Kodak’s role in global photography is legendary. The name Hawkeye is a key part of the company’s legacy and the 759,000-square-foot “Hawkeye Plant” a totem pole of Kodak’s storied past. [Read more…] about The Hawkeye Plant: Kodak’s Enigmatic Landmark Languishes
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Kodak’s Pocket Camera, Lynching & The Song ‘Strange Fruit’
On February 27, 1861, Congress passed an Act that allowed privately printed cards weighing one ounce or less to be sent by the US Postal Service. That same year printer and stationer John Charlton in Philadelphia copyrighted the private postal card.
He later transferred the rights to his friend and inventor Hymen Lipman (who patented an integrated pencil and eraser in March 1858) who first produced cards with a decorative border and a small print reading “Lipman’s Postal Card. Patent Applied For.” They were soon referred to as “postcards.” [Read more…] about Kodak’s Pocket Camera, Lynching & The Song ‘Strange Fruit’
Historic Photos of New York State
Richard Reisem’s new book, Historic Photos of New York State (Turner Publishing, 2010) showcases striking black-and-white images that take you on a journey through New York State during the unforgettable landmark epochs of the Civil War, Prohibition, and the Great Depression.
Other historic subjects depicted include the 1939 World’s Fair, the age of the industrialists, the Pan-American Exposition at Buffalo, European immigrants who disembarked at Ellis Island, the Grand Union Hotel at Saratoga Springs, the State Capital at Albany, Niagara Falls, and more. [Read more…] about Historic Photos of New York State