Historical Artifacts

Photographic equipment

Object Number: 
2002.1.3076
Date: 
1913
Medium: 
Paper
Dimensions: 
7 1/2 x 5 1/2 x 1 1/8 in.
Description: 
A brown cardboard box with black sides and a white paper label printed in the center with a large red Greek letter sigma marked "Sigma" surrounded by the words, in black "Keep Cool and Dry/ Open In Dark Room Only/ Lumiere/ Dry Plates./ Manufactured by/ Lumiere Jougla Co./New York/ New York 75 Fifth Ave./ Paris (France) 82 Rue de Rivoli". A handwritten note on one side reads "Wilson [?]ute Picnic /July 1913".
Credit Line: 
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Creative: Tronvig Group