Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-11-19
ANEW GALLERY OF ART.
bingham a -Craver's Magnificent
Embellishments.

Establfsnment.
II is not known TO many of our citizens
that Memphis nov possesses one of the
most magnificent photograph establish
ments in the country. Every person has
noticed during the erection Of the Goyer
Block, on the corner of Main and Jefier-
son. there were placed in the third story,
on the jefferson street side Of the build
ing, four immense plates Of French glass.
These now furnish the splendid light in
the operating room Of Bingham 4 Ora
ver's photograph gallery. 4lf
THE ENTRANCE.
The entrance to this elegant gallery is
on Main street. You ascend two fight
Of stairs, elegantly carpeted, when you
reach the third story. Immediately in
front Of you is the
RECEPTION ROOM.
This is elegantly fitted up. Pictures
and photographs, arranged in the most
tasteful manner, hang on the, walls
The room is magnifcently carpeted and
furnished. Adjoining this room is a
dressing room fitted up expressly for
ladies'. This is also carpeted and fur
nished in tasteful manner. The recep-
ton room opens into the splendid
1900. OPERATING ROOM, "a
which is painted in dead blue color.
Overhead, and on the north side of the
room, you behold those splendid plates
Of French glass, without stain or flaw
to interrupt single ray of light. The
curtains are so arranged as to govern the
introduction of light while a photograph
is taking. Messrs. Bingham 4 Craver
have one of Dalmeyer's improved instru-
ments. These instruments are made in
London, and are the best operating in
struments in the world. This instru-
ment is splendid piece Of mechanism,
and with it Messrs. Bingham 4 Craver,
who are first-class artists, will take
the best photograph ever taken
in this city, and which photographs
will be equal to any taken in the cele-
brated galleries Of Eastern cities. On
this floor are three other rooms, used by
the above artists for perfecting and FIN
ishing photographs. These rooms con-
tain the necessary apparatus for finishing
up photographs in the most perfect man
ner. The laboratory is filled with chem
icals, which are nsed extensively in pre-
pairing these pictures. This room is SC
arranged that the fumes of chemicals
reach the open air by means of sky
lights, and by this means the operator
avoids the danger of inhaling the fumes
rising from burning chemicals
On the same floor is an artists room
where photographs are colored. In this
room we observed many life-size photo
graphs of our leading citizens. The
first picture taken at this establishment
was one taken yesterday Of an old citi-
zen, Esquire Richards. We cannot
close the description without again re
ferring to the operating-room; The fur
niture of this room is OF the latest style
and procured with view to increase
the attractiveness of the pictures taken.
A charming background, representing
appropriate scenes, has also been pur
chased by the proprietors; indeed, there
is no such gallery in the West, and nc
Eastern gallery has so perfect and fine
light, or is so perfect in all its appoint
ments. Messrs. Bingham & Cravel
deserve any amount Of public patron
age for their efforts in the cause of art
by fitting up in our city one of the bes
furnished, best arranged, and most per
feet photograph gallery in the country