Camera from the studio of H.C. Anderson | National Museum of African American History and Culture

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On View: Power of Place Gallery; Museum Maps; Objects in this Location

Exhibition: Power of Place

Manufactured by: Espino Barros e Hijos, S.A., Mexican, founded 1961
Owned by: Rev. Anderson, Henry Clay, American, 1911 - 1998

Date: 1960s

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

Type: cameras

Topic: American South; Black Enterprise; 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; Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

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