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35mm single-lens reflex (SLR) camera

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Groups of depositors in front of the closed American Union Bank, New York City. April 26, 1932. Great Depression run on bank crowd

Causes of the Great Depression

Marriage. A couple getting married during a church wedding ceremony. (religion, ceremony, bride, groom)

The Seven Sacraments of the Roman Catholic church

King Cobra snake in Malaysia. (reptile)

9 of the World’s Deadliest Snakes

Ahura Mazda - relief of the Zoroastrian god Ahura Mazda at the ancient ruins of Persepolis in Iran. Also known as Ormazd Zoroastrianism,

Which Religion Is the Oldest?

Battle of the Alamo from "Texas: An Epitome of Texas History from the Filibustering and Revolutionary Eras to the Independence of the Republic, 1897. Texas Revolution, Texas revolt, Texas independence, Texas history.

6 Wars of Independence

Lusitania sinking, illustration from The War of the Nations (New York), December 31, 1919. World War I, WWI. This image is one of three on the page. (See source file for the other two.)

7 of the World’s Deadliest Shipwrecks

Hemp (Cannabis sativa).

9 Mind-Altering Plants

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Topics

webcamming shutter motion-picture camera viewfinder digital camera speed camera obscura diaphragm film-transport system extension bellows densitometer technology of photography holography street photography cinematography aerial photography electrophotography photomicrography daguerreotype paparazzi

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Key People

George Eastman, 1926.

George Eastman

American inventor, entrepreneur, and manufacturer

Frederic Eugene Ives

American photographer and inventor

John Henry Dallmeyer

British manufacturer

Marey, photograph by Nadar (Gaspard-Felix Tournachon)

Étienne-Jules Marey

French physiologist

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The iPod nano, introduced by Apple CEO Steve Jobs in San Francisco, May 2007. A revolutionary full-featured iPod that holds 1,000 songs and is thinner than a standard #2 pencil. MP3 player, music player, digital music

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