Girl with collection of dolls
Originally uploaded by George Eastman House
Autochromes from George Eastman House
'Girl with collection of dolls' circa 1910
In response to a comment a curator said, "When we make scans and reproductions of photographs in the collection it is our policy to try and duplicate the object as it is now. While we have some idea of how a photograph may have looked when it was first made, we cannot be sure, and feel it is more important to represent the collection in its current condition.
Your idea, to make a copy of the autochrome, color correct it in Photoshop and then display it next to the original, is a good one. However, if we were to embark on such a project we would need to know what an autochrome looked like when it was first made. Unfortunately one of the dyes used in the process came from a fish that is now extinct. While other dyes might be usable we will never be able to recreate it exactly as it was."
Foolish House, Ontario Beach Park in 1910
Originally uploaded by George Eastman House
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