Altstadt Dresden seen from the Ministry of War Saxony Germany – Historic Photo Reproduction
![Altstadt Dresden seen from the Ministry of War Saxony Germany, [between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900]. — historic print](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/19/196dc3a6bf6f-L.webp)
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This rare historic print captures Altstadt Dresden seen from the Ministry of War Saxony Germany in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Altstadt Dresden seen from the Ministry of War Saxony Germany
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The vantage point is the key detail here: the view is taken from the Ministry of War in Saxony, looking out over the Altstadt, Dresden's old town on the Elbe's north bank. Photochrom prints like this one were made by a Swiss process that transferred a photographic image onto stone for multicolor lithography, which gave tourist views of the 1890s a painted, saturated look. The Detroit Publishing Company later sold these German views in the United States, and this copy is catalogued in its 1905 list. Its printed date falls in the 1890s, when Dresden was known for its baroque skyline and was a popular stop for travelers.
| Created / published | [between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900]. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photomechanical print : photochrom color. |
| Notes | Detroit Publishing Co. catalogue J,1905. Print no. 1668. Views of Germany |
| Source | Library of Congress, Photochrom Prints |
| Original scan | 3,614 × 2,674 px · prints to 12 × 9 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 79_Altstadt_Dresden_seen_f_1890.tif-00938u |
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