Polaroid SX-70 Land Camera

c. 1972 - 1981
Overview

A silver rectangular camera with tan leather inserts. To open the camera pull the bellows on the top of the camera until a side silver latch clicks into place.

Historical information

It is a single lens reflex camera which allows users to directly focus through the lens.

Details

Details

Registration number
cwa-org-202-HS2026.325
Item type
Domestic Objects
Material
Copper-nickel Alloy
Glass
Leather
Width
17.5000 cm
Height or length
13 cm
Depth
10.2000 cm
Inscriptions and markings

Underneath the view finder on a black plate in SEVE LINES OF light brown lettering is "POLAROID SX-70 LAND CAMERA", "POLAROID CORPORATION", "CAMBRIDGE, MASS.. MADE IN U.S.A.", "USE POLAROID SX-7-", "LAND FILM", "FLASH", "USE FLASHBAR".

On the inside of the film door in silver lettering is "POLAROID", "SX-70 LAND CAMERA".

Place made
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Primary significance criteria
Historic significance
Social or spiritual significance
Last modified
Friday, 4 September, 2026
Completeness
100
Permissions

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Attribution requirements

Courtesy of Katanning Historical Society.

Katanning Historical Society

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Front view of closed Polaroid SX-70 Land Camera
Front view of closed Polaroid SX-70 Land Camera
Side view of closed Polaroid SX-70 Land Camera
Side view of closed Polaroid SX-70 Land Camera
Front view of Polaroid SX-70 Land Camera
Front view of Polaroid SX-70 Land Camera
Side view of Polaroid SX-70 Land Camera
Side view of Polaroid SX-70 Land Camera
Top view of Polaroid SX-70 Land Camera
Top view of Polaroid SX-70 Land Camera
Back view of Polaroid SX-70 Land Camera
Back view of Polaroid SX-70 Land Camera

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