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- Darlot Opticien Lens for Large Format View Camera, 1860-1880 -
- 1860-1880
- Collections - Artifact
Darlot Opticien Lens for Large Format View Camera, 1860-1880
- View Camera, 1860-1880 - 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.
- 1860-1880
- Collections - Artifact
View Camera, 1860-1880
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.