Argus C3 Rangefinder Camera
Object NameCamera
Historic Owner
William A. Young
Manufacturer
Argus
Association
USS Intrepid (CV/CVA/CVS-11)
Date1954–1956
PeriodCold War
Mediummetal, plastic, glass
ClassificationsT & E for Communication
Credit LineCollection of the Intrepid Museum. Gift of former crew member (DC2) – 1William A. Young – 1954-1956. 2018.77
Object number2018.77
DescriptionCamera; Argus C3 Rangefinder camera with black plastic body. The lower proper right front of the camera body has “Argus” engraved on a rectangular silver plate, and the rim of lens has “f/ 3.5 50mm Argus coated cintar Made in U.S.A.” and numbers for selecting aperture printed in black. There is also a detached circular metal "range finder" and broken glass lens that became separated from the camera. The range finder has numbers from 3-50 and black lines printed around the rim.
On View
Not on viewCollections
Alan B. Brooking
March 17, 1953–March 16, 1957
Object number: 2019.67a-c
