Kodak Colorama Explained

Colorama
Status:Defunct
Genre:Photography
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Location:Grand Central Terminal's Main Concourse east balcony
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The Colorama was a large photographic display located on the east balcony inside New York City's Grand Central Terminal from 1950 to 1990, with 565 being made.[1] Used as advertisements by the Eastman Kodak Company, the photographs were backlit (with a mile of tubing)[2] transparencies 18NaN tall by 60NaN wide. The photographs were described as "The World's Largest Photographs".

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  1. Web site: Colorama. George Eastman Museum. https://web.archive.org/web/20190713144615/https://www.eastman.org/colorama. July 13, 2019.
  2. News: O'Neil . Claire . Colorama! 'The World's Largest Photographs' Are Back . July 13, 2019 . NPR.