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This artifact is a homemade pinhole film camera designed to capture images using light exposure through a small aperture. It is constructed from a lightproof box and functions without a traditional lens, relying instead on a tiny pinhole to project…

The Kodak Junior Six-20 is a folding film camera estimated to have been manufactured in the 1930s. To operate it, users need to use a lever that allows the lens to protrude into its taking position. Looking closely at the lens, one will find the text…

The Revere 8 Model 40 camera is a spring-wind video camera. Originally sold for $100, three additional lenses and a cowhide carrying case could have been purchased for an additional cost. The manual for the camera includes a section titled “Movie…

There are two photos here. The first photo is an illustration of two soldiers that are likely supposed to represent soldiers from World War 1. The second photo is a fantasy illustration of a Roman-styled soldier on a plane with wings that resemble…

This text shares views from battlefronts from the Great War including the Battle of Somme and Battle of Verdun, shows off mostly French and some British weaponry and artillery, and displays how resources were transported.

This article describes John Glenn’s flight aboard Friendship 7, during which he successfully completed three orbits around the Earth. Despite a few close calls, Glenn had to take manual control of the spacecraft when its systems malfunctioned,…