Raftsund Lofoten Norway – Historic Photo Reproduction
![Raftsund Lofoten Norway, [between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900]. — historic print](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/a5/a590efbfc310-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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Raftsund Lofoten Norway comes to life in this historic print, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Raftsund Lofoten Norway
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Raftsund, a strait in the Lofoten islands of northern Norway, is the subject here, shown as a stretch of water framed by steep, rocky slopes. The print is a photochrom, a process Detroit Publishing Co. used to turn black-and-white photographs into color prints by layering several lithographic stones, one per hue. Issued in its 1905 catalog as number 7119, the view was one of many Norwegian coastal scenes the company sold to travelers and armchair tourists. The date range printed on the record, roughly the 1890s, points to the years when Lofoten was becoming a destination for visitors drawn to its fjords and dramatic peaks.
| Created / published | [between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900]. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photomechanical print : photochrom color. |
| Notes | Detroit Publishing Co. Catalogue J, 1905. Print no. 7119. Landscape and marine views of Norway |
| Source | Library of Congress, Photochrom Prints |
| Original scan | 3,391 × 2,494 px · prints to 11 × 8 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 3414_Raftsund_Lofoten_Norway_1890.tif-06174u |
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