Camera, Stereo 35mm, Lunar Surface, Apollo

Cylindrical surface camera with extendable handle

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Object Details

Manufacturer

Eastman Kodak Company

Summary

This Eastman Kodak 35mm camera is the same as the ones used to take pairs of close-up photographs of the lunar surface. When the camera’s base was placed on the Moon's surface and the trigger under the handle pulled, the camera would photograph the area beneath its lenses. The resulting photographs would give a three dimensional or stereoscopic effect when placed in a special viewer.

This item was transferred to the Smithsonian in 1974.

Credit Line

Transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Inventory Number

A19750019000

Restrictions & Rights

CC0

Type

EQUIPMENT-Photographic

Materials

Aluminum

Anodized Aluminum

Plastic

Rubber

Velcro

Steel

Ink

Dimensions

3-D: 17 × 28 × 58.5cm (6 11/16 × 11 × 23 1/16 in.)

Country of Origin

United States of America

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Data Source

National Air and Space Museum

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9b31fe9eb-941e-4259-96e9-69e66b78744a

Record ID

nasm_A19750019000