The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-07-11
Photesraphinc I'm Color..


burg Dispatch, regarding the recera
discovery of process whereby II is pos
sible to photograph In colors, SAYS:
the results of shis long awaited
achievment are not simply garish reds,
blues, and yellows. Pictures have been
taken that show seventeen distinct COL
o!s. The process was hit upon over
night. Years of tir,e and thousands of
dollars were spent before success was
reached.
Fer thirty years James D. McDon-
ough has been laboring In Chicago to
reproduce photographs in colors. Thou.
SANDS OF experiments were performed.
TIL one day. fifteen years ago he got
upon the right track. Capital then
caihe 10 ms AID, but the successful end
was not yet.
over in Dublin, Ire, Professor Jolv
the scientist. was working along the
same line. Success crowned, his effort 9
rev months ago. He sought letters
patent In London and in Washington
70 MS utter establishment he found
McDonough ahead of him in an appli-
calion ior an American patent. Roth
men, thousands of miles anar, ,and
working Independently had hi mon Ih q
secret. Soon the patent office at wash
lnEton was overwhelmed with rival
cialns OF Inventors. The men who bo a
oeeh backing McDonough came to nhe
rescue. They were willing that tbe On .
whose claim was allowed should pat n
be formed. "
The corporation got cborta, 49,,
100000 capital was provided fo, , atth
PERMISSION to increase to 81. 0OO ooo IT,
secret Is now public. Spencer ID Scbuvl
,er. mead OF the New York office Of tSo
MaNi IN IEowder and Torpedo Company
Son. W wan,t street. and e. NJ. Dicker-
,"b wealthy lawyer and amateur
photographer. of No. 253 Broadwaw q re
the packers of the COMPANY that evN
pects 10 reVoiutionize the art of Dor
'r4 M ana commercial Photography.
,,,n,t tal 10 &C., Eali the new art was a hard
question. The inventor wanted II nam
ed the McDonotype. The canitniists
Mouiu NOT near to it. AS yet it Is simplv
the McDonough process BY II either
instantaneous or timid exposures ahso.
, ,u,y perfect in detail and tint. can he
like m or NE finished photograph looks
ousiy colored by hand, but so simple is
i.he process. and yet so accurate tho y
IL becomes merely mechanical.
furthermore, the inventor does NOT
propose TO end with the taking of pho.
wsici phS' hNperiments are being made
whlcn, IL is expected. will result In
transferring the art to printing. II will
ne only question of time when a nhotn'
graph can be taken and then nrinted
niol'l half-tone plate on the specially
ruled screen and specially ruled paper.
~ ihuIti-colored screen. ruled by fine
INES. formed of dots or small norticIas
Is employed. Fundamental colors OF tho
spectrum are preferably used for these
nhss-say orange, red. a yellowish green
ana violet blue. The screen is ruled
W, WIN iines in these colors. about 400
TO the inch. This screen is placed in
'front.' OF and in close contact with an
orthochromatic plate, which is then ex
posed III the camera to the object to he
Autographed. The ordinary black and
whlte negative is thus obtained in lines
lister. 90 'i'e 'eS
FROM this negative positive is made
III the ordinary way on glass or paper.
III now the screen. or similarly ruIad
one: be laid on the positive and moved
u , the positive and screen are in reg
istcr, the picture comes up in orie;naI
colors. " + ID"