Today is National Camera Day.
The Brownie camera was a basic cardboard box camera with a simple convex-concave. It made a sensation when Eastman Kodak released it in 1900. This cheaply produced camera was extremely affordable and simple to use. It allowed anyone to pick up a camera and shoot, thus the birth of the snapshot for the masses.
No. 1 Brownie Camera Photographic Equipment [firm] Eastman Kodak Company [firm] Brownell, Frank [designer] 1901 HOLLIS number: olvwork159678
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