The First Colour Photograph Taken in Jersey - By G. Guiton and E. Guiton

ca. 1907

Proudly captioned 1904, Flowers, Lumière Autochrome - The first colour photograph taken in Jersey - By G. Guiton & E. Guiton, the date of this image is problematic. The Lumière brothers first patented the autochrome in 1903 and presented it to the Académie des Sciences in May the following year. The production process then went through three years of development before plates were commercially available. Whilst experimental plates were produced between 1902-05, the Lumières were notoriously protective of their technological secrets. Regardless of the accuracy of the date, it is most likely the first colour photograph made in Jersey.