In 1916 Technicolor Traveled to Jacksonville Florida to shoot their first Color Film called "The Gulf Between". They built the Film Lab on a Railroad Pullman Car to do the film processing. Here are 4 views of this "lab on wheels"

View of Technicolor Lab RR Car 1917
Inside View of Lab Car Showing Power Distribution Setup
Inside View of Lab car showing contact printer on Left, and perforator straight ahead
Inside View of Lab Car Showing Office Area

  • Technicolor History : Part of Martin Hart's Site devoted to the development of Technicolor

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