Today, having our picture taken is a fast and easy process.
Film from a No.
1 Kodak camera was recently developed, 134 years after it was loaded in 1889.
However, it proved to be an arduous task, with only one negative returning a somewhat visible image.
The resulting image features two silhouettes in late 19th-century fashion, either Victorian or Edwardian.
1 Kodak camera in 1889 was able to be developed is an amazing feat.
An from “The Photographic Herald and Amateur Sportsman,” November 1889 (Photo:Wikimedia Commons, Public domain)
Perhaps in time, more information about MacKenzie’s camera and her anonymous sitters will come to light.
A No.
1 Kodak camerathe first-ever camera by Kodakwas discovered with an undeveloped roll of film inside.
The images were likely taken in 1889.
