Not too dissimilar from this camera, the first established form of photography was the daguerreotype, which made images by exposing photosensitive copper plates to light. Photograph from ...

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A sharp mirror-like image on a silvered copper plate, the daguerreotype exploits a photosensitive ... Eastman introduces the "roll holder breast camera," known generally as the Kodak camera ...

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Dating back to 1839, this daguerreotype camera is believed to be the oldest commercially manufactured camera in the world.

A Giroux Daguerreotype camera (1839), the world's first commercially available camera, and other rare items are on display in the permanent exhibition. The special exhibition runs until Oct. 16.