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[The lighthouse, Llandudno, Wales] – Historic Reproduction

[The lighthouse, Llandudno, Wales], 1890s — historic image
[The lighthouse, Llandudno, Wales], 1890s. Historic image from the Lighthouses collection.

(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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Few images capture their era like this historic image of [The lighthouse, Llandudno, Wales]. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.

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[The lighthouse, Llandudno, Wales]

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The lighthouse at Llandudno, on the north coast of Wales, is the detail that sets this view apart from the many seaside scenes of the period. Llandudno was a fast-growing resort town in the 1890s, drawing holidaymakers by rail to its sands, piers and the limestone headland of the Great Orme. Photochrom prints like this one were produced by a Swiss process that applied hand-coated color to a black-and-white photographic base, so the stone, sky and sea appear in saturated tones that were unusual for their day. The lighthouse itself marked a working coast, and its presence in the picture reminds the viewer that the resort sat beside busy shipping lanes.

Created / published1890s
SourceLibrary of Congress, Photochrom Prints
Original scan3,444 × 2,584 px · prints to 11 × 9 in at 300 dpi
Reference46

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