Tangible Media: Removable Storage of Image, Sound, Motion and Data
Tangible Media: Removable Storage of Image, Sound, Motion and Data
Tangible Media: Removable Storage of Image, Sound, Motion and Data
Chemistry
Wetthauer 3-Color Negative

Date:

c. 1916

Material:

Glass

Dimensions:

60 × 130 mm (2⅜ × 5⅛ in.)

Location:

Berlin, Germany

A color separation positive taken with August Wetthauer's three-color camera prototype. Wetthauer was a German scientist who published research on optics and developed the Wetthauer method for testing the quality of telescopic and photographic lenses (Miasnick 1947, 63)(Auction Team Brecker 2011).

References
⌃  Back to citationAuction Team Brecker. 2011. Three-Color Camera and Projector by Dr. August Wetthauer, c. 1916. Photographica & Film. Mar. 26, 2011.
⌃  Back to citationMiasnick, Joseph Daniel. 1947. A Wetthauer System Designed for Testing Aerial Camera Lenses. M.S. thesis Boston University.