Success was developing rapidly for the Polaroid Corp. at the 1953 National Photo Show in New York. Just six years after Edwin Land launched the iconic company, sales of his instantly gratifying products reached $23 million annually, evidenced by the Model 95 camera shown here. The first successful instant-picture camera sold about 900,000 units over its lifespan. Polaroid's fortunes faded away, however, as the company failed to reinvent itself for the digital age and filed for federal bankruptcy protection in 2001. Polaroid eventually sold off most of its assets, including the Polaroid name.