Camera used in Victorian Times

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(07-12-2014 09:09 PM)MaddieM Wrote:  I came across this article today in our UK newspaper. I had no idea the plates were so large. Would a camera like this have been used to take photos of the assassination?

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-...nique.html

Thanks for posting this. A great article and a good reminder that there are still things of historical value and interest to be found! I have had a couple of opportunities to see period cameras like this and they are truly works of art.

For those interested, I am attaching a link to the Center for Civil War Photography. A good place for information of photography of the period. I have e-mailed them with questions from time to time and they have always been helpful.

http://www.civilwarphotography.org/