Fairchild Automatic Aerial Camera U.S. Air Service Model - K-3
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content: Fairchild Aerial Camera Corp.
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content: Instruction manual for the U. S. Air Service Model Camera K-3, with 2 photos of the camera and accessories, 2 aerial photos, and 7 pages of drawings on how to use it, its various parts, and how it is assembled. The last page is a "Graphic Chart to show ground covered by a single or double cone . . . when using lenses of different focal length." The 44 page manual contains a general description, instructions for mounting the unit in an airplane, operational instructions, instructions for care and replacement of the unit parts, questions and answers, and instructions for repair.
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content: The pages are held in place by two rivets within the cover.
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content: The publisher of the manual, Fairchild Aerial Camera Corporation, was incorporated by Sherman Fairchild in 1920 and merged with Fairchild Aviation in 1927.
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content: Currently not on view
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content: Work and Industry: Photographic History
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content: Photography
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Sherman M. Fairchild
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: PG.8210.B
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content: 8210.B
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content: 264033
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content: Book
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content: book
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 28.7 cm x 22.4 cm x 1.2 cm; 11 5/16 in x 8 13/16 in x 15/32 in