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I Developed A 120-Year-Old Cat Photos Found In A Family Time Capsule

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Someone in my family told me about a possible time capsule in our old family house, After investigation, I found a box dating from around 1900 containing two glass plate negatives, which I decided to try and develop using one of the oldest photographic printing methods in existence: the Cyanotype.

I was so happy with the results that I wanted to give life back to the image, so I decided to colorize the negatives using my skills in Photoshop.

Even 120 years ago, cat pics ruled the world.

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I found a time capsule from around 1900 in our old family house

I Developed A 120-Year-Old Cat Photos Found In A Family Time Capsule

I Developed A 120-Year-Old Cat Photos Found In A Family Time Capsule

The box contained precious possessions of a little girl

I Developed A 120-Year-Old Cat Photos Found In A Family Time Capsule

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I Developed A 120-Year-Old Cat Photos Found In A Family Time Capsule

Among them, there were two glass plate negatives

I Developed A 120-Year-Old Cat Photos Found In A Family Time Capsule

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I Developed A 120-Year-Old Cat Photos Found In A Family Time Capsule

I decided to develop them using one of the oldest photographic printing methods—the Cyanotype

I Developed A 120-Year-Old Cat Photos Found In A Family Time Capsule

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I Developed A 120-Year-Old Cat Photos Found In A Family Time Capsule

I Developed A 120-Year-Old Cat Photos Found In A Family Time Capsule

I Developed A 120-Year-Old Cat Photos Found In A Family Time Capsule

Here’s the result

I Developed A 120-Year-Old Cat Photos Found In A Family Time Capsule

I Developed A 120-Year-Old Cat Photos Found In A Family Time Capsule

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I documented the detailed process of developing the photos I found

I colorized one of the 120-year-old cat photos to bring it back to life

I Developed A 120-Year-Old Cat Photos Found In A Family Time Capsule

I Developed A 120-Year-Old Cat Photos Found In A Family Time Capsule

Here’s a step-by-step colorization process

Mathieu Stern

Filmmaker and Photographer from Paris

Filmmaker and Photographer from Paris

Violeta Draseikaitė

My name is Violeta and I am an editor here at Bored Panda. I love reading memes for a living. It’s obviously much more than that, but I appreciate the variety of topics, information, and pics I get to see every day and share with the world! Those funny memes really make my day too. Being born in the ’90s in post-Soviet Lithuania speaks more about me than I’d like to admit. I’m still learning about the world and myself, but I do love my friends, traveling, art, and my cat. My favorite fact to share about myself is that I used to hide meatballs in my friend’s pockets at lunch so I could go play outside. I wish all those meatballs could find their way back to me someday.

My name is Violeta and I am an editor here at Bored Panda. I love reading memes for a living. It’s obviously much more than that, but I appreciate the variety of topics, information, and pics I get to see every day and share with the world! Those funny memes really make my day too. Being born in the ’90s in post-Soviet Lithuania speaks more about me than I’d like to admit. I’m still learning about the world and myself, but I do love my friends, traveling, art, and my cat. My favorite fact to share about myself is that I used to hide meatballs in my friend’s pockets at lunch so I could go play outside. I wish all those meatballs could find their way back to me someday.

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