The New Photo-Miniature (Volume 6)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1905. Excerpt: ... the past half century, and twice served as president of the National Photographers' Association. During the seventies he introduced in this country the art of retouching portrait negatives, and in 1889 he inaugurated the movement which resulted in the erection of a statue to Daguerre at Washington, D. C. He is survived by his widow and a brother, Mr. Philip S. Ryder, a photographer at Syracuse, N. Y. The Infallible Exposure Meter Company, 237 B South 4th street, Brooklyn, N. Y., asks us to mention that (1) readers who buy Infallible meters from dealers should make sure when purchasing that they get complete outfits, including the instruction book, speed card, etc.; (2) the Company will gladly put any old-style Wynne meter in perfect order, supplying a new dial adapted for use with the new sensitive paper, etc., for the normal charge of SO cents; (3) a new Speed List will be ready about July 1, showing changes made during recent months in the speed of American plates; (4) a new shipment of Infallible Shutter Testers has been received and orders can be filled promptly. A representative collection of recent work by Mr. Alvin Langdon Coburn, of New York, was exhibited in the art galleries of the Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, May 4 to 21. The prints comprised examples of portraiture, landscape and illustration work, displaying unusual skill in the treatment of the subjects. We are pleased to hear that Mr. Coburn, whose studio on Fifth avenue has been open only a few months, is meeting with considerable success in professional portraiture. The $500 prize competition announced by The PhotoAmerican, 20 Hoyt street, Stamford, Conn., is arousing much interest among amateur photographers and should not be forgotten by readers of these pages. The editor of The Photo-Am...