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The first color photograph, 1861 (i.imgur.com)
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[–] WhiteRabbit@lemmy.today 1 points 1 year ago

In 1861 Scottish mathematical physicist James Clerk Maxwell produced the earliest color photograph, an image of a tartan ribbon, by having it photographed three times through red, blue, and yellow filters, then recombining the images into one color composite. Because of this photograph Maxwell is credited as the founder of the theory of additive color.

https://www.historyofinformation.com/detail.php?id=3666

Interesting!