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- Voigtlander & Sohn Collinear II Camera Lens, 1898-1899 -
- 1898-1899
- Collections - Artifact
Voigtlander & Sohn Collinear II Camera Lens, 1898-1899
- Waterhouse Lens Stops in Case, 1858-1870 -
- 1858-1870
- Collections - Artifact
Waterhouse Lens Stops in Case, 1858-1870
- Magic Lantern Lens with Lens Cap -
- Collections - Artifact
Magic Lantern Lens with Lens Cap
- Walz Hood, Lens and Packaging - Lillian Schwartz is a pioneer of computer-generated art. From 1969-2002, she was a "resident visitor" at Bell Laboratories, producing groundbreaking films, videos, and multimedia works. The Schwartz Collection spans Lillian's childhood into her late career, documenting an expansive mindset, mastery over traditional and experimental mediums alike--and above all--an ability to create inspirational connections between science, art, and technology.
- Collections - Artifact
Walz Hood, Lens and Packaging
Lillian Schwartz is a pioneer of computer-generated art. From 1969-2002, she was a "resident visitor" at Bell Laboratories, producing groundbreaking films, videos, and multimedia works. The Schwartz Collection spans Lillian's childhood into her late career, documenting an expansive mindset, mastery over traditional and experimental mediums alike--and above all--an ability to create inspirational connections between science, art, and technology.
- Elgeet Wide Angle Viewfinder, circa 1950 -
- circa 1950
- Collections - Artifact
Elgeet Wide Angle Viewfinder, circa 1950
- Darlot Opticien Lens for Large Format View Camera, 1860-1880 -
- 1860-1880
- Collections - Artifact
Darlot Opticien Lens for Large Format View Camera, 1860-1880
- C.P. Goerz Optical Company Dagor Camera Lens with Case, 1900-1908 -
- 1900-1908
- Collections - Artifact
C.P. Goerz Optical Company Dagor Camera Lens with Case, 1900-1908
- McIntosh Stereopticon Co. Magic Lantern Lens, 1877-1910 -
- 1877-1910
- Collections - Artifact
McIntosh Stereopticon Co. Magic Lantern Lens, 1877-1910
- Benjamin French Tintype Camera Lens, 1860-1890 - Tintype photographs peaked in popularity in the mid-19th century. Lacquered iron plates coated with light-sensitive collodion were exposed in cameras by photographers in formal studios and mobile booths at fairs. Tintypes were inexpensive and could be produced in minutes--"instant photographs" of their day. This lens could make multiple identical exposures of the same image onto one tintype plate.
- 1860-1890
- Collections - Artifact
Benjamin French Tintype Camera Lens, 1860-1890
Tintype photographs peaked in popularity in the mid-19th century. Lacquered iron plates coated with light-sensitive collodion were exposed in cameras by photographers in formal studios and mobile booths at fairs. Tintypes were inexpensive and could be produced in minutes--"instant photographs" of their day. This lens could make multiple identical exposures of the same image onto one tintype plate.
- Camera Lens Case with Four Lenses, Used by John Margolies, circa 1971 - In the mid-1970s, John Margolies began to assemble a visual record of America's built roadside landscape. Over the following three decades, he traveled thousands of miles to photograph the overlooked and often quickly vanishing structures that had grown out of American automobile culture and main street commerce. His photographs celebrate a unique chapter of American history. He used this equipment on his travels.
- circa 1971
- Collections - Artifact
Camera Lens Case with Four Lenses, Used by John Margolies, circa 1971
In the mid-1970s, John Margolies began to assemble a visual record of America's built roadside landscape. Over the following three decades, he traveled thousands of miles to photograph the overlooked and often quickly vanishing structures that had grown out of American automobile culture and main street commerce. His photographs celebrate a unique chapter of American history. He used this equipment on his travels.