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04 September - George Eastman received patent for his camera that used roll film under Kodak

 


George Eastman registered the trademark "Kodak" and played a significant role in the development of photography, particularly with the introduction of roll film. On September 4, 1888, he received a patent for his camera that used roll film, which was a groundbreaking innovation in photography at the time. This camera was known as the Kodak camera.

The Kodak camera was designed to be user-friendly and accessible to the general public. It came pre-loaded with a roll of film capable of taking 100 circular exposures. After all the exposures were used, the entire camera was sent back to the Kodak company, where the film was developed, prints were made, and a new roll of film was loaded into the camera. This simplified approach to photography made it more accessible to a broader audience and marked the beginning of consumer photography.

Eastman's contributions to photography didn't stop there. He went on to found the Eastman Kodak Company, which became a major player in the photography industry for many years and popularized the use of film and cameras worldwide. George Eastman's innovations had a profound and lasting impact on the way people captured and preserved images.

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