Collection Highlights
Madison Square Presbyterian Church
Date:
ca. 1906
Object Number:
PR.042.2
Medium:
Photograph
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Box camera
Object Number:
1950.275
Date:
ca. 1900
Medium:
Wood, leather, textile, brass, steel, rubber
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 5/8 x 8 7/8 x 3 in. ( 14.3 x 22.5 x 7.6 cm )
Marks:
impressed: on front: "THE / BLAIR CAMERA CO. / MAKERS / 700"
impressed: inside back cover: "PATENTED / FEB. 25, 1890 / NOV. 5, 1895" and "228" (also on wooden block above film spool)
printed: on rectangular ivory label nailed to inside of fold-down fron
Description:
Compact box-shaped camera with opening in side to permit extension of bellows; takes 3-1/2 inch roll film; Bausch & Lomb lens and rubber pump-type shutter release; wooden box with leather laminated to surface and leather strap handle.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. O. T. Barck
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
