Case, camera

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1940–1945
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1997.0320.015

MANUFACTURER: Folmer Graflex Corp.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Rochester, New York, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 15
Total Parts: 15
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: CASE MFD OF BLACK RESIN (?), WITH BLACK LEATHER HANDLE AND METAL REINFORCED CORNERS & HARDWARE/ PAPER LABELS

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 39.5 cm
Width: 26.0 cm
Height: 43.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Photography
Category: Still cameras
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Graflex
Country: United States of America
State/Province: New York
City: Rochester

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: THIS CAMERA KNOWN TO HAVE BEEN USED IN 1959, TO PHOTOGRAPH BISHOP SHEEN & GRANDNEPHEW JERRY CUNNINGHAM.
Canada: PART OF A LARGE COLLECTION OF PHOTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT USED BY YOUSUF KARSH, CANADA'S INTERNATIONALLY HONOURED PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHER. FROM 1932 TO 1992, MR. KARSH OPERATED FROM HIS PRINCIPLE STUDIO IN OTTAWA, PHOTOGRAPHING HEADS OF STATE, RELIGIOUS LEADERS, AND THOSE PROMINANT IN BUSINESS, THE ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT. HIS PHOTOGRAPHIC PRINTS & NEGATIVES AND PERSONAL PAPERS ARE IN THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF CANADA.
Function: TO REPRODUCE GRAPHIC IMAGES ON PHOTOGRAPHIC FILM.
Technical: 4X5 MONORAIL VIEW CAMERA, FRONT & REAR STANDARDS OF WHICH HAVE BASE TILT (BUT NOT AXIS TILT). THIS CAMERA WAS ONE OF SEVERAL USED BY KARSH IN 1959, TO PHOTOGRAPH BISHOP SHEEN AND HIS GRANDNEPHEW JERRY CUNNINGHAM FOR THE BOOK "THIS IS ROME". (REF. 4, PP. 95, 141-142.)
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: case bears numerous intact/fragmented decals, luggage tags, etc. including card " KARSH/ [crest]/ BY APPOINTMENT/ CHATEAU LAURIER HOTEL/ OTTAWA, ONT. ".
Missing: N/A
Finish: CASE MFD OF BLACK RESIN (?), WITH BLACK LEATHER HANDLE AND METAL REINFORCED CORNERS &HARDWARE.
Decoration: N/A

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Folmer Graflex Corp., Case, camera, between 1940–1945, Artifact no. 1997.0320, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1997.0320.015/

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