An Eye in the Sky
One hundred years ago, Santa Barbara had the Lockheed seaplanes taking off from the beach here, so it's not surprising that we had an aerial camera. This camera took still photos, not moving images. It was developed by a cameraman at the "Flying A" and took 8 x 10" negatives. When King Albert of Belgium visited Santa Barbara in October, he asked to examine this cutting-edge piece of photographic equipment. (Image: Motion Picture News, December 13, 1919)
(These "Way Back When" Wednesday posts are excerpts from the newly released book "Way Back When: Santa Barbara in 1919." Available at amazon.com and Santa Barbara bookstores.)