Bell and Howell Zoomatic Director Series Model 414 PD

United States, c. 1962

Object On display
Photograph by Egmont Contreras, ACMI

Cameras can be used to record history, but they can also become part of it as well. The Bell and Howell Model is the same type of camera used by Abraham Zapruder, who was dubbed the first “citizen journalist” after he inadvertently captured the assassination of US President John F Kennedy on camera in 1963. The footage was sold to LIFE magazine, who printed it frame-by-frame, and became a key part of the FBI investigation. The increasing popularity of home movies led to the development of more affordable technology that was common in households just like the Bell and Howell Model.

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Collection

Not in ACMI's collection

On display until

16 February 2031

ACMI: Gallery 1

Credits

manufacturer

Bell and Howell

Production places
United States
Production dates
c. 1962

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

AEO177795

Subject category

object → 3D artefact

Curatorial section

The Story of the Moving Image → Moving Minds → MM-05. Camera Tech → MM-05-C01

Measurements

14.5 x 7 x 17cm

Object Types

3D Object

Camera/ Camera crane / Camera lens/Film and television equipment

Materials

Metal, plastic

Collected

5431 times

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