Aerial Surveillance Camera Box
Object
2026.6.2
A wooden box with a brown leather strap. The box is painted a white color, with a strip of yellow faded tape, taped aorund it. The top of this box is hinged, and opens to reveal an aerial surveillance camera 2026.6.1. The inside of this box is designed for the camera to fit snug insided.
Aerial Surveillance Cameras were a quintessential part of military operations during the 1940's. It can be assumed that this particular camera, may have been used to photograph areas of the Yukon from the air, a birds eye view.
The camera manufacturer is a company based out of Britain, called Adams & Co.
https://camera-wiki.org/wiki/Adams_&_Co.
The camera manufacturer is a company based out of Britain, called Adams & Co.
https://camera-wiki.org/wiki/Adams_&_Co.
The donor was given this item by someone who retrieved this camera from the Yukon News building, after the newspaper was sold to Black Publishing.