Lumière Brothers, 1935, 9 November, M. Louis Lumiere in 1907: photograph taken at the time he developed the Autochrome process, [L'Illustration (No 4836, 93rd year), p.301], Magazine page, printed reproduction from an Autochrome glass plate - plaques Autochrome, Private collection of Nadia Valla, LL/13541
Lumière Brothers 1935, 9 November M. Louis Lumiere in 1907: photograph taken at the time he developed the Autochrome process [L'Illustration (No 4836, 93rd year), p.301]
1895-1935, the 40st anniversary of the cinematograph: 14 pages of articles and documents on the LumiÞre brothers life and works and on the evolution of the cinema.
The test tubes in the image hold the the dyes from which were chosen those used to color the starch grain filterlettes sprinkled on to a sticky varnish, and the carbon black powder used to fill in the gaps left after the grains were crushed flat in a rolling mill. [William R. Alschuler, pers. Comm. 30 Dec 2009]
