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February 7, 1999

The Camera

  The camera was invented in 1839 by William Fox Talbot and later improved by George Eastman. People are benefitted by cameras because they can see themselves years later. The camera works with light hitting an object. The image is turned upside down at first and then when the film is wound and developed the image is a picture. Now a days there are more than 250 cameras out on the market. If the camera had not been invented, we would not have all the great pictures of Harry S. Truman that we can look at today!!

Lacey and Jenny
Barry Elementary


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