Holder, sheet film
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- OBJECT TYPE
- 4X5
- DATE
- Unknown
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1998.0053.037
- MANUFACTURER
- Graflex Inc.
- MODEL
- RITEWAY
- LOCATION
- Rochester, New York, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 37
- Total Parts
- 47
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Unknown
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- N/A
- Width
- N/A
- Height
- N/A
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Photography
- Category
- Still images
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Graflex
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- New York
- City
- Rochester
Context
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- New York
- Period
- THESE FILM HOLDERS PRESUMABLY USED1950S+. NOT USED AFTER 1992.
- Canada
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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
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USED FOR TRANSPORTATION AND IN-CAMERA EXPOSURE OF LIGHT SENSITIVE SHEET FILM. - Technical
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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
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Unknown
Details
- Markings
- Marked "4x5 GRAPHIC FILM HOLDER No 1284/ U.S. PAT. 2450841, 2497270, 2552905, AND PATS. PEND./ MADE IN U.S.A. BY GRAFLEX, INC. ROCHESTER, N.Y. " and "Riteway". / Also marked "32"
- Missing
- N/A
- 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
- N/A
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Graflex Inc., Holder, sheet film, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1998.0053, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1998.0053.037/
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