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Title
Le Prince 16 lens Camera
Date Created and/or Issued
1886-01-01T08:00:00Z
Publication Information
Chapman University Digital Commons
Contributing Institution
Chapman University, Frank Mt. Pleasant Library of Special Collections and Archives
Collection
Jonathan Silent Film Collection
Rights Information
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Description
The Le Prince 16 lens Camera (interior), 1886. 47862 in lower right corner. [Made by Louis le Prince (1842-1890?) in Paris. This camera took a series of pictures using 16 independent shutters, fired in sequence. The camera was probably only operated with a single glass plate, limiting the sequence to 16 images, although the patent outlines a complex mechanism involving two moving paper films.]
Type
Image
Format
image/jpeg
Identifier
http://digitalcommons.chapman.edu/jonathan_silent_film/1564
Subject
Le Prince 16 lens Camera; Motion picture equipment; Motion picture cameras
Film and Media Studies
Film Production
Source
Jonathan Silent Film Collection

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