preelectronic

adjective

pre·​elec·​tron·​ic ˌprē-i-ˌlek-ˈträ-nik 

variants or pre-electronic

: existing or occurring before the development of electronic devices

preelectronic times

The Miami-based company is founded on the admittedly romanticized ideal of preelectronic photography. You remember, don't you? That time … when it took practice and skill to compose a perfect photo.

—Hannah Elliott

Word History

First Known Use

1921, in the meaning defined above