Key events in the history of Eastman Kodak Co.

 

Published: March 1, 2012

Here are key events in the history of Eastman Kodak Co., which announced plans Thursday to sell its online photo-sharing business:

1880 — George Eastman begins commercial production of dry plates for photography in a rented loft of a building in Rochester, N.Y.

1888 — The name "Kodak" is born and the Kodak camera is marketed with the slogan, "You press the button, we do the rest."

1889 — The Ea...


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