General Information

Serial #

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Part Number

24

Total Parts

47

AKA

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Patents

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General Description

Unknown

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

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Lexicon

Group

Photography

Category

Still images

Sub-Category

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Manufacturer

AKA

Fidelity

Country

United States of America

State/Province

California

City

Los Angeles

Context

Country

United States of America

State/Province

New York

Period

THESE FILM HOLDERS PRESUMABLY USED1950S+. NOT USED AFTER 1992.

Canada

PART OF A LARGE COLLECTION OF PHOTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT USED BY YOUSUF KARSH, CANADA'S INTERNATIONALLY HONOURED PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHER. FROM 1932 TO 1992, MR. KARSH OPERATED FROM HIS PRINCIPLE STUDIO IN OTTAWA. HE ALSO MAINTAINED STUDIOS IN NYC AND LONDON, ENGLAND. IN 1999, MR. KARSH WAS NAMED ONE OF THE 100 MOST INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE OF THE CENTURY. HIS PRINTS & NEGATIVES, AND PERSONAL PAPERS ARE IN THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES.

Function

USED FOR TRANSPORTATION AND IN-CAMERA EXPOSURE OF LIGHT SENSITIVE SHEET FILM.

Technical

PRIOR TO EACH SITTING, MR. KARSH'S ASSISTANT ARRANGED AND LOADED FILM INTO FILM HOLDERS: 8X10 B&W, 8X10 COLOUR (IF REQUIRED), 4X5 B&W AND 4X5 COLOUR (IF REQUIRED). COLOUR FILM HOLDERS HAD COLOUR CODED TABS: BLUE FOR DAYLIGHT AND RED FOR TUNGSTEN. UNMARKED FILM HOLDERS WERE USED FOR B&W. USED WITH CAMERA 980051.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

marked "4x5 FILM HOLDER FIDELITY MFG. CO. SUN VALLEY CA. U.S.A. PATS. 2,946,271 3,091,168" & "FIDELITY/ Elite".

Missing

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Finish

ALL BLACK, SAVE SOME METAL FITTINGS AND ADDITION OF COLOURED PAPER TABS TO MARK SELECTED FILM HOLDERS. GLASS STORED IN YELLOW & BLACK CARDBOARD BOX. DULL BLACK CASE HAS YELLOW METAL CLOSURES.

Decoration

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