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PHOTO-LEOPOLD MANNES/LEOPOLD GODOWSKY-8 x 10: glossy in NYC Lab/GODOWSKY Augtog
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You are bidding on 3 items.1) 8" x 10" black/white glossy, November 7, 1930 ORIGINAL photograph of LEOPOLD MANNES (1899-1964) and LEOPOLD GODOWSKY Jr. (1886-1968) in their New York City laboratory. The duo invented Kodachrome, the world's most popular film EXCELLENT condition.
The pasted typed reverse side reads,
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PHOTO FROM WIDE WORLD PHOTOS:
373172 MUSICIANS' HOBBY YIELDS COLOR PHOTO
NEW YORK CITY.---The Eastman Kodak Company of Rochester, NY has obtained control of all of the interests in the several processes of color photography of two New York inventors, Leopold Mannes and Leopold Godowsky Jr. which covered fifteen years of research and experimental work on the part of the inventors. Both inventors are musicans, are 30-year-old, and their father's are renowned in the musical world. Mr. Mannes is the son of David Mannes, the violinist and conductor, while Mr. Godowsky's father is Leopold Godowsky, the pianist and conductor.
Mr. Leopold Mannes was also President of the MANNES COLLEGE OF MUSIC. Leopold Mannes was also the First chairman of the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition held in Forth World, TX.
Mr. Godowsky was the husband of Frances Gershwin, sister of George Gershwin.
3) The visiting card of Miss Estelle B. Blum, 73 East 92nd Street, New York City; Estelle was a pianist and taught piano in New York City and during summer taught in Monmouth, NJ. (top of visiting card removed from autograph book). She was a piano student of Rafael Joseffy.