Camera, Aerial, Hand-Held, Kodak A-1, U.S. Navy

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Object Details

Manufacturer

Eastman Kodak Company

Physical Description

O.D. painted metal camera with wooden handles.

Summary

This hand-held, glass-plate camera, used by the U.S. Navy, has a Hawkeye Aerial F4.5 lens and a single-slit, variable-tension shutter. It was used to take oblique photos over the side of an open-cockpit aircraft. The design evolved from the Type A English camera, which was based on a captured German aerial design.

Inventory Number

A19830030000

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

EQUIPMENT-Photographic

Dimensions

17in long, 7in wide

Country of Origin

United States of America

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National Air and Space Museum Collection

Location

Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA

Hangar

Boeing Aviation Hangar

Data Source

National Air and Space Museum

Metadata Usage

Not determined

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9d147de08-c030-4b3b-8e58-3171a5a661fd

Record ID

nasm_A19830030000