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OBJECT TYPE: 35MM/POCKET/ELECTRONIC FLASH
DATE: 1990–1999
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1997.0344.001

MANUFACTURER: Olympus
MODEL: XA3
LOCATION: Japan

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General Information

Serial #: 2494252
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: GLASS OPTICS; METAL & SYNTHETIC CONSTRUCTION; NYLON STRAP.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 15.5 cm
Width: 3.5 cm
Height: 6.7 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Photography
Category: Still cameras
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Olympus
Country: Japan
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: THIS CAMERA MAY HAVE BEEN USED C. 1990 TO 1992.
Canada: PART OF A LARGE COLLECTION OF PHOTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT USED BY YOUSUF KARSH, CANADA'S INTERNATIONALLY HONOURED PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHER. FROM 1932 TO 1992, MR. KARSH OPERATED FROM HIS PRINCIPLE STUDIO IN OTTAWA, PHOTOGRAPHING HEADS OF STATE, RELIGIOUS LEADERS, AND THOSE PROMINANT IN BUSINESS, THE ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT. HIS PHOTOGRAPHIC PRINTS & NEGATIVES, AND PERSONAL PAPERS ARE IN THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF CANADA.
Function: USED TO RECORD STILL IMAGES ON PHOTOGRAPHIC FILM.
Technical: MODERN 35MM CAMERA, WITH ELECTRONIC FLASH. THIS CAMERA MAY HAVE BEEN A GIFT TO MR.KARSH. HE OCCASIONALLY USED IT WHEN ON VACATION, FOR TAKING SNAPSHOTS. (REF. 2)
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: " OLYMPUS " printed in white on front of sliding lens cover; " XA2 " printed on top. " OLYMPUS D-ZUIKO 1:3,5 f=35mm made in Japan " printed on lens housing. f-stops, shutter speeds, and other settings also marked on camera. " 2494252 " incised in metal bracket, near strap. " Electronic/ Flash/ A11 " & " OLYMPUS " printed in white on flash.
Missing: NONE.
Finish: FINELY TEXTURED BLACK SYNTHETIC CASING; WHITE TEXT.
Decoration: N/A

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Olympus, Camera, between 1990–1999, Artifact no. 1997.0344, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1997.0344.001/

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