Featured Kodak Colorama Babies

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  1. moreotherstuff

    moreotherstuff Izorizent

    Just a bit of show and tell. Cleaning up, I came across this poster.

    Colorama images were used to promote Kodak color films. The Colorama Babies were among the most popular, introduced in 1984. This is dated a year later and shows the original babies and again a year later (maybe two?).

    Kodak Colorama Babies 1985 -a.jpg

    The poster is nearly 40" long and over 12" high.

    Kodak Colorama Babies 1985 - c.jpg

    Kodak Colorama Babies 1985 -b.jpg

    Lots of information about the Colorama program (and the babies) online, but I'm not seeing any of these posters for sale.
     
    moreotherstuff, Aug 16, 2022
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  2. pearlsnblume

    pearlsnblume Well-Known Member

    That is neat MOS.
     
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  3. Aquitaine

    Aquitaine Is What It IS! But NEVER BORED!

    VERY cool.......I seem to remember seeing that poster....maybe in an ad!!!:happy:
     
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  4. moreotherstuff

    moreotherstuff Izorizent

    It was very popular at the time. I think the babies showed up in a TV ad.

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    edit: not finding one on YouTube, so maybe not. Lots of Kodak ads there.
     
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  5. ola402

    ola402 Well-Known Member

    MOS, I found a page on Pinterest that showed a lot of the different Kodak Colorama ads. They are really great! Thanks for posting this or else I would never have seen them. I was an adult during the time this ad campaign was ongoing, but just never noticed it. Huh.
     
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  6. ola402

    ola402 Well-Known Member

    I found a web site in Hong Kong that is offering reproductions of the posters in 5 different sizes, starting price is $135. Offered framed and unframed.
     
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  7. Debora

    Debora Well-Known Member

    Developed for the KODAK Grand Central Station light box. Hence the long, narrow horizontal.

    Debora

    may-1982new-yorkgrand-central-terminal-train-stationmain-concoursekodak-KXC0BF.jpg
     
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  8. Figtree3

    Figtree3 What would you do if you weren't afraid?

    Very nice, MOS! Some photo collectors also collect photo ephemera and historical advertising. That would fit right in, for those who collect Kodak.
     
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