North and Central America

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1000001 Map of North and Central America

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  • Within the logic of TGN,

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  • Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names

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Equivalent terms

North and Central America

  • UF North America
  • UF Central America

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North and Central America

339 Archival description results for North and Central America

No. 2A Brownie, model C

Item consists of a No. 2A Brownie box roll film Model C camera. Manufactured by the Canadian Kodak Co. Ltd. between 1930 and 1936. Used No. 116 film. Picture size 2 1/2 x 4 1/4. Has a meniscus lens and rotary shutter. Case removed for loading by releasing two pivoted catches and pulling out winding key.

No. 2A folding autographic brownie

Item is a folding autographic camera that allowed one to write on the negative using a metal stylus. Photos were taken on 120 roll film. In 1917 the ends were changed from a squared to rounded version, and the No. 2A was produced with the rounded ends until 1926.

No. 2C Autographic Kodak Jr. Model A

Item consists of a large format film folding bed camera, built for use with Kodak No. 1A 130 Autographic roll film cartridges to make a picture of 7 x 12 cm. The body is built of aluminum with seal grain leather covering. Fitted with a meniscus achromatic lens and Kodak Ball Bearing Shutter.

Canadian Kodak Co., Limited

No. 2C Brownie camera

Item is a fairly large box camera, for 6 7.5 x 12.7 cm (3 x 5") exposures on Kodak 130 film. Simple lens and rotary shutter.

No. 3 Brownie

Item is a No. 3 Brownie box camera. Originally sold for $4.00, the camera was made for use with 124 size film that made a picture size of 3 1/4 x 4 1/4". It is a large sized brownie camera with black leather casing.

Eastman Kodak Company

No. 3 Brownie

Item is a simple box with a rotary shutter. Body is black with black handle at the top. Written on the metal film carrier "No. 3 Brownie camera model B U.S. Patents Oct. 6 1914, Feb.1 1916, March 21 1916." Uses box roll film, film size 124.

No. 3 Brownie camera, model B

Item is a wooden box camera with leatherette covering for large 8.25 x 10.8 cm (3.25 x 4.25") exposures on 124 film. The design is simple, with a fixed focus and shutter speed. The roll film was advanced past the lens manually with a small crank. The original sales price was $4.00.

No. 3 Folding Pocket Kodak, Model H

Item is a 3A Folding Pocket Kodak, model H, one of Eastman Kodak's first postcard format cameras. Made for use with rolls of 122 film it created 3 1/4 by 5 1/2 inch postcard format images. It has an automatic shutter equipped with a pneumatic release (no longer attached). It could also be adapted to take photographs on glass plates. It is a medium sized folding camera with black leather casing and red leather bellows, metal clasps and metal/wooden slide.Heritage Collection: Medium sized camera, black leather casing and red leather bellows, metal clasps and slide.

Eastman Kodak Company

No. 3 Folding Pocket Kodak, Model H

Item is a 3A Folding Pocket Kodak, model H, one of Eastman Kodak's first postcard format cameras. Made for use with rolls of 122 film it created 3 1/4 by 5 1/2 inch postcard format images. It has an automatic shutter equipped with a pneumatic release (no longer attached). It could also be adapted to take photographs on glass plates. It is a medium sized folding camera with black leather casing and red leather bellows, metal clasps and metal/wooden slide.Heritage Collection: Medium sized camera, black leather casing and red leather bellows, metal clasps and slide.

Eastman Kodak Company

No. 3A Autographic Kodak special

Item consists of a No. 3A Autographic Kodak special folding camera that makes pictures sized 3.25 x 5.5" on 122 film. Comes with CRF rangefinder. This is one of the very first cameras manufactured with a coupled rangefinder. The Autographic feature allowed notes to be made on the film by scratching them into the film paper with a special stylus. A window opened in the back of the camera to expose the backing paper.

No. 3A Folding Pocket Kodak, Model B-2

Item is a 3A Folding Pocket Kodak, Model B-2?, one of Eastman Kodak's first postcard format camera. Made for use with rolls of 122 film it created 3 1/4 by 5 1/2 inch postcard format images. It had an automatic shutter that was equipped with a pneumatic release (no longer attached). It could also be adapted to take photographs on glass plates. It is a large sized folding camera with black leather casing and black leather bellows, metal clasps and metal/wooden slide.

