Kodak Bullet Camera
date: label: Date made
content: 1939
label: Associated Date
content: 1939
label: Associated Date
content: 1940
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: Special edition souvenir "Bullet" camera sold at the Eastman-Kodak Pavilion at the 1939-1940 New York World's Fair. The camera's faceplate features the Fair's dominant architectural features, The Trylon and the Perisphere.
label: Description (Brief)
content: The Trylon was a 610 foot triangular pylon, and the Perisphere a massive globe, 180 feet in diameter. A 950 foot ramp known as the Heliceline connected the two, and together, the three features constituted the Fair's "Theme Center." Images of the Trylon and Perisphere were used as logos for the Fair, and were featured on an abundance of souvenir items.
label: Description (Brief)
content: At the Fair, the "Bullet" camera sold for $2.25. Fairgoers also had the option of buying a Kodak "Brownie" camera for $2.75. After purchasing their cameras, visitors could take advantage of the Kodak-Photo Garden, which featured a number of snapshot ready tableaux as well as views of some of the Fair's most interesting features.
label: Description (Brief)
content: During its run, the 1939-1940 New York World's Fair attracted nearly 45 million people to its site in Flushing Meadows. At the Fair, visitors were introduced to advancements in such technologies as television, color photography, synthetic materials and robotics, as well as a wide variety of consumer goods and entertainments.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: Place Made
content: United States: New York, Queens
label: Associated Place
content: United States: New York, New York City
label: Associated Place
content: United States: New York, Queens
topic: label: Subject
content: Expositions and Fairs
label: Subject
content: Expositions and Fairs
label: related event
content: New York World's Fair (1939)
setName: label: See more items in
content: Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
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content: Communications
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content: Photography
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content: 1939 exhibit
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: The Larry Zim World's Fair Collection
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1989.0438.1740
label: catalog number
content: 1989.0438.1740
label: accession number
content: 1989.0438
objectType: label: Object Name
content: camera, Kodak Bullet
label: Object Name
content: camera
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: plastic (part material)
label: Physical Description
content: metal (part material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 4 3/4 in x 1 1/4 in x 2 3/8 in; 12.065 cm x 3.175 cm x 6.0325 cm