A pretty Chinese girl in Jamaican dress was lowering her Speed Graphic.

The Speed Graphic was a queen among cameras.

Bulky Speed Graphics were replaced by 35-millimeter cameras that did not have to be reloaded after each shot.

And then Mr. Burnett flipped to a photograph taken seconds later with the ancient Speed Graphic.

Whatever he aimed his Speed Graphic flash camera at, he seemed unable to take a boring picture of the city or its people.

Despite the common appellation of Speed Graphic, various Graphic models were produced between 1912 and 1973.

Because of the focal plane shutter (backshutter), the Speed Graphic can also use barrel lenses.

The Speed Graphic was a slow camera.

The Speed Graphic was manufactured in a number of sizes, 4x5" being the most common, but also in 2.25x3.25" 3.25x4.25" and 5x7".

C3 New York through the lens of a Speed Graphic.