Graflex Speed Graphic 4x5 Press Camera
date: label: date made
content: after 1955
name: label: maker
content: Graflex, Inc.
notes: label: Description
content: 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 Pacemaker Speed Graphic 4x5 inch film press camera was produced after 1955.
label: Description
content: 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.
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content: Work and Industry: Photographic History
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content: Photography
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content: Artifact Walls exhibit
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of John D. Barry
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1978.0234.01
label: catalog number
content: 1978.0234.01
label: accession number
content: 1978.0234
label: catalog number
content: 78.001
objectType: label: Object Name
content: camera
label: Other Terms
content: camera; Plate/Sheet; Hand; Bellows
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: glass (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: leatherette (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 36.8 cm x 25 cm x 28 cm; 14 1/2 in x 9 13/16 in x 11 in