Take a look at day-to-day life in the 1890s. Pictures courtesy of the National Media Museum .
It had been possible to take photos for nearly half a century prior to the Kodak No.1's invention.
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But when it was launched in 1888 it revolutionised popular photography.
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Before its release, photography was complicated and expensive.
Woman reading a book, 1890.
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The camera was invented by an American, George Eastman (1854-1932). It was a small, leather-covered wooden box.
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