Busch Pressman News Today

A history of the press camera, which became ubiquitous among news photographers in the early-to-mid 1900s before disappearing entirely.

Keith Levit arrived at the corner of Princess Street and Alexander Avenue holding a piece of history in his hands: a Graflex Crown Graphic four-by-five camera. Covered with the patina that comes with over 70 years of existence, its body oxidized a soft burgundy, it looks like it belongs on a shelf, not on a street corner in the bitter Winnipeg cold. Keith Levit arrived at the corner of Princess Street and Alexander Avenue holding a piece of history in his hands: a Graflex Crown Graphic four-by-...

Keith Levit arrived at the corner of Princess Street and Alexander Avenue holding a piece of history in his hands: a Graflex Crown Graphic four-by-five camera. Covered with the patina that comes with over 70 years of existence, its body oxidized a soft burgundy, it looks like it belongs on a shelf, not on a street corner in the bitter Winnipeg cold. Keith Levit arrived at the corner of Princess Street and Alexander Avenue holding a piece of history in his hands: a Graflex Crown Graphic four-by-...