Official Girl Scout 620 Camera
date: label: date made
content: ca 1950s
name: label: associated institution
content: Girl Scouts of the United States of America
label: maker
content: Herbert George Company
notes: label: Description
content: In the 1950s, the Herbert George Company of Chicago, Illinois produced an official Girl Scout camera. Many Boy Scout cameras were produced throughout the mid-1900s, but few models were made for the female scouts. This easy-use 620 box style camera used an eye-level viewfinder and featured the Girl Scout logo on its faceplate.
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 of equipment, and popular models, related to the history of the science, technology, and art of photography.
place: label: place made
content: United States: Illinois, Chicago
topic: label: general subject association
content: Girl Scouts of the United States of America
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content: Work and Industry: Photographic History
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content: Photography
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content: Artifact Walls exhibit
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2001.0293.01
label: accession number
content: 2001.0293
label: catalog number
content: 2001.0293.1
objectType: label: Object Name
content: camera, box
label: Object Name
content: Camera, box
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: glass (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 10 cm x 7.5 cm x 9 cm; 3 15/16 in x 2 15/16 in x 3 9/16 in