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The Quest for Instant Photographs

Devices from the Permanent Collection


California Museum of Photography

January 1, 2007 - January 1, 2008


The idea of instant photography can be traced to the daguerreotype and the tintype. Both are direct positive images, which do not require separate processing of negatives and prints. This website explores the museums camera collection in terms of instant Photography devices.



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