Spool
Object
2026.6.3.1-9
Aerial Surveillance Camera Film Spools
Nine black colored, metal spools for film, associated with 2026.6.1. Specifically, one spool would be considered small, seven medium spools, and one large spool.
These spools were used for holding film in the Aerial Surveillance Camera 2026.6.1.
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.
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 donor was given this item by someone who retrieved this camera from the Yukon News building, after the newspaper was sold to Black Publishing.