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Hot off our 50th episode, the Camerosity Podcast goes back to the roots of our name, exploring the rich history of Eastman Kodak, one of the most influential companies in the photographic world. You can't talk about the history of Kodak without George Eastman and what better way to explore that history than with Todd Gustavson, curator of the George Eastman Museum in Rochester, NY.
Todd has been on the show before, but in this the 51th episode, he gets center stage, talking of his role at the Eastman Museum, the origins of George Eastman and how his company got started. In this episode, you'll learn about George Eastman making dry plates in his mother's kitchen, his motivation for making the original 1888 Kodak, where the name "Kodak" comes from, early 20th century Kodaks, prewar, postwar, and everything in between.
What is the George Eastman Museum and Why Should Anyone Go There?
Largest Collection of Nitrate Film / Over 10,000 Cameras / Not Just Kodak Is on Display / One of Louis Daguerre's Original Cameras
Paul Once Got Liquored Up in the George Eastman Museum / The Museum Has an Impressive Music Room
George Eastman's Early Years / Eastman Dry Plate Company / Eastman's First Film Wasn't Actually Film
The 1888 Kodak / Origins of the Kodak Name / Variations of the Original Box Kodaks
George Eastman Pioneered Dental Care and Donated a Ton of Money to Local Schools
What Caused Kodak to Move Away from Simple Box Cameras to More Complex Folding and Other Camera Designs?
Early Color Film Was a Two Color Film / Kodachrome Was a 6 Layer Black and White Film with Color Filters
Kodak's Priority Was to Manufacture World Wide / Kodak Canada and UK
Kodak Film Was One of the Most Complicated Consumer Products Ever Made
Was It a Coincidence that Kodak Started Producing Much More Advanced Cameras Right After Eastman Died?
Kodak 50th Anniversary Brownie Camera Was Given Away to Children for Free
Kodak Was Always a Film First Company / The Profit Margins Making Film Was 10x Higher Than Making Cameras
Todd has been on the show before, but in this the 51th episode, he gets center stage, talking of his role at the Eastman Museum, the origins of George Eastman and how his company got started. In this episode, you'll learn about George Eastman making dry plates in his mother's kitchen, his motivation for making the original 1888 Kodak, where the name "Kodak" comes from, early 20th century Kodaks, prewar, postwar, and everything in between.
What is the George Eastman Museum and Why Should Anyone Go There?
Largest Collection of Nitrate Film / Over 10,000 Cameras / Not Just Kodak Is on Display / One of Louis Daguerre's Original Cameras
Paul Once Got Liquored Up in the George Eastman Museum / The Museum Has an Impressive Music Room
George Eastman's Early Years / Eastman Dry Plate Company / Eastman's First Film Wasn't Actually Film
The 1888 Kodak / Origins of the Kodak Name / Variations of the Original Box Kodaks
George Eastman Pioneered Dental Care and Donated a Ton of Money to Local Schools
What Caused Kodak to Move Away from Simple Box Cameras to More Complex Folding and Other Camera Designs?
Early Color Film Was a Two Color Film / Kodachrome Was a 6 Layer Black and White Film with Color Filters
Kodak's Priority Was to Manufacture World Wide / Kodak Canada and UK
Kodak Film Was One of the Most Complicated Consumer Products Ever Made
Was It a Coincidence that Kodak Started Producing Much More Advanced Cameras Right After Eastman Died?
Kodak 50th Anniversary Brownie Camera Was Given Away to Children for Free
Kodak Was Always a Film First Company / The Profit Margins Making Film Was 10x Higher Than Making Cameras
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