Photographers:
Connections:

Cameras


 
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Explore the historical evolution and visual significance of this theme through the extensive archives of Luminous-Lint. By connecting rare images, scholarly research, and diverse photographic techniques, we provide a comprehensive framework for understanding how these visual narratives have shaped the medium across the 19th and 20th centuries. Dive into our networked database of over 130,000 images to discover the pivotal trends, individual masterpieces, and deep historical connections that define this field.

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Contents

Introduction
1Historical changes in the size of cameras
2Camera: A History of Photography from Daguerreotype to Digital
Types of cameras
3Daguerreotype cameras
4Stereoscopic cameras
5Tintype cameras
6Cartes de visite cameras
7American Civil War (1861-1865): Cameras
8Mathew Brady: Camera
9Props, accessories and novelties: Cameras
10Detective and vest cameras
11Snapshot cameras
12The Kodak Camera
13Early Kodak camera formats
14Camera developments and street photography
15Camera transit made by Fairchild (ca. 1946)
16Camera phones
17iPhone applications
Photographers
18George R. Lawrence: The Largest Photograph in the World of the Handsomest Train in the World (ca 1900)

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