View Camera, 1860-1880
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Photography was invented in France but quickly became a transatlantic industry; this American-made view camera had a French lens. By the mid nineteenth century portraiture had become photography's killer app. Tintype and other "wet plate" technologies, such as those this camera used, allowed for a relatively short exposure and relatively quick development time, making photographs more accessible to everyday people.
Photography was invented in France but quickly became a transatlantic industry; this American-made view camera had a French lens. By the mid nineteenth century portraiture had become photography's killer app. Tintype and other "wet plate" technologies, such as those this camera used, allowed for a relatively short exposure and relatively quick development time, making photographs more accessible to everyday people.
Artifact
View camera
Date Made
1860-1880
Creators
Place of Creation
United States, Massachusetts, Boston
Creator Notes
Lens made by Darlot, Paris, France and distributed by Benjamin French & Company, Boston, Massachusetts
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2003.0.22.65
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Wood (Plant material)
Metal
Glass (Material)
Dimensions
Height: 10.25 in
Width: 11.25 in
Length: 22.5 in
Inscriptions
barrel of lens: B.F. & CO. / DARLOT OPTICIEN PARIS / (makers mark) __830
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