Glass Negatives - "Jenkins' Projector"., 1893 - 1894

File — Box: 3, Folder: 25-26

Identifier: 34261

Series-level Scope and Content Note

From the Series:

67 glass negatives and copies of photos produced from them, being records of correspondence, legal documents, machines and Armat's house. Possibly originally photographed as evidence for a legal case.

Dates

1893 - 1894

Conditions Governing Access

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Extent

From the Collection: 1.0 Cubic Feet (1 box)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Container Summary

1 glass negative of a machine labelled, "First motion picture projecting machine of the type now in use in every theatre the world over. Invented by Mr. Jenkins and made and used in 1893 - 1894, and for which the Franklin Institute awarded the Elliott Cresson gold medal." The photo from this negative is in Folder 8 of Box 2 of the collection.

1 glass negative of "the Jenkins Projector," unlabelled. The photo from this negative is in Folder 8 of Box 2 in the collection.