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Box IV.2

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Contains 29 Results:

Correspondence, July 1953 Digital

File — Box: IV.2, Folder: 1-2Identifier: Mss:658 1905-2005 P762 IV
Scope and Contents: Adams writes about testing the "standard Land camera," the Pathfinder camera, "super-speed" and "regular" film. He also writes about the publication of one of his Polaroid photographs in Aperture magazine, a photographic project he was doing with Dorothea Lange on a Mormon town for Life magazine, the use of Polaroid cameras by students in the California School of Fine Arts Photography Department, and the Polaroid reproduction project. One letter expresses his frustration with Polaroid film...

Photographs associated with July 10, 1953 letter, Type 40 series

File — Box: IV.2, Folder: 3Identifier: Mss:658 1905-2005 P762 IV
Scope and Contents: Adams writes about testing the "standard Land camera," the Pathfinder camera, "super-speed" and "regular" film. He also writes about the publication of one of his Polaroid photographs in Aperture magazine, a photographic project he was doing with Dorothea Lange on a Mormon town for Life magazine, the use of Polaroid cameras by students in the California School of Fine Arts Photography Department, and the Polaroid reproduction project. One letter expresses his frustration with Polaroid film...

Photographs associated with July 20, 1953 letter, Type 40 series

File — Box: IV.2, Folder: 4Identifier: Mss:658 1905-2005 P762 IV
Scope and Contents: Adams writes about testing the "standard Land camera," the Pathfinder camera, "super-speed" and "regular" film. He also writes about the publication of one of his Polaroid photographs in Aperture magazine, a photographic project he was doing with Dorothea Lange on a Mormon town for Life magazine, the use of Polaroid cameras by students in the California School of Fine Arts Photography Department, and the Polaroid reproduction project. One letter expresses his frustration with Polaroid film...

Correspondence, August 1953 Digital

File — Box: IV.2, Folder: 5Identifier: Mss:658 1905-2005 P762 IV
Scope and Contents:

Adams writes about testing the "Pan-paper (Sig. C.) materials"and "black-and-white regular" film. The black and white test photographs associated with the correspondence for this month are of the San Juan Bautista Mission in San Juan Bautista, California, and of the Mission San Xavier Del Bac.

Photographs associated with August 7, 1953 letter, Type 40 series

File — Box: IV.2, Folder: 6-7Identifier: Mss:658 1905-2005 P762 IV
Scope and Contents:

Adams writes about testing the "Pan-paper (Sig. C.) materials"and "black-and-white regular" film. The black and white test photographs associated with the correspondence for this month are of the San Juan Bautista Mission in San Juan Bautista, California, and of the Mission San Xavier Del Bac.

Correspondence, September 1953 Digital

File — Box: IV.2, Folder: 8-9Identifier: Mss:658 1905-2005 P762 IV
Scope and Contents:

One memorandum among this correspondence has a subject: "Dialectic discussion on the drastic decisions of dynamic densities, conflicting curves, artistic approximations, and obvious obsessions." Adams writes about testing the Pathfinder camera, "New fast ortho" and "special high-speed" film. He also mentions the reproduction project, advertising, the Polaroid instruction manual, and the ideal camera. Black and white test photographs.

Photographs associated with September 18, 1953 letter, Type 40 series

File — Box: IV.2, Folder: 10Identifier: Mss:658 1905-2005 P762 IV
Scope and Contents:

One memorandum among this correspondence has a subject: "Dialectic discussion on the drastic decisions of dynamic densities, conflicting curves, artistic approximations, and obvious obsessions." Adams writes about testing the Pathfinder camera, "New fast ortho" and "special high-speed" film. He also mentions the reproduction project, advertising, the Polaroid instruction manual, and the ideal camera. Black and white test photographs.

Correspondence, October 1953 Digital

File — Box: IV.2, Folder: 11-12Identifier: Mss:658 1905-2005 P762 IV
Scope and Contents:

In the correspondence for this month, Adams writes about testing the Pathfinder camera, "Pan" and "Regular" film. Also mentioned in the correspondence is the reproduction project and Walter J. Mann Company's and H.S. Crocker & Co.'s involvement. The black and white test photographs from this month are of the Golden Gate Bridge Pier and of an unidentified man.

