U.S. Census Bureau Daily Feature for September 14

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following is the daily "Profile America" feature from the U.S. Census Bureau:

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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14: AN ADVANCE IN PHOTOGRAPHY

Profile America -- Tuesday, September 14th.  Being able to take photographs easily came within the grasp of the average American this month in 1888 -- when George Eastman patented the first camera to use dry, flexible, roll film.  Before that, photographers had to use wet glass photographic plates and heavy equipment.  Eastman's hand-held camera -- the first to use the brand name Kodak -- had enough film on a roll to take 100 exposures.  When the film was finished, the camera was sent back to the factory for unloading, developing, and reloading.  Now, most cameras are digital and Americans spend $3.2 billion a year buying cameras and equipment, to continue taking pictures of friends, weddings, graduations, and travel.  You can find these and more facts about America from the U.S. Census Bureau, online at www.census.gov.

Sources:  440 International Calendar of Events, Those Were the Days

2002 Economic Census, NAICS 443130

Profile America is produced by the Public Information Office of the U.S. Census Bureau. These daily features are available as produced segments, ready to air, on a monthly CD or on the Internet at http://www.census.gov (look for "Multimedia Gallery" by the "Newsroom" button).  

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