The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1876-03-16
PHOTOGRAPHIC HALL

| is situated southeast Of the art gallery,
| and north OF the east wing of the main
exhibition building. 1T is being built Of
wood, plaster, iron, glass and bronze. and
viii cover space 258 feet long, east to
west by l07 feet wide The exterior will
| be very beautifully painted, and the in
terror arrangements will be as follows
The hanging screens are twenty eight in
| number, four of them are nineteen feet
| long and twenty-four are twenty-iour feet
long each, and as both sides are equally
good for an exhibit, and as band of ten
| feet of pictures may be reckoned, it fur
nishes torty-eight spaces Of 24O square
feet each, and the four screens of nineteen
feet long each furnish eight spaces of 100
square feet each. The walls of the build
ing furnish 1920 feet more, together IS,
| 800 square feet. Add to this the surface
Of the T-shaped termination OF the screens
| towards the middle avenue and it gives
| 720 square feet more, making total OF
| 1850 feet This estimate is based IN the
| assumption that pictures will not be hung
nearer the floor than two and a half feet,
| but if only halt OF that should be covered
| Cat the option of exhibitors of course) II
would add about 800 square teet more
| The screens stand sixteen feet apart an
| in some cases floor space can be gained
| for exhibits between them, and floor space
| will be had for the same use all along the
! middle avenue between the ends of the
screens. The T-shaped termination of the
| screens towards the middle avenue is
available for pictures. and will be from
| two feet to two and half feet wide
| These ends OF the screens being covered
| with pictures will greatly improve the et-
feet in viewing the middle avenue along
| its entire length, as in sharp perspective
| it has the appearance nearly OF a CONTINUE
Gus wall OF pictures.
| 1t will be seen from this that there will
be an exhibition of photography here such
as the world never saw. if there is more
enterprise shown in filling the space al
lotted than there is in subscribing for the
stock to build it. There will be very
elegant and interesting collection sent
from Germany. which leaves Berlin this
month. En-. Horning, editor of the Puoto
Archiv., in Vienna, writes that a fine col
lection is coming from his city. He says
81 hope to be able, according to the emu
lation of our American co-workers, to eX.
cite an animated participation of our pho
tographers, and l shall be glad if l can
succeed, to enable me to show you my es.
teen for the extraordinary exertions you
have made in the interest of our art"
Mr.. Adolph Braun, the renowned car
bon art printer and publisher, has applied
for 265 square feet of space, and promises
to make famous exhibit Many French
English and other foreign exhibitors will
join in the display.
The Dairymen's Centennial Committee
met here today Delegates from nearly
every State but Massachusetts were pres
ent. It was decided that the centennial
commissioners should erect q separate
building at cost OSLO 900, for the dis
play OF dairy products, and two gentle.
men were appointed to solicit contribu.
tons to the stock. The general feeling
seemed to be that the State governments
would assist the enterprise, and the exhib-
it will be large and creditable. The
| goods will be sold at the exhibition, and
the proceeds divided, after paying ex-
penses pro rata amongst the holders of the
stock. Canada will also exhibit in this
department. l inquired of the delegate
from Vermont Ga gentleman who has an
extraordinary habit of blinking his eyes
after the manner OF a frightened feline)
why Massachusetts was not represented