vintage camera ads

July 12, 2003 5:52 PM

hundreds of vintage camera-related advertisements.
posted by crunchland (4 comments total)

Excellent find, crunchland!

Living in a time when we have so many ways to preserve our history/memories (photos, video, etc.), it's interesting to have a look back at a time when photography was first being marketed to the general public. Although I use a digital camera almost exclusively these days, I still have an affinity for real film cameras -- I certainly wouldn't mind owning my own Kodak Brownie, purely for nostalgic reasons.

Of course, if cameras had never been popularized, then perhaps those embarrassing 70s era photos of my childhood would never have existed, so I'm of two minds about this ;)
posted by filmgoerjuan at 6:38 PM on July 12, 2003

I love this stuff, this is a gem of a site, thanks.
And for photography ephemera, history, and ads Kodak Girl is also enjoyable.
posted by madamjujujive at 8:30 PM on July 12, 2003

[this is good] - thanks crunchland - and thanks madamjujujive!
posted by plep at 1:13 AM on July 13, 2003

[this is good]
posted by dg at 11:24 PM on July 13, 2003