![Couple, c. 1888](/sites/default/files/styles/max_1300x1300/public/2021-08/L2018-43-226.jpg?itok=YoHdiahI)
Couple, c. 1888
A. A. Besaw, Bellefontaine, Ohio
Couple, c. 1888
Albumen silver prints with hand-applied color
Robert E. Jackson Collection
Color photography did not became practical until the mid-twentieth century. Before then, photographs were hand colored for added realism.