Graphlex Speed Graphic Camera

Object/Artifact

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Oklahoma National Guard Museum

Name/Title

Graphlex Speed Graphic Camera

Entry/Object ID

1990.010.001

Description

Graphlex Anniversary Speed Graphic used by Geroge Tapscott, 45th Division photographer, throughout World War Two. Most notably, Tapscott used this camera to photograph the Dachau Concentration Camp

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Graphlex

Date made

1940 - 1946

Time Period

20th Century, World War Two

Place

City

Rochester

County

Monroe County

State/Province

New York

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Camera, Folding

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Camera

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Camera Equipment

Nomenclature Class

Photographic T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 06: Tools & Equipment for Communication

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Closed

Height

8-1/2 in

Width

8 in

Depth

4 in

Dimension Description

Open

Height

8-1/2 in

Width

8 in

Length

11 in