Leitz Leica M 3 #737925 with Elmar f=5 cm 1:3.5 Lens #1141105, 1954/1955

Containers:
Box VA-04 Box 169, Item VA04.08.1.004
Acquisition information:
Acquired from the Louis H. Draper Preservation Trust with the Arthur and Margaret Glasgow Endowment Fund.
Physical facet:
Camera equipment
Other descriptive data:

Digitization has been made possible in part by the National Endowment for the Humanities: Exploring the Human Endeavor.

The lens is dated to 1954, and the camera body is dated to 1955. Camera is missing the piece that fits on the bottom.

Location of originals:

Between January 22-24, 2020, this item was placed in the exhibition "Working Together: Louis Draper and the Kamoinge Workshop." This item was returned to the archives on January 18, 2023.

Subjects:
Cameras

Access and use

Location of collection:
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
VMFA Archives
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
Margaret R. and Robert M. Freeman Library
200 N. Arthur Ashe Boulevard
Richmond, VA 23220-4007
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Roxanne Winfield
Phone: (804) 340-1497
Phone: (804) 340-1495
Terms of access:

No Copyright - United States: http://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/?language=en

Parent restrictions:

The collection is open for research. Digitization of the collection has been made possible by the National Endowment for the Humanities. The digital collection can be accessed through the VMFA Collections Search website.

A limited number of files are restricted. Access to restricted materials may require written permission of the donor and/or the VMFA Director.

Parent terms of access:
No Copyright - United States: http://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/?language=en
Preferred citation:

Louis H. Draper Artist Archives (VA-04). Acquired from the Louis H. Draper Preservation Trust with the Arthur and Margaret Glasgow Endowment Fund. VMFA Archives, Richmond, Virginia.