Eastman Kodak Company

No. 3A Folding Pocket Kodak, Model B-3

Item is a 3A Folding Pocket Kodak, model B-3?, one of Eastman Kodak's first postcard format camera. Made for use with rolls of 122 film it created 3 1/4 by 5 1/2 inch postcard format images. It had an automatic shutter that was equipped with a pneumatic release (no longer attached). It could also be adapted to take photographs on glass plates. It is a large sized folding camera with black leather casing and black leather bellows, metal clasps and metal/wooden slide.

Eastman Kodak Company

Pleaser II Kodamatic

Item is a Kodak Pleaser. It is an instant 'handle' camera with a 100mm f/12.8 lens, a shutter with speeds of 2-1/300s, and electronic exposure. It used film type HS144 for a picture size of 67 x 91mm. Picture ejection is by the crank on the right hand of the camera. The concept behind this unique-looking camera was to make instant photography as inexpensive and accessible as possible so that consumers might switch from Polaroid to Kodak. It is the second of the Pleaser models and has a two-tone brown plastic body.

Canadian Kodak Co., Limited

Pocket Instamatic 20

Item consists of a Kodak Instamatic 20, a small hand held camera with thin, horizontal design, made for use with 110 film. Red coloured release button on top above viewfinder. Metal and black plastic design with black leatherette bottom and strap attached. It is fitted with a 25mm f/9.5 triplet lens in a two speed shutter, and features a brightline viewfinder, Magicube socket and tripod socket.

Kodak Canada Inc.

Pocket Instamatic 50

Item is a long and flat camera with black plastic, and metal casing with magicube flash attached. It is a pocket model of the first Instamatic released, the Instamatic 50. It features automatic exposure control, focusing lens, tripod bush, and allows for cable release. Two LEDs in the viewfinder indicate low light and used bulb. Made for use with 110 cartridge film, it has a 26mm f/2.7 lens and 10-1/250 shutter speeds. Made an impressively sharp image.

Eastman Kodak Company

Pocket Instamatic 60 camera outfit

Item is a small silver and black compact camera with flash cubes (magi-cubes). Includes a tripod mount and cable release. Automatic shutter and coupled rangefinder. Uses 110 cartridge film. In orginal box, with flash cube, leather case and black wrist strap.

Eastman Kodak Company

Polaroid Highlander, model 80A

Item is a Polaroid Highlander Land Camera, model 80A. It is a folding instant camera with a 100mm f8.8 3-element glass lens a 2-speed rotary leaf shutter design with speeds of 1/23s and 1/100s, a Polaroid hot shoe flash, rigid viewfinder, painted steel body, chrome plated trim, exposure set by Polaroid Light Value scale, and a rotating lens front-element for distance focus. It is in a leather case also containing the manual.

Polaroid Corporation

Pony 135

Item consists of a small hand-held camera with Kodak Anaston Lens f4.5 (51mm), and Flash 200 shutter. Grey bakelite, faux black leather and metal casing. Serial no. 313297. Designed for 35mm film.

Eastman Kodak Company

Pony 135, Model C

Item consists of a small format camera. It has a Kodak Flash 300 Shutter 1/25-1/300, a 44mm f/3.5 Kodak Anaston Lens and uses 135 film format. It features a faster shutter and a shorter focal length to previous models. The body is made of brown Bakelite. Above the lens is an aperture scale for Kodachrome and Ektachrome films.

Kodak Canada Inc.

Pony 135, model C

Item consists of a Kodak Pony 135 Camera, Model C. It has a Kodak Flash 300 Shutter 1/25-1/300, a 44mm f/3.5 Kodak Anaston Lens and uses 135 film format. It features a faster shutter and a shorter focal length to previous models. The body is made of brown Bakelite. Above the lens is an aperture scale for Kodachrome and Ektachrome films.

Canadian Kodak Co., Limited

Pony 828

Item is a small, handheld camera with a black faux leather and grey Bakelite body and metal fittings. It used 828 format roll film (developed by Kodak in 1935 and similar in size to 135 film, without sprocket holes) to make 8 exposures. The camera features a simple viewfinder, 51mm f 4.5 Kodak Anaston Lens and a four speed Kodak Flash 200 Shutter. This item features the unusual occurence of a green window on the back to read numbers of coloured film. Serial no. 225134.

Eastman Kodak Company

Rainbow Hawk-Eye No. 2, Model C

Item is a large sized box camera made for use with 120 rollfilm. Features two prism viewfinders and simple meniscus lens. It has has cardboard body with black leatherette, but was manufactured in different colours, including red, blue, brown, maroon, green and burgundy.

