Here is a color autochrome taken at the Grand Opening of Waikiki's Royal Hawaiian Hotel in 1927. Color photos this old are rare because color cost a fortune back then. We read that just ONE color glass Autochrome plate with processing cost the equivilant of $32 in today's US$.
Visit the website to see more 1920s color from Hawaii:
http://www.discoveringhawaii.com
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