Manual of Instructions for Type "L" Aviation Camera, American Model, Eastman Kodak Company, circa 1935

Summary

This instruction manual helps document the development of aerial photographic technology in the years between the World Wars. Kodak's type "L" aviation camera was designed to be attached to aircraft in a variety of ways. It could be operated manually or automatically, using a special cable with a wind-activated propeller on one end.

This instruction manual helps document the development of aerial photographic technology in the years between the World Wars. Kodak's type "L" aviation camera was designed to be attached to aircraft in a variety of ways. It could be operated manually or automatically, using a special cable with a wind-activated propeller on one end.

Artifact

Operating manual

Date Made

circa 1935

Subject Date

circa 1935

Collection Title

Trade Catalog Collection 

 On Exhibit

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

79.124.1

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Printing (Process)

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 7 in

Width: 5 in

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