Eastman Kodak Company

Signet 35

Item consists of a Kodak Signet 35 camera. It has a 45mm f/3.5 Kodak Ektar Lens with rear helicoid focus. The body is sturdy cast aluminum alloy with leatherette casing, and it features an automatic film stop counter. Knobs at top allow user to wind or rewind film. It has a Kodak Synchro 300 shutter with 5 speeds and uses 35mm film. Movable metal chart at back gives the best f stop for certain conditions. It was the first of the Kodak Signet camera line.

Eastman Kodak Company

Signet 50 with flash attachment

Item is a viewfinder camera with black bakelite body, metal fittings and large attached flash. It is the fourth model in the Kodak Signet line, featuring a selenium photocell exposure meter. Featuring an Ektanar lens with thorium oxide, the camera is slightly radioactive.

Eastman Kodak Company

Six-16 Brownie

Item consists of a Six-16 Brownie box roll film camera that used size 616 film to make pictures sized 6.35 x 10.8 cm. It has a Diway lens with a close-up lens and a rotary shutter. The body is metal covered in leatherette, with a unique geometric art-deco front panel and two brilliant finders.

Six-20 Brownie Junior

Item consists of Six-20 Brownie Junior box 620 roll film camera. This Brownie camera improves on the Kodak series manufacturing, with a metal body and an Art-Deco front face. It has a rotary shutter and a meniscus lens and two reflecting finders.

Star 110

Item is a simple snapshot camera with a built-in electronic flash. It has a small, thin horizontal design with black plastic body and flashcube on right. Film-wind wheel centrally mounted on the back of the camera. Comes in original orange plastic packaging (unopened) with a roll of 110 film and 2 AAA batteries.

Kodak Canada Inc.

Tele-Instamatic 608

Item is a small rectangular camera with a black plastic body. It features a silver name plate. Made for use with 110 film, it features a fixed focus 25mm lensand conveniently fits into your pocket, with no batteries required.

Canadian Kodak Co., Limited

The Rock, White Rock, BC

Items consists of a post card of a 4 men and 4 women standing and sitting on a large rock. Image is circular and likely shot on an early Kodak Brownie. On the front, above the image someone has handwritten in pencil "The Rock", and below in pencil "White Rock B.C". The back of the photograph is printed with a post card format. This image was developed on Velox photographic paper, the first commercially successful photo paper.

Vest Pocket Kodak Autographic camera

Item is a Vest Pocket Autographic made for use with 127 film. It is a small camera with black casing and black leather bellows. A continuation of the Vest Pocket camera, it features an "Autographic" feature that allowed photographers to sign a note on the top of the film which became visible after the film was developed.

Eastman Kodak Company

Vigilant Junior Six-20

Item is a folding camera with black casing, black leather bellows and metal clasps. It is a smaller model of the Vigilant Junior Six-16, and similar to the Kodak Vigilant Six-20 but with a simpler lens and shutter.

Canadian Kodak Co., Limited

Vigilant Junior Six-20

Item consists of a folding black camera with black bellows, black plastic body, and black handle. Includes a tripod mount, folding frame finder on the body, and another optical finder near the shutter. Kodet lens with Dak shutter. "Kodak Vigilant Junior six-20 Made in Canada by Canadian Kodak Co., Limited, Toronto, Ont."

Canadian Kodak Co., Limited

Vigilant Six-20

Item is a medium format camera with large bulb flash attachment, black casing and bellows, metal clasps and folding viewfinder. Originally sold for US $38, it was made for use with 620 film and features a body similar to cameras of the Kodak Monitor series.

Canadian Kodak Co., Limited

Winner Pocket

Item is a basic snapshot camera with narrow, horizontal design, similar to that of the Kodak Mickey-Matic or the Gimini. It has an orange coloured release button on top and a brown and tan plastic (the darker brown mottled to look like leatherette) body. Made for use with 110 cartridge film.

Kodak Canada Inc.

the Handle

Item is a large sized instant camera in a grey, blue and black plastic housing with a large handle on the left hand side for easy handling. It is an example of one of Kodak's short attempt at instant film, prior to the loss of a patent infringement case with Polaroid in which Kodak was ordered to cease production of any instant film related products.

Canadian Kodak Co., Limited

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