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200,000 Photos from the George Eastman Museum, the World’s Oldest Photography Collection, Now Available Online
There was a time when anyone with even the remotest interest in photography knew the name Eastman, if not the life and work of George Eastman himself.
Eastman Kodak—the company founded in 1888 by that entrepreneur, philanthropist, and Great American Success Story—once held a dominant share of the camera and film market. Generally known in later decades just by the name “Kodak,” Eastman’s company seems to have nearly disappeared from the market in the digital age (though it may be poised for a comeback).
Yet many of the devices and materials Eastman’s company invented saw daily use in film and photography throughout all of the previous century.
Eastman bought the patents for and manufactured the first roll film, indispensable in both industries until recently. (He has two stars on the Hollywo