The Polaroid Instant Camera

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In February 1947 Edwin Land unveiled his new invention, the first instant camera, to a gathering of scientists in New York City. The Land Camera, or Polaroid, became an overnight hit. Land's biographer, Victor McElhney, talks to Witness about the great man and his amazing camera that changed photography for ever. Photo: An early Polaroid instant camera, May 1949 (Express/Express/Getty Images)