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Tourist using candid camera, Taos, New Mexico, 1940.
 A tourist uses a candid camera in Taos, New Mexico, 1940

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Capturing the Memories
Capturing experiences and moments on film has become an essential part of going on vacation. The first camera that used film in a roll was George Eastman's 1888 Kodak portable box camera. But this camera was too big and expensive for the average American family to carry around. So in 1900, Kodak introduced the Brownie camera, a smaller, more portable version. Can you guess how much it cost?
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