Capturing Time
Historic Ozark Cameras
Capturing Time: Historic Ozark Cameras
On exhibit now
Capturing Time: Historic Ozark Cameras takes visitors on an interactive journey through the past with historic cameras and the Ozark photographers who used them. Explore how these remarkable tools evolved and transformed the way we document history, capture everyday life, and shape our self-image. We take you to photography’s origins and an interactive photo studio where participants can experience 1800s photography using today’s technology. See the works of local photographers, such as Mrs. Young, J.H. Field, Ernie Deane, and Mary Maestri Vaughan, and view kaleidoscope patterns projected by a magic lantern. Catch a glimpse of a mid-20th-century camera store in Springdale, learn how film was developed in a darkroom, and explore the evolution of photography into the digital age.
The Shiloh Museum of Ozark History is the home to over 500,000 photographs and 300 historic cameras. What’s shown here represents a fraction of our collection!