HULCHER HIGH SPEED CAMERA COMPANY PHOTO LOT c. 1960-1990 by Betty Giles: Women Employee Collection

The Hulcher Camera Company was founded in the early 1950s by photographer Charles Hulcher. They made panoramic cameras, press camera and specialized high-speed cameras used in film, the military and in aeronautics. This lot of about 100 photos and ephemera was acquired from Betty Giles, who worked for the Company for over 30 years. An article on her from the Daily Press in Hampton, VA in 1989, says that Betty was a Jack of All Trades and that her duties include that of photographer, secretary, lab technician, executive assistant to firm president Charles Hulcher, model and "dishwasher." This lot includes over 50 photos of Betty modeling with the different types of Hulcher Cameras and dates from around 1950s to the 1980s. A rough breakdown of items include:

Brochure for Hulcher Records the Space Age (1962)

Page on the Hulcher 35 - 35MM Double Frame Sequence Instrumentation Camera

Page on Hulcher 35 Model 106 - Time Lapse, Surveillance and Recording Camera

Fold out brochure on Hulcher System of Sequence Photography

Four 8" x 10" photos showing a sequence of crash tests for the US Government

Four 8' x 10" military photos showing a missile launch (3 are in the desert from 1978)

8" x 10" of an astronaut taking a photo with a Hulcher.

8" x 12" color photo of Dolly Parton with a Hulcher camera in the background

11" x 14" photo of the Hulcher 70

Two groups of 8"x 10" photos taped together showing a dance sequence, and three large contact sheets with the same dancers.

Forty-nine 8" x 10" photos of employee Betty Giles posing with different Hulcher cameras

Three 8" x 10" photos of Betty Giles without a camera

Five smaller snapshots of Betty Giles with cameras and a motorcycle

Twelve photos of various sizes of different cameras

Ten photos of various sizes featuring photos taken with the Hulcher.

Most of the photos are in good condition, except for a couple with creases and/or light stains.