{"id":2332,"date":"2012-04-18T14:05:14","date_gmt":"2012-04-18T18:05:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.library.ryerson.ca\/asc\/?p=1046"},"modified":"2020-05-15T09:25:25","modified_gmt":"2020-05-15T13:25:25","slug":"the-wilhelm-e-nassau-camera-collection-at-ryerson-university","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/library.torontomu.ca\/asc\/2012\/04\/the-wilhelm-e-nassau-camera-collection-at-ryerson-university\/","title":{"rendered":"The Wilhelm E. Nassau Camera Collection at Toronto Metropolitan University"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Heritage Camera Collection more than doubled in size this past January thanks to the generous donation of approximately 500 cameras and pieces of camera equipment from Wilfrid Laurier University. The collection improves the holdings in European and Japanese manufacturers, and provides a greater selection for research in early camera designs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/library.torontomu.ca\/asc\/files\/2012\/02\/View-Camera1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/library.torontomu.ca\/asc\/files\/2012\/02\/View-Camera1.jpg\" alt=\"1920s studio camera from the Wilhelm E. Nassau Camera Collection, image\" class=\"wp-image-1050 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 800px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 800\/799;\" \/><\/a><figcaption><span class=\"image-caption-text\">1920s studio camera from the Wilhelm E. Nassau Camera Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/library.torontomu.ca\/asc\/files\/2012\/02\/Talbot_Camera2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/library.torontomu.ca\/asc\/files\/2012\/02\/Talbot_Camera2.jpg\" alt=\"&quot;Mouse trap&quot; camera developed by William Henry Fox Talbot, ca. 1834 (replica made 2006) from the Wilhelm E. Nassau Camera Collection (2005.006.01.01), image\" class=\"wp-image-1137 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 800px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 800\/557;\" \/><\/a><figcaption><span class=\"image-caption-text\">&#8220;Mouse trap&#8221; camera developed by William Henry Fox Talbot, ca. 1834 (replica made 2006) from the Wilhelm E. Nassau Camera Collection (<a href=\"https:\/\/archives.library.ryerson.ca\/index.php\/mousetrap-camera-replica\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2005.006.01.01<\/a>)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/library.torontomu.ca\/asc\/files\/2012\/02\/The-Watch-Camera-2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/library.torontomu.ca\/asc\/files\/2012\/02\/The-Watch-Camera-2.jpg\" alt=\"Watch Camera from the Wilhelm E. Nassau Camera Collection (2005.006.06.02), image\" class=\"wp-image-1052 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 800px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 800\/560;\" \/><\/a><figcaption><span class=\"image-caption-text\">Watch Camera from the Wilhelm E. Nassau Camera Collection (<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/archives.library.ryerson.ca\/index.php\/expo-watch-camera\" target=\"_blank\">2005.006.06.02<\/a>)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/library.torontomu.ca\/asc\/files\/2012\/02\/Polaroid-copy1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/library.torontomu.ca\/asc\/files\/2012\/02\/Polaroid-copy1.jpg\" alt=\"Polaroid Land camera, Automatic 110A from the Wilhelm E. Nassau Camera Collection (2005.003.2.17.03), image\" class=\"wp-image-1057 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 569px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 569\/800;\" \/><\/a><figcaption><span class=\"image-caption-text\">Polaroid Land camera, Automatic 110A from the Wilhelm E. Nassau Camera Collection (<a href=\"https:\/\/archives.library.ryerson.ca\/index.php\/polaroid-land-camera-automatic-110a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2005.003.2.17.03<\/a>)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/library.torontomu.ca\/asc\/files\/2012\/02\/Pony-and-Crystar-size-comparison.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/library.torontomu.ca\/asc\/files\/2012\/02\/Pony-and-Crystar-size-comparison.jpg\" alt=\"Crystar camera (2005.006.08.64) next to Pony 135 for size comparison. The Crystar measures only 3.5 x 5.5 x 3 cm. From the Wilhelm E. Nassau Camera Collection., image\" class=\"wp-image-1061 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 800px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 800\/530;\" \/><\/a><figcaption><span class=\"image-caption-text\">Crystar camera (<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/archives.library.ryerson.ca\/index.php\/crystar-miniature-camera\" target=\"_blank\">2005.006.08.64<\/a>) next to Pony 135 for size comparison. The Crystar measures only 3.5 x 5.5 x 3 cm. From the Wilhelm E. Nassau Camera Collection.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Heritage Camera Collection more than doubled in size this past January thanks to the generous donation of approximately 500 cameras and pieces of camera equipment from Wilfrid Laurier University. The collection improves the holdings in European and Japanese manufacturers, &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/library.torontomu.ca\/asc\/2012\/04\/the-wilhelm-e-nassau-camera-collection-at-ryerson-university\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":49,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,141],"tags":[12,202,47,63],"class_list":["post-2332","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-exhibits","category-sc","tag-19th-century-photography","tag-exhibits","tag-kodak-cameras","tag-photographic-film-and-technology"],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2HpLS-BC","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/library.torontomu.ca\/asc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2332","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/library.torontomu.ca\/asc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/library.torontomu.ca\/asc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/library.torontomu.ca\/asc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/49"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/library.torontomu.ca\/asc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2332"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/library.torontomu.ca\/asc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2332\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7376,"href":"https:\/\/library.torontomu.ca\/asc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2332\/revisions\/7376"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/library.torontomu.ca\/asc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2332"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/library.torontomu.ca\/asc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2332"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/library.torontomu.ca\/asc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2332"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}