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Dwayne's Photo, the last remaining processor of Kodachrome film in the world, has an unassuming street presence in the southeast part of Parsons, Kan.

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Individual film rolls are labeled and placed in a machine that splices individual rolls together onto reels for processing at Dwayne's Photo in Parsons, Kan.

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Strips of Kodachrome slide film travel past an inspection light during processing at Dwayne's Photo in Parsons, Kan. It takes eight seconds for a 36- exposure roll of film to pass a given point in the film processing machine.

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Jennifer Pool removes a backing strip used during processing for cleaning and reuse in the Kodachrome processing darkroom at Dwayne's Photo in Parsons, Kan.

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Melissa Alloway mounts slides for packaging and mailing at Dwayne's Photo in Parsons, Kan.

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Kelly Bolinger, left, and Tammy Charles sort photo reprint orders from major retailers around the country. Although processing Kodachrome film provides a significant portion of revenue for Dwayne's Photo, the company's services are diversified.

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Lorinda Boring packs mounted slides at Dwayne's Photo in Parsons, Kan., for return to a customer.

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Tricia Stone mixes the chemicals used in the processing of Kodachrome film. The primary difference between Kodachrome and other reversal films is that the dyes are in the processing chemicals rather than in the film emulsion, which contributes to the film's color saturation and extraordinary archival qualities.

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Tricia Stone rolls a container of one of the many chemicals used in the processing of Kodachrome film. The primary difference between Kodachrome and other reversal films is that the dyes are in the processing chemicals rather than in the film emulsion, which contributes to the film's color saturation and extraordinary archival qualities.

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Amanda Roseman staples leaders together on the Kodachrome processing machine at Dwayne's Photo in Parsons, Kan.

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Tammy Charles, left, and Lanie George unpack, sort and label a shipment of Kodachrome from Europe. Dwayne's Photo processes all Kodachrome from Europe, which is sold with prepaid processing mailing envelopes.

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A large canvas wedding photograph awaits mounting in the professional-services area at Dwayne's Photo. Although processing Kodachrome film provides a significant portion of revenue for Dwayne's Photo, the company's services are diversified.

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Jennifer Pool brings an empty reel from the Kodachrome processing darkroom, where she wears infrared night-vison goggles to monitor the development, at Dwayne's Photo in Parsons, Kan.

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