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George Eastman Research Paper

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My name is George Eastman, I was born on July 12, 1854 in Waterville New York. I was named after my father George Washington Eastman. My mother’s name was Maria Eastman. I also have two older sisters Katie and Ellen Maria Eastman. My sister Katie passed away from polio at a young age. My father ran a business college in Rochester New York. But my father died when I was seven from a heart disorder. To help my mother I dropped out of high school at the age of 14 to start working, another way I supported my mother and sister is, I would rent rooms out from my home.
My first job was a messenger boy for an insurance company. I was getting paid three dollars a week. I then became an office boy for another company and was getting paid five dollars a week. I wanted a higher paying job so I studied accounting from home. I then moved up as the bookkeeper at the Rochester savings bank and was making fifteen dollars an hour.
When I was 24 I planned a trip to visit Santo Domingo. My friend suggested I document the trip. So I bought photography equipment but it was big and heavy. The camera was the size of a microwave. I didn’t end up going on my trip, but I was interested in how I could make a cameras more accessible for people and easier to use. I started researching everything I could on …show more content…

In 1881 the dry plate and film company was established, in 1883 I came out with the film roll. In 1888 I launched the first black and white Kodak camera that was pre-loaded with 100 shots. This camera cost 25 dollars. Once all the film was used you could have it developed for 10 dollars. In 1892 I renamed the company the Eastman Kodak. I chose the name Kodak because products should have their own identity and not associated with anything else. My company slogan was “you press the button we do the rest”. In 1900 I launched the brownie camera. This camera was designed for children, military and

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