Photographs associated with October 4, 1953 letter, Type 40 series

File — Box: IV.2, Folder: 13Identifier: Mss:658 1905-2005 P762 IV
Scope and Contents:

In the correspondence for this month, Adams writes about testing the Pathfinder camera, "Pan" and "Regular" film. Also mentioned in the correspondence is the reproduction project and Walter J. Mann Company's and H.S. Crocker & Co.'s involvement. The black and white test photographs from this month are of the Golden Gate Bridge Pier and of an unidentified man.

Photographs associated with October 7, 1953 letter, Type 40 series

File — Box: IV.2, Folder: 14Identifier: Mss:658 1905-2005 P762 IV
Scope and Contents:

In the correspondence for this month, Adams writes about testing the Pathfinder camera, "Pan" and "Regular" film. Also mentioned in the correspondence is the reproduction project and Walter J. Mann Company's and H.S. Crocker & Co.'s involvement. The black and white test photographs from this month are of the Golden Gate Bridge Pier and of an unidentified man.

Negatives associated with October 9, 1953 letter

File — Box: IV.2, Folder: 15Identifier: Mss:658 1905-2005 P762 IV
Scope and Contents:

In the correspondence for this month, Adams writes about testing the Pathfinder camera, "Pan" and "Regular" film. Also mentioned in the correspondence is the reproduction project and Walter J. Mann Company's and H.S. Crocker & Co.'s involvement. The black and white test photographs from this month are of the Golden Gate Bridge Pier and of an unidentified man.

Photographs associated with October 26, 1953 letter, Type 40 series

File — Box: IV.2, Folder: 16Identifier: Mss:658 1905-2005 P762 IV
Scope and Contents:

In the correspondence for this month, Adams writes about testing the Pathfinder camera, "Pan" and "Regular" film. Also mentioned in the correspondence is the reproduction project and Walter J. Mann Company's and H.S. Crocker & Co.'s involvement. The black and white test photographs from this month are of the Golden Gate Bridge Pier and of an unidentified man.

Correspondence, November 1953 Digital

File — Box: IV.2, Folder: 17Identifier: Mss:658 1905-2005 P762 IV
Scope and Contents:

Adams writes about testing the Pathfinder camera, "Pan" and "E088" film. Included in the correspondence is a letter mentioning Adams' first photograph published in Aperture magazine. He also writes about the reproduction project. The black and white test photographs include several portraits of Adams' daughter Anne.

Photographs associated with November 27, 1953 letter, Type 40 series, E088

File — Box: IV.2, Folder: 18Identifier: Mss:658 1905-2005 P762 IV
Scope and Contents:

Adams writes about testing the Pathfinder camera, "Pan" and "E088" film. Included in the correspondence is a letter mentioning Adams' first photograph published in Aperture magazine. He also writes about the reproduction project. The black and white test photographs include several portraits of Adams' daughter Anne.

Correspondence, December 1953 Digital

File — Box: IV.2, Folder: 19Identifier: Mss:658 1905-2005 P762 IV
Scope and Contents:

Adams writes about testing the Polaroid back with his Graphic camera, and Plus-X film. He also writes about lithography and half-tone reproductions. The lithographic reproductions associated with the correspondence for this month are of a Polaroid photograph by Adams, printed by H.S. Crocker & Co.

Photographic reproductions associated with December 2, 1953 letter

File — Box: IV.2, Folder: 20Identifier: Mss:658 1905-2005 P762 IV
Scope and Contents:

Adams writes about testing the Polaroid back with his Graphic camera, and Plus-X film. He also writes about lithography and half-tone reproductions. The lithographic reproductions associated with the correspondence for this month are of a Polaroid photograph by Adams, printed by H.S. Crocker & Co.

