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Article: Pictures through the decades. (50th anniversary of the Minneapolis Color Photo Club)
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- PSA Journal
- Article date:
- August 1, 1990
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Pictures Through the Decades
Although many camera clubs are older, the 50th anniversary of the Minneapolis Color Photo Club (MCPC), is a milestone in camera club annals because it was the first club in the United States to be devoted exclusively to color slide photography as an art form.
Kodachrome 35mm film became available to the public in 1936, but it wasn't until 1940 that Kodak began processing this film with a color-correcting light source, making a significant improvement in quality. It seemed an opportune time, so, in August of 1940, I invited 12 advanced amateur photographers to form a new camera club devoted to the art form of 35mm color slide ...