Frederick W. Brehm photograph collection circa 1930-1944

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Frederick W. Brehm photograph collection circa 1930-1944

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Photographs taken by Frederick W. Brehm and his students. Brehm patented the Cirkut Panorama Camera in 1905 and worked as the first faculty member in the Rochester Athenaeum and Mechanics Institute's Photographic Technology Department. The Frederick W. Brehm photograph collection contains photographs by Brehm and by some of his students. The images are a variety of sizes including several panoramic scenes. The subjects also vary and include landscapes, people, students, classes, machinery, and photographic equipment.

4.25 linear feet (1 document box, 2 lid boxes)

RIT Library, Wallace Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 8145346

RIT Library, Wallace Library

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Brehm, F. W. (Frederick W.)

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Frederick W. Brehm (d. 1950) was born in Waterloo, NY in 1871 or 1872. Brehm was originally trained as a cabinet worker. In the 1890s he found work at the F. A. Brownell Company, which produced wood camera bodies for the Eastman Kodak Company. However, Brehm is best known for his role in developing the Cirkut Panoramic Camera.The circuit camera was originally invented by William J. Johnston in Wyoming in 1904, but the design was perfected and readied for mass production by Brehm in 1905. Brehm p...

Rochester Institute of Technology. Department of Photographic Technology.

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