"Anatol Marco Josepho, a Russian immigrant to the US, invented the world's first fully automated, coin-operated photo booth. When it opened its doors near Times Square in New York City, the photomaton which produced pictures from a carefully orchestrated mechanical darkroom inside was an instant hit. A reported 280,000 people lined up to use it in the first six months."
"I met Johnny through friends in 1988; I wrote my name and telephone number on a parking ticket. We hadn't been dating long when we went to a movie and there was a photo booth. We were still in that awkward dating phase, but we hopped in. Jackie and Johnny Wesson in 1988. Photograph: Jackie Wesson/Guardian Community Now we've been together for 37 years, and married for 35."
"The beauty of being with someone since you were young is that you see each other, in many ways, as those same kids falling in love. I'm older, I've had two kids, my hair is greying, but when Johnny looks at me, a part of him still sees the 20-year-old girl he was falling in love with in the photo booth. There was something so special and meaningful about photo booths back then."
Anatol Marco Josepho, a Russian immigrant to the US, invented the first fully automated, coin-operated photomaton and opened it near Times Square in New York City. The machine produced pictures from a mechanical darkroom and drew massive crowds, with a reported 280,000 users in the first six months. One hundred years later, writers and readers shared favorite photo booth pictures and personal stories about preserved moments and relationships. Personal recollections describe couples using booths during early dating, strips kept in scrapbooks, and tangible mementos like a parking ticket with a name and number carried for decades. Photo booths created meaningful, frozen memories before digital ubiquity.
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