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Trailer | Mr. Polaroid

Season 37 Episode 3 | 1m 45s

Before the iPhone, the Polaroid camera let people instantly chronicle their lives. Along with instant photo mania, its company culture became the model for Silicon Valley. Mr. Polaroid is the story of Edwin Land, the man behind the camera.

Corporate sponsorship for American Experience is provided by and . Major funding by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.
Extras
We were told to "shake it like a Polaroid picture". But what if we got it wrong?
Thousands of Superfund sites have been identified across the United States.
22,000 tons of toxic waste in your own backyard
What do guinea pigs, eugenics and Japanese incarceration during WWII have in common?
Did you know that the Civil Rights Act of 1964 wasn’t supposed to include job protections for women?
Watch a preview of Mr. Polaroid.
Audiobooks are big business today—but they began as a vital tool for blind readers.
Audiobooks are big business today—but they began as a vital tool for blind readers.