 In the early 1950s, Stanley Merz of the Photo Control Company, Minneapolis, began development of the National School Studios’ Model 10 camera, and in 1952, NSS opened its first plant outside of Minneapolis in Winnipeg, Manitoba.During that same year, Eastman Kodak developed a new negative process and new photographic paper that streamlined color photo development.With the help of Kodak, NSS developed the school photography industry's first cluster lens printer making it possible to print multiple photos from a single exposure.