The Archives of the Planet
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The Archives of the Planet'' () was a project undertaken from 1908 to 1931 to photograph
human cultures around the world. It was sponsored by French banker
Albert Kahn and resulted in 183,000 meters of film and 72,000 color photographs from 50 countries. Beginning on a round-the-world trip that Kahn took with his chauffeur, the project grew to encompass expeditions to
Brazil, rural
Scandinavia, the
Balkans,
North America, the
Middle East,
Asia, and
West Africa, among other destinations, and documented historical events such as the aftermath of the
Second Balkan War,
World War I in
France, and the
Turkish War of Independence. It was inspired by Kahn's
internationalist and
pacifist beliefs. The project was halted in 1931 after Kahn lost most of his fortune in the
stock market crash of 1929. Since 1990, the collection has been administered by the
Musée Albert-Kahn, and most of the images are available online.
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