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Thursday, December 30, 2010

For Kodachrome Fans, Road Ends at Photo Lab in Kansas - NYTimes.com

For Kodachrome Fans, Road Ends at Photo Lab in Kansas - NYTimes.com: PARSONS, Kan. — An unlikely pilgrimage is under way to Dwayne’s Photo, a small family business that has through luck and persistence become the last processor in the world of Kodachrome, the first successful color film and still the most beloved.



That celebrated 75-year run from mainstream to niche photography is scheduled to come to an end on Thursday when the last processing machine is shut down here to be sold for scrap.