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Studio portrait camera, ca. 1900-1920

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This studio portrait camera captures its images on glass plates rather than film. Cameras like this were in use during the time of the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (AYPE) in Seattle. The AYPE was a major national event for the young but fast growing city, and celebrated the emerging development of the Pacific Northwest. The fairgrounds became the campus of the University of Washington.
ID Number: 1993.1.44
Date: Circa 1900-1920
Physical Description: 1 Camera; wood, glass, metal; 54 in.H x 19 in.W x 37.5 in.D
Place Made: United States of America, NEW YORK, Rochester
Credit: MOHAI, 1993.1.44. Gift of Philip B. Robbins