| Glass, Brass, & Chrome: The American 35mm Minature Camera Revised Edition Contributor(s): Lahue, Kalton C. (Author), Bailey, Joe A. (Author), Lahue, Karlton C. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0806134348 ISBN-13: 9780806134345 Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press OUR PRICE: $21.73 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 1972 Annotation: Born in the Depression years of the 1930s, the American 35mm reached its maturity during World War II. Kalton C. Lahue and Joseph A. Bailey present an absorbing, nostalgic account of American 35mm hardware, its evolution, and the role it played in making photography the number-one hobby in the United States. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Photography | History - Photography | Techniques - Equipment |
| Dewey: 771.3 |
| Physical Information: 0.88" H x 5.44" W x 7.98" (1.08 lbs) 368 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The golden age of the American 35mm camera coincided with three tumultuous decades in United States History. Born in the Depression years of the 1930s, the American 35mm reached its maturity during World War II. In the span of only three decades, a toy of the rich became a household gadget. In Glass, Brass, and Chrome Kalton C. Lahue and Joseph Bailey present an absorbing, nostalgic account of American 35mm hardware, its evolution, and the role it played in making photography the number-one hobby in the United States. The golden age of the American 35mm camera coincided with three tumultuous decades in United States History. Born in the Depression years of the 1930s, the American 35mm reached its maturity during World War II. In the span of only three decades, a toy of the rich became a household gadget. Glass, Brass, and Chrome Kalton C. Lahue and Joseph Bailey present an absorbing, nostalgic account of American 35mm hardware, its evolution, and the role it played in making photography the number-one hobby in the United States. |
Contributor Bio(s): Lahue, Karlton C.: - Kalton C. Lahue is the author of Continued Next Week: a History of the Moving Picture Serial and World of Laughter: The Motion Picture Comedy Short 1910-1930. Bailey, Joseph A.: -Joseph A. Bailey is affiliated with the Marketing Education Center of Eastman Kodak Company in Rochester, New York. |