Object Details
Manufacturer
Eastman Kodak Company
Physical Description
Hand-held, olive-drab painted metal camera with wooden handles.
Summary
The Kodak A-2 hand-held aerial camera is displayed with the deHavilland DH-4 aircraft as it was used by the United States Army Air Service in World War I to take oblique photos over the side of an open-cockpit aircraft. The camera has two 4x5 plate magazines, "iron sights" and strap. Model A2 was used by USAAS in World War I; the A1 was used by the Navy (see A19830030000) .
Inventory Number
A19830029000
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
EQUIPMENT-Photographic
Materials
wood, brass, painted tin or steel, leather
Dimensions
Overall: 7 x 17in. (17.8 x 43.2cm)
3-D: 43.2 × 17.8 × 19.7cm (17 × 7 × 7 3/4 in.)
Country of Origin
United States of America
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National Air and Space Museum Collection
Location
National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC
Exhibition
World War I: The Birth of Military Aviation
Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nasm_A19830029000
