The picture to the left is the first model of the Polaroid Land Camera.  It was first demonstrated on in February 1947 by the inventor- Edwin Herbert Land.  It was offered for purchase on November 26, 1948.
     The Polaroid Land Camera was the first instant photography camera.  It allowed people to wait a short period of time for their pictures to be developed.

     Prior to the invention of the Instant Photo Camera, a few things were needed to be invented to create the wonderful invention which I have made a page about.  A permanent mirror was used in the camera, therefore, that needed to be invented.  A Frensel mirror also needed to be invented before the Polaroid Camera was.  Concave mirrors were also used in the camera.  A special film chemical would create the instant photography.  All the items referred to in this section were needed to create the first model of the Polaroid Camera.

     I believe that the Polaroid Land Camera changed people's lives in many ways.  First of all, the Instant Photo Camera developed pictures instantly.   As the Polaroid Corporation developed products for the Instant Photography Camera, the numbers of lives changing grew.  There were new ways the camera changed lives!  After instant photography there was instant color photography.  The speed of film development increased, too.  So, people could have instant color pictures!  The original Polaroid Land Camera just had instant black and white photos.

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