, why does the padlock on the right look modern?

]]> By: gail http://www.neatorama.com/2007/01/27/fabric-seller-in-samarkand/#comment-71287 gail Sun, 28 Jan 2007 15:58:40 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/01/27/fabric-seller-in-samarkand/#comment-71287 Kelly, that's the site I'm going to link to when I post on Russian color photography. It is a great resource. Kelly, that’s the site I’m going to link to when I post on Russian color photography. It is a great resource.

]]> By: ethicalBob http://www.neatorama.com/2007/01/27/fabric-seller-in-samarkand/#comment-71281 ethicalBob Sun, 28 Jan 2007 15:19:44 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/01/27/fabric-seller-in-samarkand/#comment-71281 Heather, The first permanent color photo was created in 1861, and the first practical color film "Autocrome" was marketed in 1907. Keep in mind that photographers were pretty rare; and color photographers especially so. But color photography did exist at that time. Heather,

The first permanent color photo was created in 1861, and the first practical color film “Autocrome” was marketed in 1907.

Keep in mind that photographers were pretty rare; and color photographers especially so. But color photography did exist at that time.

]]> By: Kelly http://www.neatorama.com/2007/01/27/fabric-seller-in-samarkand/#comment-71278 Kelly Sun, 28 Jan 2007 14:59:45 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/01/27/fabric-seller-in-samarkand/#comment-71278 The Library of Congress has a site dedicated to color images of Russia. The process is explained there as well and there are a lot more photos. http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/empire/ It's one of the best things I've ever found on the Internet. The Library of Congress has a site dedicated to color images of Russia. The process is explained there as well and there are a lot more photos.

http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/empire/

It’s one of the best things I’ve ever found on the Internet.

]]> By: gail http://www.neatorama.com/2007/01/27/fabric-seller-in-samarkand/#comment-71262 gail Sun, 28 Jan 2007 13:38:14 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/01/27/fabric-seller-in-samarkand/#comment-71262 Russian photographers were using color processing back then. It was a different system from the one we use now. I'll put up a post on the most famous of the photographers some time today. It's really astonishing. Russian photographers were using color processing back then. It was a different system from the one we use now. I’ll put up a post on the most famous of the photographers some time today. It’s really astonishing.

]]> By: Heather http://www.neatorama.com/2007/01/27/fabric-seller-in-samarkand/#comment-71258 Heather Sun, 28 Jan 2007 13:26:17 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/01/27/fabric-seller-in-samarkand/#comment-71258 The photo is beautiful.But if it was taken 100 years ago how come it is not black and white. The photo is beautiful.But if it was taken 100 years ago how come it is not black and white.

]]> By: The Liberal Avenger http://www.neatorama.com/2007/01/27/fabric-seller-in-samarkand/#comment-71158 The Liberal Avenger Sun, 28 Jan 2007 05:18:18 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/01/27/fabric-seller-in-samarkand/#comment-71158 I thought that was the best photo from the collection. I was in Kashmir in the late 1980s. The picture reminds me of Srinagar. "TEN HUNDRED RUPEES!" I thought that was the best photo from the collection.

I was in Kashmir in the late 1980s. The picture reminds me of Srinagar.

“TEN HUNDRED RUPEES!”

]]> By: Lester http://www.neatorama.com/2007/01/27/fabric-seller-in-samarkand/#comment-71149 Lester Sun, 28 Jan 2007 04:59:24 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/01/27/fabric-seller-in-samarkand/#comment-71149 This is a gorgeous photo! Subject-wise, it does look incredibly old, but quality-wise it looks practically new! This is a gorgeous photo! Subject-wise, it does look incredibly old, but quality-wise it looks practically new!

]]> By: Vexorg http://www.neatorama.com/2007/01/27/fabric-seller-in-samarkand/#comment-71141 Vexorg Sun, 28 Jan 2007 03:51:14 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/01/27/fabric-seller-in-samarkand/#comment-71141 I'm surprised that the photo is that old. It looks as much like it could have been taken yesterday as it looks like it could have been taken in the fourteenth century. I’m surprised that the photo is that old. It looks as much like it could have been taken yesterday as it looks like it could have been taken in the fourteenth century.

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