Photography

August Semmendinger

August Semmendinger (April 9, 1820 – August 6, 1885) was a manufacturer of photographic apparatuses and the inventor of the Excelsior Wet Plate Camera. Semmendinger first made his cameras in New York City. The second factory where he built his cameras was located in Fort Lee, New Jersey.

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• ▸Duke Kahanamoku
• ▸Alexander Church
• ▸Backscatter (photography)

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