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== Description == | == Description == | ||
[Polaroid, Cambridge, MA] A registered trademark for a series of products, most notably instant photographic film. Developed by Edwin H. Land in 1926, the first Polaroid product was a polarizing sheet with aligned crystals embedded in plastic. After a series of products, including light filters, infrared goggles, color-view microscopes, the company introduced the Polaroid Land camera with instant developing film in 1948. Polaroid instant film is now available for black and white prints, color prints, color slides (Polachrome), blue and white slides (Polablue), and black and white slides (Polapan). | [Polaroid, Cambridge, MA] A registered trademark for a series of products, most notably instant photographic film. Developed by Edwin H. Land in 1926, the first Polaroid product was a polarizing sheet with aligned crystals embedded in plastic. After a series of products, including light filters, infrared goggles, color-view microscopes, the company introduced the Polaroid Land camera with instant developing film in 1948. Polaroid instant film is now available for black and white prints, color prints, color slides (Polachrome), blue and white slides (Polablue), and black and white slides (Polapan). | ||
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== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
Polachrome; Polablue; Polapan | Polachrome; Polablue; Polapan | ||
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* Luis Nadeau, Luis Nadeau, ''Encyclopedia of Printing, Photographic, and Photomechanical Processes'', Atelier, New Brunswick, 1997 | * Luis Nadeau, Luis Nadeau, ''Encyclopedia of Printing, Photographic, and Photomechanical Processes'', Atelier, New Brunswick, 1997 | ||
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* ''The Dictionary of Art'', Grove's Dictionaries Inc., New York, 1996 Comment: "Photography" | * ''The Dictionary of Art'', Grove's Dictionaries Inc., New York, 1996 Comment: "Photography" | ||
| − | * ''Encyclopedia Britannica'', http://www.britannica.com Comment: Technology of Photography | + | * ''Encyclopedia Britannica'', http://www.britannica.com Comment: Technology of Photography. |
* ''The American Heritage Dictionary'' or ''Encarta'', via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998 | * ''The American Heritage Dictionary'' or ''Encarta'', via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998 | ||
Latest revision as of 12:18, 3 October 2022
Description
[Polaroid, Cambridge, MA] A registered trademark for a series of products, most notably instant photographic film. Developed by Edwin H. Land in 1926, the first Polaroid product was a polarizing sheet with aligned crystals embedded in plastic. After a series of products, including light filters, infrared goggles, color-view microscopes, the company introduced the Polaroid Land camera with instant developing film in 1948. Polaroid instant film is now available for black and white prints, color prints, color slides (Polachrome), blue and white slides (Polablue), and black and white slides (Polapan).
Synonyms and Related Terms
Polachrome; Polablue; Polapan
Resources and Citations
- Polaroid: Website
- Luis Nadeau, Luis Nadeau, Encyclopedia of Printing, Photographic, and Photomechanical Processes, Atelier, New Brunswick, 1997
- The Dictionary of Art, Grove's Dictionaries Inc., New York, 1996 Comment: "Photography"
- Encyclopedia Britannica, http://www.britannica.com Comment: Technology of Photography.
- The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998