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Kodachrome

American  
[koh-duh-krohm] / ˈkoʊ dəˌkroʊm /
Trademark.
  1. a brand of positive color transparency.


noun

  1. (lowercase) a positive color transparency.

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Besides Kodachrome film and a Leica camera, Mr. Eggleston had an ace up his sleeve when producing his images: the dye-transfer process.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 9, 2026

And for “The Murmuring,” set in 1951, the wardrobe team referenced vintage Kodachrome photos and heightened some of the colors.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 22, 2023

And among the many items restored especially for the exhibition is an early 1960s Kodachrome slide showing Dorfman and his mother, Jeanette, with their Harley-Davidson motorbikes.

From BBC Mar. 31, 2022

From this perch, Sykes snapped two dozen Kodachrome photos, most notably of two unidentified women in vivid, red jackets below the majestic Smith Tower, then still the tallest building in the West.

From Seattle Times Jan. 27, 2022

Laz still smiled and Mama Carmen still glowered from their faded Kodachrome world.

From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older

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