I have seen pictures of the camera that Browne was used but I can't remember where just offhand at present.
I believe it was a Kodak "Brownie" type folding type camera that used roll film.
You can find some pictures of the camera by searching on "Kodak Brownie Folding Camera"
I remember seeing these .
I believe the story was that the camera was a Birthday gift from his Uncle, who was a Roman Catholic Bishop.
They had the case which contained the roll film.
The lens and shutter were on sort of a bellows and folded up into the case for carrying.
Also I believe that Browne was very much into photography as a hobby.
He probably did his own processing....that is developing the film, making prints, etc.
I don't know if he had an enlarger and made enlargements too.
Just a few notes from this "camera bug" for those who were not familiar with the process.
Film in those days was on some kind of a base something like plastic coated with material sensitive to light.
This was before Kodachrome or Kodacolor....just black and white.
The film was called a "negative"....blacks were white, whites were black, etc.
No digital cameras of course.
The average person just took their pictures and took the film to your drug store.
They sent it out to a film processor. "Elko" was a big company that did this.
And you picked up a package with the film and pictures a few days later .
Or if you were into the hobby you did it yourself.
You had a room called a "dark room" ....all the window and doors were sealed so that no.light got in.
You took the film out in the dark . Light would ruin it . You had a dim red light bulb in the dark room to work with.
The film was protected with a dark paper.
You took the film itself out of this and put it in a "developing tank" (which was light tight )
Then your poured in a chemical called " developer" whick brought out the image on the film.
Then "short stop" to stop the "developer", "fixer" to make it permanent, washed it and hung it up to dry.
That was your "negative.
Then you reversed the process using the negative in a little frame which you put the "negative" over a "contact paper" , exposed it to white light for a few seconds.
Then you went back into the dim red light mode and did the same process as the film.
You washed your prints and rolled them out on a metal sheet called a "ferrotype".
And when they dried you had your glossy "photos" in black and white.
And that is how it was done back in the dark ages ( no pun intended .LOL) of olden times.
If I left out any steps, fill me in !
And you had to buy ready mixed developers, etc. made by Kodak or mixed them yourself.
