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OUT OF THE DARKroom
A short history of the Photofinishing Industry
By Peter L M Rockwell and Peter W Knaack
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Contents (sample page) 

Preface
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Postcript
Glossary
Index
Special Thanks
Where it all began
A brief History of Photography to 1950
The Growth of Photography after World War 2
Photofinishing Industry and its Technology
Minilabs
The Digital Age
The US
The UK
France
Italy
Germany
Japan
Photo labs and the Environment
The Rest of the World


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The book includes a number illustrations and diagrams

An Apology to Our Readers.
Photography and photofinishing has been a global industry longer than most and we know no way of writing a book in English using spelling and phrases to suit every taste. For the last 40 years we have managed to communicate with English speakers from all over the world without too many misunderstandings and so we ask you to accept the language we learnt in Europe, together with a few expressions we acquired in our travels round the world.

OUT OF THE DARKroom
A short history of the Photofinishing Industry
By Peter L M Rockwell and Peter W Knaack.
Paperback 180 pages ISBN10  0-9554072-0-6 or ISBN13  97809554072-0-8
Published by 2P Press, London UK £12.99 US $23.99