Timeline
Early Photography
The Daguerreotype
George Eastman & Kodak
Photography Facts
100

What came first: the daguerreotype or the Kodak camera?

what is the daguerreotype

100

Who took the first photograph ever?

what is Joseph Nicéphore Niépce

100

Who invented the daguerreotype?

 what is Louis-Jacques-Mandé Daguerre

100

Who founded the Kodak company?

what is George Eastman

100

What kind of device is a camera obscura?

What is a box-like device that projects an image inside it

200

Which decade did Niépce and Daguerre work together?

what is 1820s

200

What year was the first photo taken?

what is 1826

200

In what year was the daguerreotype created?

what is 1839

200

What was Kodak’s famous slogan?

what is “You press the button, we do the rest”

200

Which early process produced one-of-a-kind, mirror-like images?

What is the daguerreotype?

300

What came immediately after polishing the plate in the daguerreotype process?

what is exposing it to iodine vapor

300

What was the name of the first photo ever taken?

what is "View from the Window at Le Gras"

300

What was the daguerreotype image made on?

what is silver-plated copper sheet

300

What year was the first Kodak camera invented?

what is 1888

300

What was one downside of early photography methods like Niépce’s?

What is very long exposure times (up to 8 hours or more)?

400

What photographic breakthrough happened in 1839?

what is the invention of the daguerreotype

400

What device was used to capture the first photo?

what is camera obscura

400

What vapor was used to develop a daguerreotype image?

what is mercury vapor

400

How many photos could the first Kodak camera take?

what is 100

400

What replaced glass plates in Eastman's Kodak camera?

What is flexible film?

500

How did photographic technology change from Niépce to Eastman?

what is the shift from long exposures on metal plates to portable cameras with flexible film

500

What material was used to coat the metal plate in Niépce’s photo process?

what is bitumen of Judea

500

What substance fixed the image by removing unexposed silver iodide?

what is sodium thiosulfate or salt solution

500

What happened after you finished a roll of film in the first Kodak camera?

what is a mailed the whole camera to Kodak, and they developed the film and reloaded it

500

Which invention made photography more accessible to the general public?

What is the Kodak camera?

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