Cameras and Gear
Object NamePhotograph
Historic Owner
James E. Boesch
Association
USS Intrepid (CV/CVA/CVS-11)
Date1966–1968
PeriodVietnam War; Cold War
Mediumphotographic paper
ClassificationsCommunication Artifacts
Credit LineCollection of the Intrepid Museum. Gift of James Boesch PH3 66-68. P2020.28.95
Object numberP2020.28.95
DescriptionPhotograph, Black and white; Official vertical image of a photographer's mate in dungarees holding several cameras and other pieces of photography equipment. He is standing in the photo lab. There is a doorway behind him. He is holding one camera up to his eye and looking at the camera through it. He has dark hair and medium-dark skin. There is a white border around the image.The donor identified the cameras and equipment as follows: The black camera under the man's arm is a K-25 aerial camera. The camera near his face is a Graflex Super Graphic 4x5. The camera around his neck is a Nikon 35mm. The light meter hanging near the Nikon camera is a Weston Master V light meter. The light meter hanging near the K-25 is a Luminex 3 light meter. The flash hanging near the black camera case is a Honeywell electronic flash.
Back has the outline of a square drawn in black ink.
On View
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