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Box cameras

Scope note

Early type of camera consisting of a lightproof box, with lens, shutter, and viewfinder, and employing film rather than a plate. HCOP

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

300022640

Broader Terms used

<cameras by form or function>

Term used for

camera, box
cameras, box

Equivalent Terms used

box camera

Created

13yrs ago

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