Hasselblad tests, June-October 1953 Digital

File — Box: IV.2, Folder: 21-26Identifier: Mss:658 1905-2005 P762 IV
Scope and Contents:

These materials include instructions from Polaroid to Adams to make photographic enlargements from a set of negatives they had sent him, along with two letters from Adams referencing these efforts as the Hasselblad-Polaroid print efforts, resulting photographic enlargements and curve graphs.

Correspondence, January 1954 Digital

File — Box: IV.2, Folder: 27-29Identifier: Mss:658 1905-2005 P762 IV
Scope and Contents:

One memorandum has a subject: "Proposed insert for Annual Report." Adams also writes about testing "E088", "Regular B&W" and Plus-X film. Several letters to Land from Adams include discussions on creative photographers and how Polaroid materials represent a new medium for them, as well as on how Polaroid advertises its products. The black and white test photographs are of Nancy and Beaumont Newhall.

Photographs associated with January 2, 1954 letter, Type 40 series

File — Box: IV.2, Folder: 30Identifier: Mss:658 1905-2005 P762 IV
Scope and Contents:

One memorandum has a subject: "Proposed insert for Annual Report." Adams also writes about testing "E088", "Regular B&W" and Plus-X film. Several letters to Land from Adams include discussions on creative photographers and how Polaroid materials represent a new medium for them, as well as on how Polaroid advertises its products. The black and white test photographs are of Nancy and Beaumont Newhall.

Photographs associated with January 7, 1954 letter, Type 40 series

File — Box: IV.2, Folder: 31Identifier: Mss:658 1905-2005 P762 IV
Scope and Contents:

One memorandum has a subject: "Proposed insert for Annual Report." Adams also writes about testing "E088", "Regular B&W" and Plus-X film. Several letters to Land from Adams include discussions on creative photographers and how Polaroid materials represent a new medium for them, as well as on how Polaroid advertises its products. The black and white test photographs are of Nancy and Beaumont Newhall.

Correspondence, February 1954 Digital

File — Box: IV.2, Folder: 32Identifier: Mss:658 1905-2005 P762 IV
Scope and Contents:

Adams writes about testing the Plus-X film and declares that it is the best film Polaroid has produced so far. The test photographs includes a "Be My Plus-X Valentine" to Meroë Morse, along with images of objects inside Adams' home, a salt mill and a lion sculpture at a park.

Photographs associated with February 12, 1954 letter, Type 40 series

File — Box: IV.2, Folder: 33Identifier: Mss:658 1905-2005 P762 IV
Scope and Contents:

Adams writes about testing the Plus-X film and declares that it is the best film Polaroid has produced so far. The test photographs includes a "Be My Plus-X Valentine" to Meroë Morse, along with images of objects inside Adams' home, a salt mill and a lion sculpture at a park.

Photograph associated with February 13, 1954 letter, Type 40 series

File — Box: IV.2, Folder: 34Identifier: Mss:658 1905-2005 P762 IV
Scope and Contents:

Adams writes about testing the Plus-X film and declares that it is the best film Polaroid has produced so far. The test photographs includes a "Be My Plus-X Valentine" to Meroë Morse, along with images of objects inside Adams' home, a salt mill and a lion sculpture at a park.

Photographs dated February 13, 1954, Type 40 series

File — Box: IV.2, Folder: 35Identifier: Mss:658 1905-2005 P762 IV
Scope and Contents:

Adams writes about testing the Plus-X film and declares that it is the best film Polaroid has produced so far. The test photographs includes a "Be My Plus-X Valentine" to Meroë Morse, along with images of objects inside Adams' home, a salt mill and a lion sculpture at a park.

Photographs associated with February 22, 1954 letter, Type 40 series

File — Box: IV.2, Folder: 36Identifier: Mss:658 1905-2005 P762 IV
Scope and Contents:

Adams writes about testing the Plus-X film and declares that it is the best film Polaroid has produced so far. The test photographs includes a "Be My Plus-X Valentine" to Meroë Morse, along with images of objects inside Adams' home, a salt mill and a lion sculpture at a park.