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David White Company
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1895-present day
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The David White Company was founded in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1895 by David White, originally as an instrument maker. Until forming a partnership with Charles Klaweither in 1900, the pair began manufacturing drawing and surveying equipment. In 1943, Seton Rochwite approached the David White Company with the idea to build a new type of stereo camera. Over the next four years, Rochwite would design and develop his revolutionary camera- The Stereo Realist. While the David White Company did not commission the camera, their support and lack of competition would create a surge in popularity amongst stereo photography between the late 1940's and 1950's. Although public interest in stereo photography declined in the 1950's, the David White company did not cease production of the camera until 1972. They currently continue to make surveying and construction instruments.
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Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
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Wisconsin Historical Society. (2007, September 27). Stereo Realist 3-D Camera. Retrieved from URL https://www.wisconsinhistory.org/Records/Article/CS2670