George Eastman House, Rochester, N.Y

Abstract

THE George Eastman House in Rochester, New York, was opened to the public on November 9. The house has been given by the University of Rochester to George Eastman House, Inc., a corporate body of eleven directors, and is a memorial to George Eastman, who was a great pioneer in photography, particularly with regard to the development of the roll film. This public educational institute has been designed for placing on exhibition the technological developments and applications of photography, both past and present, and for aiding and encouraging research. Facilities are available for exhibitions, demonstrations, conferences, research, etc. Of particular interest are three collections furnished by the Eastman Kodak Co. ; they are the collections of George Eastman himself, acquired originally from J. M. Eder of Vienna, and those of Gabriel Cromer of Paris and Francois Doublier. Some of the more outstanding items are cameras bearing Daguerre's signature, original prints taken by Fox Talbot in the 1840's, albums from the libraries of Victor Hugo, Napoleon III and Queen Victoria, and two original Lumière cinematographs.