Bella Mondo Images

  Argus Range Finder and Kodak Tourist Camera For the past few months I have been cleaning up the garage so that I can turn it into a studio for my Pet Portrait photography.  While going through a box I came across an old Kodak Tourist Camera that was my Paternal Grandmothers.  Looking at this camera brought back some memories of my first trip into photography.   For those that do not know, The Kodak Tourist were the last in the long line of American made folding roll film cameras from Kodak. The original Tourist was first introduced in 1948 and was upgraded in 1051.  This mode featured a redesigned top cover and viewfinder. It uses 620 film, which was discontinued in 1995 so guess it will just be a knickknack on my shelf.   The first time I remember using a camera was 4 October 1965.  I remember the day very well as it was the day Pope Paul the 6 th first visited the USA.  I was in the 6 th grade at Our Lady of Grace in Howard Beach. Like all the other Catholic School in NYC, this w