Autochromy

/ˈɔːtōkroʊmi/ noun

An early color photography process using a glass plate coated with colored starch grains, producing color images without separate color filters.

From Greek 'autos' (self) plus 'chroma' (color). The Lumière brothers patented the Autochrome plate in 1903, revolutionizing early color photography.

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