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        This is a picture of the first photography - 
  
  
        Procedure that generates a direct positive image on a silver-coated copper plate, invented by the French - 
  
  
        The Gelatin or Dry Plate photographic process was invented by Dr. Richard L Maddox. This involved the coating of glass photographic plates with a light sensitive gelatin emulsion and allowing them to dry prior to use. - 
  
  
        In 1880, George Eastman opened the Eastman Dry Plate and Film Company. His first camera, the Kodak, was sold in 1888 and consisted of a box camera with 100 exposures. - 
  
  
        Censors banned images that portrayed the American military in an unfavorable light, such as those that showed troops openly consorting with prostitutes. - 
  
  
        The first Polaroid camera, called the Model 95, and its associated film went on sale in 1948 at a department store in Boston. The cameras sold out in minutes. - 
  
  
        In 1977, Fujifilm released the FUJIX DS-X, the first fully digital camera to be commercially released. -