Camera Collection (page 2)

Young smiling man wearing underwear standing in front of nostalgic wallpaper

KODAK ADVERTISEMENT, 1915. Take a Kodak with you. Advertisement for the Eastman Kodak hand-held camera, from an American magazine, 1915

Sue Lawley with schoolgirl in BBC TV studio showing her the autocue - December 1980 22/12/1980

Buxom Blonde in Bikini
Confident, buxom blonde in a white terry towelling strapless bikini, strikes a classic pose for the camera

Advert for Leica cameras
This advert for Leica cameras is emphasising their compact proportions. Date: 1939

Frank Searle a photographer who studied the disputed existence of the Loch Ness Monster. He took up residence at Loch Ness in 1969 living a frugal existence in a tent then a caravan looking for

2 Dalmatian Puppies / 1938
These two puppies stare inquisitively into the camera. Owned by Fisher. Date: 1938

Kingston Mkt / Vegetables
KINGSTON MARKET A vegetable stallholder is caught by the camera as she pares her vegetables. Date: 1940s

PHOTOGRAPHER, 1923. Photographer suspended from the hook of a crane over Washington D.C. c1920

Young man in a suit and without shirt lying on a couch

Young man in a suit and without shirt kneeling on a couch

US-JUPITER
This true-color simulated view of Jupiter released 30 December, 2000 by NASA is composed of four images taken by NASAs Cassini spacecraft on 07 December, 2000

Queen Elizabeth II uses a cine camera
Queen Elizabeth II using a cine camera to capture the action at an event she attends. Date: c.1965

Queen Elizabeth II using a cine camera
Queen Elizabeth II spotted using a cine camera to capture the action of an event she is attending. Date: c.1965

Hook Colliery Railway, Pembrokeshire, South Wales
A view of the Hook Colliery Railway, a spur of the Great Western Railway which connected with Johnston Station, four miles away, in Pembrokeshire, South Wales

Humphrey Jennings The Dim Little Island (1948)

Coney Island Ardglass, Back Strand - a view of thatched cottages on the right and the sea wall on the left. There are people outside the cottages looking towards the camera

Portrait of a young man

Young man in white shirt and blue jeans jumping

Man with a naked torso wearing long underwear in a horse barn sitting on bales of hay

KODAK ADVERTISEMENT, 1904. A Christmas Morning. Advertisement for a Kodak hand-held camera, from an American magazine, 1904

Harry Prices ghost hunting kit
Undated photograph of Harry Prices ghost hunting kit, comprising a Reflex and cine cameras, tools for sealing doors and windows, apparatus for secret electrical controls, steel tape

Great Pyramid of Giza, Egypt
Vintage 19th century photograph: Great Pyramid of Giza, Egypt, with a camera in the foreground

Brazilian football star Pele surrounded by photographers and cameramen at the Brazilian team press conference at Lymm, Cheshire during the 1966 World Cup tournament in England. 7th July 1966

Actor Paul Darrow filming of cult series Blakes 7 on a Northumberland coast in 1979

Demonstration in London -- Tariq Ali (b. 1943, centre), writer, journalist and filmmaker, linking arms with others and walking along a road

Cecil Beaton, caricature by Glan Williams
CECIL WALTER HARDY BEATON (1904-1980) British photographer of fashion and celebrities. Also stage and costume designer for theatrical productions

Farm Workers and Tractor
A group of farm workers gathered round a tractor, some are waving at the camera, one gives a thumbs up. Date: late 1960s

Jolly Grape Pickers
A grinning group of grape pickers pose for the camera in a vineyard in Champagne, France. Date: early 1930s

Picture No. 10767730
Black-tip / Blacktip Reef - Swims over diver, camera women Valerie Taylor. Black Tips are considered harmless. (Carcharhinus melanopterus) Date:

Film Filming "Stolen Face"Lizabeth Scott
Film Filming " Stolen Face" Lizabeth Scott and Paul Henreld Greated 13/11/1951 B5374/2

