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Title: Anthony's photographic bulletin for ..
Year: 1870 (1870s)
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Subjects: Photography
Publisher: New York : E. & H.T. Anthony & Co.
Contributing Library: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
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is not very muchlight, and it is important to get a sharp focus, it will be found helpful tohave a ground-glass stopping very little light. For this end a few dropsof glycerine rubbed well into the grain of the ground side, and all super-fluous glycerine removed with a clean piece of rag, gives a very com-fortable screen for this kind of work. A compound eye-piece must beused, of course. If glycerine is not at hand, oil or vaseline may beused.—A matciir Photographer. The new officials of the California Camera Club, the most successfulorganized body of photographers in this country, are : President, E. G.Zeile ; Vice-President, I. E. Thayer ; 2d Vice-President, W. B. Web-ster ; Secretary, H. B. Hosmer ; Treasurer, E. G. Eisen ; Librarian, W.C. Mackintosh. The Club has 162 active, 192 contributing and 18 asso-ciate members, and the Treasurers report showed a good balance onthe right side. All matter for the August issue of the Bulletin must be in ourhands not later than July 20th. 218
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219 THE WASHINGTON SALON. IN our previous issue we called attention to the movement Inaugu-rated by the Camera Club of the Capital Bicycle Club, having forits object the encouragement of really artistic work in photography. This exhibition was held at the Assembly Hall of the Cosmos Club,Washington, from May 26th to 29th, and was probably the most suc-cessful exhibition ever held in this country. The most prominentamateur photographers sent in their best work, which was dividedinto two classes, one being known as the Salon, and comprising thosepictures that were of high artistic excellence, while the other wasmade up of pictures of technical excellence, though not quite qualifiedfor the former class. One hundred and seventy-seven prints were hungin the Salon. Two crosses were awarded : A gold cross to ClarenceB. Moore, of Philadelphia, the subject being La Heine, a study of afemale head, with melancholy, stern, forbidding features, a print ofthe greatest excellence. The silver cross w

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