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DeVry hand-crank "lunchbox" 35mm movie camera #999, ca. 1920s

This camera was used by Burrill C. Johnson who filmed newsreels for Pathé News and owned several movie theaters in Seattle. The Pathé Film Exchange was located at 2025 3rd Ave on what was considered Seattle's "film row". The durable and portable 35mm DeVry Standard Portable Camera was created in 1925 and nicknamed the “lunchbox.”
ID Number: 2016.47.1
Date: Circa 1920
Physical Description: 1 Camera, Motion Picture; metal, glass; 7 in.H x 6.5 in.W x 11 in.D
Credit: MOHAI, 2016.47.1
Subjects: Mass Media, Entertainment

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