July 12th. 1854: Remembering George Eastman, Founder of Kodak

M.A.Longmore · Jul 12, 2011

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Remembering George Eastman, Founder of Kodak, Inventor of Roll Film

http://www.photography-news.com/201...ml?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=facebook

I got excited when I found this posted on Facebook, and I immediately
jumped over to the Kodak site. Just to see what festivities they had planned.

NOTHING !!! ... That's A Sad Situation

Ron
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David Lindquist · Jul 12, 2011

M.A.Longmore said:
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Remembering George Eastman, Founder of Kodak, Inventor of Roll Film

http://www.photography-news.com/201...ml?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=facebook

I got excited when I found this posted on Facebook, and I immediately
jumped over to the Kodak site. Just to see what festivities they had planned.

NOTHING !!! ... That's A Sad Situation

Ron
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Thank you very much for posting this. I agree it's sad there's no mention on Kodak's website.

I did not know that George Eastman killed himself after living two years with intractable pain. That is sad too.
David

Sirius Glass · Jul 12, 2011

David Lindquist said:
I did not know that George Eastman killed himself after living two years with intractable pain. That is sad too.
David

One of the better kept secrets; it is probably the reason he was buried on company property rather than in Rochester's Mount Hope Cemetery.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Hope_Cemetery,_Rochester

http://nyfalls.com/mt-hope-cemetery.html [mit photographs including Fall Colors]

http://www.cityofrochester.gov/article.aspx?id=8589936771

Steve

Neanderman · Jul 12, 2011

He was quite a man. He left ALL of his money to various charities -- MIT, Eastman School of Music -- much of it with attempted anonymity. And he certainly left behind a legacy. I think he would be quite sad to see what has happened to his company.

richard ide · Jul 12, 2011

What amazing contributions. I am quite sure he is giving them the DIGIT.

removed account4 · Jul 12, 2011

richard ide said:
What amazing contributions. I am quite sure he is giving them the DIGIT.

amazing contributions --- exactly ...

Jeff Kubach · Jul 13, 2011

Interesting article. A wonderful man!

Jeff

Diapositivo · Jul 13, 2011

Great entrepreneur and noble man.

Interesting that notwithstanding the suicide he had a religious funeral service. I thought that at the time was not performed a religious function for suicide people (as absurd as that might be).

cowanw · Jul 13, 2011

Not to be picky as to Eastman's remarkable contributions, let us not forget the real inventor of roll film, the Rev. Hannibal Goodwin.
http://www.wired.com/thisdayintech/tag/ansco/

laser · Jul 13, 2011

I just read George Eastman by Elizabeth Brayer. Johns Hopkins Press 199?. Interesting book that is well written and complete with hundreds of documented references.

I highly recommend it.

removed account4 · Jul 13, 2011

cowanw said:
Not to be picky as to Eastman's remarkable contributions, let us not forget the real inventor of roll film, the Rev. Hannibal Goodwin.
http://www.wired.com/thisdayintech/tag/ansco/

there you go

thanks bill !

M.A.Longmore · Jul 13, 2011

cowanw said:
Not to be picky as to Eastman's remarkable contributions, let us not forget the real inventor of roll film, the Rev. Hannibal Goodwin.
http://www.wired.com/thisdayintech/tag/ansco/

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Thanks for the update Bill.

Ron
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Ken Nadvornick · Jul 13, 2011

cowanw said:
Not to be picky as to Eastman's remarkable contributions, let us not forget the real inventor of roll film, the Rev. Hannibal Goodwin.
http://www.wired.com/thisdayintech/tag/ansco/

What an utterly facinating short article. I had never heard of that before. Thanks for the reference link! And even more thanks to Hannibal...

Ken

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