New-York tribune., 1881-10-30
THE SALE OF PHOTOGRAPHS.
CURIOUS FACTS GIVEN BY DEALERS.

AMATEURS AT WORK
Aside from the natural desire for likenesses
TO give to friends there is large and growing demand
on photographers for pictures OF persons who in multi
tarous ways OF coming before the public have made
themselves distinguished. II does not matter much,
apparently how these people become famous. The
pictures of variety actress hero Of murder
trial will often, for PERIOD outsell the faces of Prs
dents poets philanthropists The latter indeed
very apt to be neglected by the buyers OF photo
graphs stI, the persons Of solid worth, the
Lincolns Garfelds, Greeleys and Bryants, form the
best stock in trade for the photographer, as their
pictures sell for many years after they have ceased TO
move the public except by their memories.
An hour spent in well-stocked photograph store, of
which there are several In New-York is both amusing
and instructive. Persons ike to look at the features of
famous men aud women, and everyone knows how often
the first sight of his picture contTadlcts the
ideas already formed of his looks Here may be seen the
pictures OF kings queens princes and other rulers OF Or
egn countries side by side with those of Presidents Gov
ernors Senators and Generals The photograph galaxy OF
fame is az heterogeneous as that OF newspaper poets
and painters authors editors ministers, actors and ac-
nris oltern fe With Se samrse Wins fnddes muir
dcrers ballet dancers, dwarts and giants.
TALK WITH DEALER.
TRIBUNE reporter recently made inquiries about the
photograph trade at store in Broadway.
"Do Bernhards portraits sell well yet ~ the proprietor
asked by the reporter, seeing number in the case
"Yes, though of not as well as when she was
playng nerc his race Is hdCucl - NuOih saw vi
stage twenty years ago Here is Ellen Terry the only
picture of her In America Mary AndersOns beauty sells
many Of her portraits. Her profile is very pretty.
hundred negatives have been made of her face
she has the fnest eyes on tne ste ouD you Mou I c
think her attractive You met per on tne street ier
complexion is not good but she has remarkably regular
features. Miss Nelson long q favorite, and her
beauty and the remembrance Of her charming acting sun
sell many OF her pictures often gve quotation with
each day With sacridces.' Or with Bob tngersol
quote his sentence II You want TO make Republicans,
build school-houses; if you want to make Democrats
tear them down.
UNWILLING TO BE PHOTOGRAPHED.
Emerson used to be very shy OF being photographed
offered to pay his expenses if he would sit At
last he consented Of his accord. paid an editor
who was friend of Mrs stowe, 50 for inducing her to
sit for photographer Many years ago the poet Whit
tier came TO NewYOrk and his nephew entrapped him
into a photographers before he aware of As he
was sitting chair, the operator said, Sit perfectly
STILL Mr. Whittier aud 80 got his picture before be could
object The ice being broken he willing to sit after
that. Philips Brooks would never be photographed
Many ccrgymen think 1t looks like an act OF vanity to
sit for picture. Bcecher and Talmage we have, OF
course and they sell considerably tried ten years to
get Lydia Maria Childs photograph could never get
picture Of George Eliot until my daughter
went to Paris and found l;ns one art aier Look Look
picture of her have not been able to get copy OF
Princess Dolgorouks face nor OF the glrl Niis sass
Itch, OF the author, Iurgenen friend Is gong
to send me picture OF NJ Iola He has hne-looklng
Here is photograph Of cameo of Byron, which the
poet gave To the Countess Guiccioa, the woman VINO
said the prettlcsl mana IN EUROPE mere lb
Laura Bridgnan, the deal DUMP ahu Dlhd woman
This is the only picture of John stuart Mil IN this cOun-
try. This Is Theodore Parker, a man with wonderful
memory, and whom knew intimately Wleh we, were
both hot abOltiOnists Bryant had hne classic head
have been sold OF Mr. Greeley ana all snow some eccen-
ricty dress pose, but the strong benevolent lace
When Lincoln died, small photographs if him jumped
from two to nine cents apiece at Wholesale. Wilkes
sG eHfib IN tbe eo eyenns S at S. between Wast and
THE TRIBUNE office in Nassaust. there were 800 men
selling pictures. When Fisk was killed sold 5000 OF
his pictures in n day. alsO sold 5000 of Josephine
Man field in day The demand tor Fsks portrait kept
newspapfrs are sometimes hardpressed for portrait
when occasion demands it, and will pay high price to
THE PEOPLE THAT BUY PICTURES.