Rear-Gunner Camera-Gun on an Aircraft for Aerial-Photography Date: 1934

de Havilland Airco DH-9
Camera-Gun on a de Havilland Airco Dh-9 for Aerial-Photography Date: 1920s

Paul Nash, 1940
Paul Nash, Air Ministry war artist, examining a photograph. 1940

Advert for Stereoscopic Company, hand-held cameras 1894
Advert for the London Stereoscopic and Photographic Company, two latest hand-helded cameras: The New Binocular camera, hand camera takes moving objects instantaneously, no need for focussing

Photographer preparing a portrait of a mummy. Nineteenth-century colored engraving

Advert for Kodak movies
A woman enjoying the Cine-Kodak. Date: 1926

EASTMAN AND EDISON, 1928. American inventors George Eastman and Thomas Edison operating a motion picture camera at Eastmans house in Rochester, New York

Girl, teenager, serious

Mrs Roy ( Marjorie ) Eccles being filmed by her husband before racing on the track. The first woman racing driver to compete on the new course

Postcard of a Woman Photographing the Ocean. ca. 1921, 147 A Snapshot on the Beach, Atlantic City, N. J
Postcard of a Woman Photographing the Ocean. ca. 1921, 147 A Snapshot on the Beach, Atlantic City, N.J. Published by Saltzburgs Merchandise Co. Atlantic City, N.J

Heinrich Schliemann, German archaeologist C018 / 7037
Heinrich Schliemann (1822-1890). 1869 engraving of the German archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann. Schliemann is best known as the discoverer of the ruins of the legendary city of Troy

Radcliffe Camera, Oxford
The Radcliffe Camera, Oxford, a part of the Bodleian Library. Date: circa 1830

Film camera. Leica R4 35mm film camera. This camera was produced by Leica in the 1980s

Medium format film camera. The film back (upper right) holds the roll of film and can be removed with the film still inside. This allows another back containing a different type of film to be used

Using Camera Obscura
a girl explains to her younger brother and sisters how the camera works

Woman on Beach / 1950S
A woman sits on the beach in front of a brightly coloured stripy parasol, and smiles for the camera

G. H. Wilkins on his return from the expedition in The Quest with Sir Ernest Shackleton
JHL390978 G. H. Wilkins on his return from the expedition in The Quest with Sir Ernest Shackleton, Plymouth, 16th September, 1922 (b/w photo) by Grant, Thomas E

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"Capturing Moments: The Camera's Timeless Lens" In the world of fashion, Gabrielle Coco Chanel once said, "The best things in life are free. The second-best are very expensive. " And indeed, one of those precious treasures is a camera. It holds the power to freeze time and immortalize memories that would otherwise fade away. Just like Sugar Ray Robinson during a fierce boxing match, cameras capture every intense moment with precision and clarity. They become our ringside companions, allowing us to relive the adrenaline-filled seventh round over and over again. From the Guinness Trust Buildings in Walworth to the bustling streets of London, cameras have witnessed history unfold before their lenses. They've seen photographic enlargers bring images to life and watched as Karel Reisz and Walter Lassally filmed We Are The Lambeth Boys back in 1959. Cameras have no boundaries when it comes to curiosity. Even on distant planets like Mars, they accompany rovers like Curiosity, capturing breathtaking artwork-like landscapes that ignite our imagination. Through their lens, cameras transcend time and culture. From samurais in 19th-century Japan to iconic figures like Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy in Swiss Miss (1938), they document diverse stories that shape our understanding of humanity. But cameras aren't just observers; they empower us all by putting creativity into our hands. With them, we can be artists or storytellers—unleashing our inner visionaries onto film or digital screens for all to see. They even reveal what lies beneath our skin - X-ray machines equipped with powerful lenses enable doctors to diagnose ailments hidden from plain sight—a testament to how technology has revolutionized healthcare. Cameras take flight too. Aerial photography soared high above cities since 1919 when AFL03_aerofilms_c12930 captured stunning bird's-eye views that forever changed how we perceive urban landscapes. And let's not forget about the adverts that entice us to embrace the world of photography.