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American boys took a great interest in photography. Kodak seized on this interest and featured boy photographers in some of their advertising. We seen large numbers of images of boys with cameras, especially after 1990 when Kodak introduced the simple to use and relatively inexpensive Brownie. Boys didn't want to just be photographed, they wanted to do some of the photography. Some girls were also interested, but boys were interested to a fr greater extent. Of course a social class factor was involved here. While the Brownie made photography relatively inexpesive, it still was not cheap and thus the interest in photography was most pronounced among comfortable middle class families and affluent damilies. The available images show both fashion trends over time as well as changing camera types. Note the boys here with a up to date reflex camera and a somewhat dated Brownie. We also notice many more images of American boys with cameras than European boys. This may reflect nothing more than the greater availability of American images or perhaps the greater affluence of America. It strikes me that this could reflect a notable interest of American boys with technology. The same is true of radio.
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