In this old postcard the Count of Turin is visiting the renowned spa of Livorno “Acque della Salute” (Waters of Health). I don't know if the King himself was in town then, but he surely wasn't in this photo.
Somebody fixed this in the second photo, crudely pasting another image of His Majesty in the middle of the existing group. Both versions of the postcard were circulated.(Digitized from the collection of Antonio Cantelli)
Search labels: spa - postcard
External links: Count of Turin - Vittorio Emanuele III (Wikipedia)
17 comments:
This is wonderful VP. No need of Photoshop.
That is interesting indeed.
Please have a safe step ahead and a good Sunday too.
And just think what they could have done with today's editing software! Interesting why is was important that some think the King was there!
Sometimes photoshoppers don't do much better... lol!
He is short that King, isn't he? Or was that doctored, too?
These are amazing!
Julie - He was 1,60 m (5 ft. 3 in.), quite short even for Italy at the time.
Hard to believe that they would doctor the photo like this, and sell it.
Nothing new under the sun.
Ha ha. And that was long before photoshop.
One upon a time, long, long before the photoshop:)
Very interesting post!
LOL for all comments about photoshop, I just agree! :)
Hugs and a nice week
Léia
This is just great! Who said photoshop is a creation of the digital era? :-)
Interesting post, showing that manipulation is not an invention of our times:)
Wonderful! I love the comparisons. :)) It is similar to the high school girl who cuts her old boyfriend out of pictures and pastes in the picture of someone she would prefer - such as a movie star. ;)
That's an interesting tradition :D
Oh that's too funny VP!! Could do a much better job now haha!
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