Kodak Brownie

In 1900, George Eastman released a cardboard box camera that cost $1 and used 15-cent roll film. Photography went from an expert craft requiring glass plates and darkrooms to something a child could do on a Sunday afternoon. The Brownie sold millions and created the concept of the snapshot. Every family photo album, every vacation picture, every candid moment captured by amateurs for the next century — it all started with this $1 box.