Camera from the studio of H.C. Anderson

Manufactured by

Espino Barros e Hijos, S.A., Mexican, founded 1961

Owned by

Rev. Anderson, Henry Clay, American, 1911 - 1998

Date

1960s

On View

Community/Third Floor, 3 051

Exhibition

Power of Place

Medium

wood and metal

Dimensions

10 1/2 x 13 x 15 1/2 in. (26.7 x 33 x 39.4 cm)

Description

NOBA 4x5 camera on a wooden frame with brass fixtures and red bellows. The camera is marked in several places with orange and white stickers stating "NOBA / Hecho en Mexico."

Place collected

Greenville, Washington County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America

Classification

Tools and Equipment-Crafting-Artistic-Image-making

Type

cameras

Topic

American South

Business

Communities

Photography

Segregation

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number

2007.1.37.1

Restrictions & Rights

No Known Copyright Restrictions

Usage

CC0

GUID

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