Signedon stand: American Optical Company / Instrument Division / Buffalo New York / Made in U.S.A.
on camera: POLAROID
on lens: CARL / ZEISS
FunctionThis type of camera stand was used to photograph microscopic observations in order to study them at length or to show them to students and colleagues.
Primary SourcesAmerican Optical Co., Photomicrographic Cameras (Buffalo: AO, 1955).
ProvenanceFrom the Department of Geology and Geography, Prof. Ray Siever, Harvard University.