I find the history of spy photography very interesting. I think spy photography is what lead to today's paparazzi. Back in the day, some photographers would try their best to snap a photograph of a famous person without their permission, but due to the size of the camera, and the exposure time it was almost impossible.
But in 1865, that was no longer an issue when a very small and compact camera was released for spy photography. They called it a sliding box camera, ans the size was 1 inch by 1 2/3 inch. They were the first subminiature spy camera that was developed in France, and they work exactly like the big bulky and heavy Daguerreotype cameras.
As time goes on, there were more and more spy cameras hitting the market, and by the 1920's, they were in a from of a pocket watch.
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http://www.pimall.com/nais/nl/spyphotography.html
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