, 1875-02-20
PHOTOGRAPHY.
Interesting Items in tic History
Of n Grcnt Modern Art.
DagueSre and His Predecessors. 1nprort.
nltats on Ills bisto,ery by The Glen.
fsts Of The World.

pasae'1e aa9 h's '~p'D's'
neats on lis Discovery b} the Glen.
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SLs Vi tae Huliu'
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The Picture-Galleries OF Uhtchgo.
ia ,,,a so,,,mcnt of rrattuo 10 rrcat md upiyor.
IN sne eu,'onso ss W.. .,,,, a,,,n~ vir,,,o-
~, :, pene'Ae.oln' .nousu, Inv .sss,,xea ~
this magnificent tnatines OF fememofnuco III
marred little by hsl unfair concentration on
fov names, mankind generally thanking Frank
H. for .1..,~,.ttv wstt ~ Fnlton fnr etnar.
~ ~. e1ss.s, ~ ...' ". n,oaaa nv t,,on,nr
NeHson 1of hesionomS+ oaoses w 'Aeo.ob5.
tito species, and Daguorro for the modern
nort.aituro Of tho human faco through tie IN.
=, a.. .,t,- -, -lo,o,a tho t,,th
~ y. ~. 49,. -. H. ~ r.a.,~.
le that every great moaofn af. aas al ancehsiS
,nost Is far back IS air. Darwin'B Investigations
for lin ;,tscovorv NJ tho natural ancestry Of nan
~ W. use. .,', ..,.,.5 81 tho destination ~
Da6"et'o ID s'tnp9 en'asou ~ Nv s,.""".ss.
being ono among thousands OF ooaotFoss ana
thinkers In tho department Of chemistry who
crc ens1,ad 1y tho npnlicatton OF soieutitic facts
J., ,,,,,,r1otn iho o,,a,n,c., nbcnonoona nro,uced
~ ,.,. 1aso- w.. s1as ~ ,a,.not,,a ,n,,n
by light bofofo regarded AZ tn1aoe'plc, i"1na.
-
permanent results. THO Greeks know ao1ne-
sh;o hovt ,l,a ,,ot,,,v ~ the srn.a r.ra in RI.
,a4;n, s - IN .e,,rona,,t nheuomona or oolor-
'a''u, '" ''1 Pe4 M'uus LII 49,. s,.1,aa.,,
of tho thirtcenth century discovered tho change
of color untlerrono by white chloride Of silver
ox,,.,a >, ue1t In taoo wcdcrond tho cef
p1 .,,a.r nrar,l, -, aoa,, rsnor T.,
nttrato Of silvor and tako p.ohIe1 ny tue sun on
that aenstivo anrfacc, which was, In fact prac-
t,cinc ni,ntorranhy. A foy years ]atc< oamo
Niepee. of CIa,ous, WHO was tho lrss to copy and
% tis lmnses @ formod IN 1T tho ~ eamor. ossoura. But
hc was tgnofant Of tho oxquiaite Rensltsonoss ct
folldo Of pilyer, discovered b7 Daguerro, and
pereone who wanted to alt for portraits would
,,a< ,G -. rot ,,nr,r in t,,o ,nn,Iro ana ali
al lii dav' s1 - s'' W e"N'' - ~''' 'e "'N 1''
=, .41' ; rs s;,1 - -,,rs,,o ta,,o.inr ,ha;-
r., aneis opjsa uos ~ t iR3S ~, ',.. s
nans T., ,,-a1,, ;r5nrc ~, t,,o u;tvnr nnte
1xi.ic' ,,,op ,9ont ctoro thc harmed word an
"ulen sluu WIZ. uIau1o ~ aaa ,r +,n
became kaown 20 .ne 5ip ~ Hc wi -
ss..n .t, t;,s =. III sIo J'ott,arr,n,s ~ h,s;
nux,t aaa a np,tnr H. ct'naS;I In I1or.u,oi
nsn % " hin n,n,sla;is., mi .san, H.
Gieas 4fn IL o;iror
nAtno tue lsesuto i'.a,.. ~ .,si,tr,r ,rnPit
IoGnof'n' '. 'ae cof'o0 eon4'to1''s "s
neEMs. E, .t,,a data ,eao ,,,c,rr.. .tacro ,,r t,,o
h..,u, .nn - .I,o ;,,.1,,. ~ an L.,
non pfGseea oeesG ono ,r.,a u '1u III 1ooaS's'eS III
esofs c''} w "ao eis.tMsu ". a.sao. "oti1' ~"
tho henatfta q this great modern ast "eTe oner-
Cd to TIC phnn ~ te' , ha:ta 4ns, iasntH ~ ;on
,,;arnxary IN ranan n,r;ny tha fsr,t fcy vcars
nicturos vsro taken rcl,ersliy o1,t Of doora, aud
by procesa That rctluirod endurance aud pa-
tionce liko lensai opzfation. The beet work
aono IL thoSs a. oaya y,a "ss 'nn axury naa1 r.
iit"'' tha 'nraae"t @ ~" dax waa unhSpv,, for
yoats, Dat u, improvements we're gradu aIly j-
tfo1ucel, and the novelty OF this cheap hut truo
human hka11oss naa va. conve,toa lnto aelnal nopu-
!etty' os aa''. ..s a ~ ~
rarn % wv to foatahlc jeruarroa1 caIlorea. ia.
pprovsrueots xero gradually introduced, and. III
1861, Alexander nesicr. Chicago artist, received
tho first premium ior WosK q tne Merlds Fais
81 .st 80" ansG H. snu ntbat
mnns NJ inIiSstr3. until tho b,stnesa Il tho
preacnt time, IL represented in seventy. eight
galloriss. Ctrtng employment to sou operatives.
nnd representing 1asge capata. aslao from i