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"Bummer!  Thanks for the reply, though."

"This is great!  I just came on here to ask about the map indices.  Naturally, I would love to own a collection of them, but given the time and expense involved in such a pursuit, I'm not really considering it.  I would very much,…"

"John, Here is the start of the Wikipedia entry for "Ektachrome":  Ektachrome is a brand name owned by Kodak for a range of transparency, still, and motion picture films previously available in many formats, including 35 mm and sheet…"

"Aha!  I was wondering what Autochrome was.  Also, Ektachrome."

"Mostly by eye.  The colorized B&W photos are very pastel and soft, with no bright colors or sharp edges.  Also, in the credits for the colorized pictures say things like: Photograph by So-and-so.  The credits for the color photos…"

"Thanks for the info!  How do you know, though, what's what?"

"John, In my series of 100-year-old reviews, I have been documenting the photographs in each issue, noting if they are B&W photos, photogravures, colorized B&W photos, or actual color photos.  I started with the Jan. 1915 issue, and all…"

"It is both. Even before 1920, Prokudin-Gorsky did the colo photographs for the czar of Russia to show his empire."

"I understand.  Thank you for the response."