Al store in Nassaust it was said that actresses pic
ures sold readest of any class. They were bought
mostly Ivy young men. number OF whom made coIec-
tons embracing every actor and actress coming to New
York An Old gentleman in Elizabeth collects pictures
OF military men II actress pretty she would sell
we'll even II not of much merit in her profession; OF
standard artists, Mary Anderson, Adelaide Nelson
Fanny Davenport and Maude Granger were favOrites
MANY Of HOWelps fine pictures OF Maud Brans-
coG6e were sold. Booth, Mccullough and Barrett
among actors, sold we'll The demand for pictures OF
clcrgymen and literary persons was limited
President GarneUs was the bestSelling portrait ever
brought out Two very popular companion pictures are
made OF the faces OF some MY DaDle, grouped Oh e
on one card they all smiling and on The other scOW
ing group OF coor'd Oabies some sitting III wash
bowls, is very amusing
PRESIDENT GARFIELD's PICTURES.
A photographer uptown told the reporter how he OBJ
tanned his photographs OF President Garfield II was
on August g. 1850 that they were taken sent my man
the night before the Presidents room in the hotel by
a back stairway, with the message that must have
,ict,re thc next day. Colonel Swain consulted with
senator Blaine and Mr. Garfield, and the latter at last
,,rnm srd 10 sit at S o'clock the next morning came
down bright aud early, and s0OIGeneta GaleId came
n Iunl,uluc,ut man, and said IN his CHEEKY voice
that he was ready and at my service saw
fIot "A thrcequartcr view OF MS race rom
c Jeff side did the best justice TO his high forehead aud
fu temples aud also caught the me expression OF MS
rvcs had three negatives taken IN few minutes. As
IL napprned General Garfield saw large portrait OF
General Hancock In my gallery ana soon aIterWlrd sent
for one. \ per5on who had visited Mentor toin me
niierward that Hancocks and Gartclds pictures were
side by side on the manel Gener hancIcE ra aSI noT
canot bcg gin TO supply the demand for the late PIesl-
T me photographer took the reporter behind the
scenes i'm lis place, where number OF persons were
hundred copies were lying Immersed IN dlneteht sou-
ous before being put on the cards rms photographer
Gas furnished 3OIOO pictures TO p T. Barhum Of Tom
Thumb" An interesting aID1h .ol',ainins tie auto
graphs of prominent patrons Is KEPT by MN A9HS he
raps are those OF Bryant, Bayam Taylor, Horace
Greeley, Ole Bun Ni.htlug Genet Jill, g , tSI
Arthur Dr. Adams, President GARFIELD, secretary Diahc,
General sherman, General Hancock, George Nhlani
nro,uncnce The oldest sitter was Samuel Downng III
,,,r1ph oupSars and Robert Ingerson ami the
Sinmcse twins have signatures on the same page -,
rortrr wien asked for curious IN photography:
"Our busy is in the winter when the people are
all i'm town. ana the theatrical profession especuIy,
which riyes us "a good share of our work during the
warm months our patrons are largely srlscls Wesea
rent many pictures mostly actresses thoug any prey
,it,,rc of woman will sell IL does not follow mat
person Will take nne-l0oAlnS picture
ibe requisites for good photograph are prOhmeht
Satur! expressive eyes and wcllcut mouth and chm
turu OF the head makes great alteration Ill prsOhs
looks and persons with nc prOnles 0Iteu nave expires
iacca The full face gives The most perfect por
tr,it nf cDurse. but is very hard to make well
- :. portrntts of Fanny Davenport We're |
.ho LIST selling OF any actress we have |
,ho ,ho ogpophed she has very handsome features,
OF ner popularity, vi hdUu
iransro,nhes portraits we have sold many thousands
One of The prettest pictures OF her is side-vew with
Ir .yes Looking down her right shoulder Many
Seem 40 care more for having their dresses ph0-
tognhed than their faces sarah Bernhardts pictures
id large sale and they stll IN some demand, as
r. 'ode snnlo very fine portraits OF her. although she
was not good subject. She was very nervous before
pTyiege OF photographing her, and selling
Fcr nicfurcs Miss Nelson sold very we'll We made a