The collection consists of small pamphlets or periodicals issued by camera manufacturers to promote the sale of camera equipment or encourage the use of their films and apparatus. Most issues were published by the Eastman Kodak Company in Rochester, NY, but there are a few issues from other Kodak branches and other photographic companies. A couple of fiction stories and comic books on the topic of crime photography are included as well.
File contains instruction manuals and users guides for cameras from small manufactures or specialty designs. Companies include the Expo Camera Company and Medical & Electrical Instruentation Co., Ltd.