Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1880-01-21
Who are Popular.

| interviewed a photograph man the
other day. Every year from fifty thousand
to two hundred thousand strangers come
to Washington, mostly tourists, and each
one carries away with him some memento
of his visit. Photographs are popular and
cheap relics, and those that are sold most
freely indicate pretty we'll the popularity
of the subjects. Several people here make
good living by the sale Of photographs Of
public buildings and public men. There
is place near the capitol where a stock of
twenty-five thousand photographs four.
tifths of them pOrtraits-is kept constantly
on hand. There can be found pictures,
not only of living statesmen, but Of
dead ones, running as far back as Andrew
jackson. | asked the proprietor the other
day whose face was the most popular.
"Grants," he replied, "by ali odds. |
sell twice as many pictures Of Grant as any
other man. There was lull for time, a
year or two since, when the demand was
very small, but it began to he lively again
about three months ago, as the fall travel
set in, and | have had hard work to keep
my stock up"
Did you say yeu had sold more pictures
Of Grant than Of any other man?"
"Oh, no. LincOln's picture was in great
| NVthdhN ullNSu years. anu nave sofa
| thousands upon thousands of them. There
are more portraits of Lincoln scattered
over this country than Of any one else, but
the call for him has very nearly died out.
| Grant comes next. His pictures began to
be called for about 1868, and have sold
steadily since. They are bought now as
fast as when he was president"
How does Hayes pictures sell?"
| q Poorly Mrs Haves IL mora Y,oDuI,r
She has a striking face, and 1t looks well in
a photograph. | sell two of hers to one of
his"
How does the cabinet sell?"
There il good demand for Sherman's
picture, and occasionally | sell one of
Evarts and Key, hut the Others are scarcely
ever called for. | don't believe ever sold
ten pictures of Devens Gen Sherman is u
good staple. There is u steady call for him
and Sheridan, two f; but of all the soldiers.
barring Grant, think Pap Thomas sold
best"
How about the senators?'
Blaine lays 'em all over Every time
he makes a speech, or has fuss in the
seAnte, fill my windows with him, and
they &C like hot cakes. If Blaine would
let me know when he is going to get up an
excitement in the senate | would have
boys in the hall with his photograph.
Blaine is a great faverite with the women. "
"Who comes next?'
"Well, | guess lack Chandler does.
That JEFF Davis speech was q God.send to
me. | sold two hundred pictures on it,
and since old Jack died have got rid of a
pile of them. Lamar sells well, and so
does Logan. There was big call for Don
Cameron when he came to the senate, and
it revived whom he got married"
Isn't Conkling called for?'
Eyes, but can't give 'sm. Conkling
hasn't had a negative taken for ten wears,
not since he got gray, and although keep
few sof the old ones oA hand, people
throw them to one side because they don't
look like him. wish Conkling would
give US another negative"
Where do you get your pictures
Here in Washington. of Brady, and |
do big business with the New York
artists
How did Morton sell?"
Not first-rate. always kept him on
hand as staple, and there was steady
sale, and Is now, but not large"
Who Of the house sells best p
Well, guess Alexander Stephens does
then comes Butler, Sam Randall, Garfield
and COX. The soptherners buy Blackburn
most, but most of my custom coanes from
northern people. You don't often see 4
southern woman here, and men don't buy
msR Photographic Southerners seldom
come here except they want an office
The money that 10 made at this bushes,
comes from the sale Of few particular
faces, but have to keep big stock on
hand. If kept only twenty or thirty sort
could make more money, because hal
my stock is dead lost. - Chicago Inter
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