Graflex Speed Graphic 4x5 Press Camera
- Description
- Graflex cameras, made by the Folmer Schwing Company of Rochester, New York (later purchased by Eastman Kodak) were the preferred cameras of photojournalists and wartime correspondents for much of the early to mid-twentieth century. Their sturdy handheld construction adapted well for news and sports photography. The U.S. Department of the Army even commissioned combat-green versions of the Graflex cameras for use by military photographers in World War II and Korea. This popular Speed Graphic 4x5 inch film press camera was produced in the 1940s.
- From its invention in 1839, the camera has evolved to fit many needs, from aerial to underwater photography and everything in between. Cameras allow both amateur and professional photographers to capture the world around us. The Smithsonian’s historic camera collection includes rare and unique examples as well as popular models.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- camera
- date made
- ca 1940s
- maker
- Graflex, Inc.
- Physical Description
- metal (overall material)
- glass (overall material)
- leather (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 36.8 cm x 25 cm x 28 cm; 14 1/2 in x 9 13/16 in x 11 in
- ID Number
- 1978.0234.01
- catalog number
- 1978.0234.01
- accession number
- 1978.0234
- catalog number
- 78.001
- subject
- Photography
- Artifact Walls exhibit
- See more items in
- Culture and the Arts: Photographic History
- Artifact Walls exhibit
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center
- Credit Line
- Gift of John D. Barry
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