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Image of Brownie Camera, patented in 1909

Brownie Camera, patented in 1909

This is a Kodak Brownie camera which revolutionized photography when it was invented in 1900. It was inexpensive and easy to use, meaning that picture-taking was no longer just for professionals.
ID Number:1978.6666.2
Date:Circa 1909
Image of Flash unit with 2 reflectors and KODAK Flash Guard, ca. 1940s

Flash unit with 2 reflectors and KODAK Flash Guard, ca. 1940s

This vintage KODAK flash unit belonged to Al Smith, a prominent local Black photographer who captured 65 years of Seattle history.
ID Number:2014.49.1.3
Date:Circa 1940
Image of KODAK Rainbow Hawk-Eye No. 2 Folding Model B camera, ca. 1930

KODAK Rainbow Hawk-Eye No. 2 Folding Model B camera, ca. 1930

This 1930s KODAK folding camera belonged to Al Smith, a prominent local Black photographer who captured 65 years of Seattle history.
ID Number:2014.49.2.1
Date:Circa 1930
Image of Cartridge Kodak No. 4 folding camera used by C. C. Maring in Seattle, ca. 1895

Cartridge Kodak No. 4 folding camera used by C. C. Maring in Seattle, ca. 1895

C.C. Maring came to Seattle around 1890 and established the first photo engraving and printing business west of the Mississippi. His first shop was Maring & Ladd, then a man named Blake who worked at the shop, bought into it, and it became Maring & Blake. The business was located on the floor above the Crescent Manufacturing Company at the…
ID Number:2021.82.1
Date:Circa 1895

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