History - Photography Directory

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Ani-Mato: History of Sub 35mm Film and Camera Formats -- Covers a broad history of various formats, some of which are direct relatives and inspirations for the Minox format. Specifically dealing with movie films.

CIA: Minox Camera -- From the CIA's own artifacts, a Minox B with wrist strap and acknowledgement of its clandestine use.

Claudio Asquini: Russian Minox Riga -- Documenting Minox manufacturing under Russian occupation.

F. and S. Marriott: Minox -- A brief introduction to Minox, from the Riga to the model C.

Inventions of Latvia: VEF Minox camera -- The origins of the VEF Minox Riga camera summarized.

Inventors of Latvia: Walter Zapp -- A short biographical reference for Walter Zapp, the inventor of the Minox camera.

Latvian Museum of Photography: Minox Exhibit -- One large photograph and label of a collection of antique Minox equipment.

Latvian Museum of Photography: Photo of Manufacturing Equipment -- Early equipment that Minox cameras were manufactured on.

LBNL Image Library: Dedication of the LBJ Presidential Library -- Dedication of the LBJ Presidential Library and the LBJ School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas

LBNL Image Library: Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev -- Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev speaking at Georgian Hall in the Kremlin taken with a Minox.

Probe V4N1: The Paines and the Minox Camera -- The Paine?s Participation in the Minox Camera Charade. The Minox link to the JFK assassination.

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