David Marlin camera

Date1960 September 28

DescriptionBrown 16mm handheld motion picture camera with three lenses, 110 volt motor and cable. Three inch lens, f2.5; 10mm fl.8 Angenieux lens; Kern-Paillard/Pizar 26mm fl.9 lens; Sportsfinder 16mm aperture; 110 volt Filmo Motor, 8-64 frame; cable with motor switch.

Bio/Historical Note16mm Bell & Howell motion picture camera used by photographer David Marlin to record Ted Williams' final at-bat, a home run, on September 28, 1960 at Fenway Park.

Object numberB-2015-0042

Artist, Creator, or Manufacturer Bell & Howell Co.

Subject Williams, Ted, 1918-2002

Subject Boston Red Sox (Baseball team)

Attributes

cameras (photographic equipment)

Classificationspersonal artifacts

Dimensions11 x 10 x 9.5 in.

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