Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-09-25

other. Collodion was necessity aud many
expedionts were used to ovade tho patent
Single glass pictures, the molainotype, fer.
rotype, 7" tin type ~ they are now called
camo into rse, and In making any or all of
thcm colodion was usoj.
Hut about 1852 or q liitie later came another
revolution IN the Photographic art. Colo
dion, IL WAS ascertained, was tho best known
vehicle through which 10 obtain negative as
we'll as positive pictures on glass; and the
beauty and cheapuess OF paper pictures,
printed from glass negatives, caught tho
public eye, aud IN few years made said
work with the anbrotype aud all Its iinita'
tons. The Mossrs. Cummings continued TO
take tho REIN ambrotype until about 1851,
when the high price OF plate glass induced
them TO mako tho single glass and tintype
pictures, aud n little later ON, tho card pic.
lures and cabinet photos.
During the spring OF 1864 WIN. Cummings
retired from tho iirm, Thomas continuing to
do a prosperous business nj tho old stand
until 1870, when he removed into his present
quarters in Hirsli's building, North Queen
street and Centre Square. ile II well posted
In all tho branches OF his art, including tho
now popular ''goletin" dry process lle
claims To have made and used dry plates
since 1850.
MIR. Cummings is building himself new
Photographic gallery in rear of his residence,
No. IL West Chestnut street, where he Will
have many conveniences not attainable In
his present location.
wN. L. atIL's cry GALLERY.
VIM. l.. Gill has bssn conseou'ivoly In the
Photographic business longer than any OF his
Lancaster competitors except MIR. Cummings
In 1861 he bought out the establishment OF
NJ. u. Locher West King street, aud re.
NAMED there four years lie then bought
out the gallery of Robert a. Adds No. 10
East n ing street. and has remained there 10
tho present time His precoptor In the art
was DIR. Charles Ehrinan, hne chemist aud
photographer. Mr.. GIN also applied him-
sell closely to tho study Of chemistry, aud
thus escaped many oi the aunoyancos which
besc, some OF the earlor operators. In the
earlier years Of his business he manufactured
nearly all his own chemicals, includ-
ing the ,iodides, bromides, and salts Of
silver and gold used In his profession. Being
u fine mechanic he also manufactured many
of the instruments and appliances used in the
making of pictures. lie mas praciised all the
various styles of photography, and from its
inCipioncy has studied the dry plate process
aud makes his own dry plate. Ilo stands at
the head OF out door operators especially in
tho production Of steroo,oOptc vtews, of
which he has taken many hundred mega.
tives and sold many thousand copies.
II, FRANK sAYLoR's ELEGANT STUDIO.
u Frank Saylor, whose elegant studio is
at Nos. ~ aud ~ West King street, began the
study of the Photographic art in 1858 with
Joseph II. Marston, 9th aud Spring Garden
streets Philadelphia To whom he was regu-
larly indentured and se-yod fOur-year ap-
prouticeship. At that time the Daguorrotype
was about played out, the ambrotype was
beginning 10 go into decay, aud the paper
photos were coming to the 'front.' After he
he had graduated Mr. Saylor opened
an establishment at Oh Chestnut street,
Philadelphia. After conducting it for some
time, he sold out to Broadbent, noted pho
tographer, and came to Lancaster, Decem-
ber Is, 1865, and took charge OF Charles
Ebermans gallery, - West King street
Mr.. Ebcrman died the following April aud
after the place had been run for short time
in the interest of his father Peter q. Eber-
man, Mr., Ssylor aud James Potts bought II
from tho Eberman estate and carried
on tho business under the firm
name OF g. 4. SAylor n Co. In ISL Mr..
Potts retired and Mr.. Saylor continued the
business at the old stand until 1885, when he
purchased the Frazer homestead, nearly
opposite, aud fitted 1t up In style superior
To auy other Photographic establishment in
Lancaster. lIe has every convenience for
the production Of every style oil photographs
picture, aud he Is familiar with every detal
OF tho art In which he takes so much pride.
His parlors are filed with specimens OF his
own work equal to any produced III the stu
dios of the largur cities His aim IL excel.
lence, and Ee has attained IT in an eminent
degree not only Ia the production OF photo
graphic pictures, but i'll crayon, Indian ink,
pastel and other art work.
HOWARD II. NEWS NORTH QUEEN STREET
GALLERY.
Howard IL. Betz, now comfortably located
at 49, North Queen street, began landscape
photography about fifteen years ago, and fol-
lowed it with varying success, for several
years. Ho drifted TO Lancaster in October
lSsi, aud in partnership with his brother-in-
law, George II. Richards, opened photo
graphic rooms at tho place above named.
This gallery was built by the late Hilarie
Xaepiel, aud dr.t occupied by Good, Berner
u Liant in 1874 Tho place WAS afterwards
run by J. f.. Reading and J, =. Saurman. On
tho first OF April, lSS2, III. III. Holton and w.
Ii. Inman took hold of it aud ran 1t for one
year. Mr. Holton then retired aud lnman
continued the business Tor a year longer,
when in lsSI ne sold out to Bstz n Richards.
Richards retired six months afterwards and
Mr. BetH has continued the business to the
present date Mr.. Bot takes good pictures
both large aud small lie has admirable
instruments for largo portraits and outdoor
work. His large Landscape photos, includ-
ing several views of thobaule-ilelds OF Gettys-
burg Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville and
SpOttsyivanIa, together with many Grand
Army encampmeutS aud other subjects are
very fine, and his crayOn pictures will bear
favorable comparison with the best.
uuHLEY's WEST KING STREET GALLERY.
John w. Hubley is comfortably located at
Ij Wost X ing street, the historic building in
which DIR. WIN. Ii. FahnostOck took the first
Daguerrertype ever taken in this city where
Charles and Peter q. EOerman took 50 many
nno pictures and where B. T.. SIyiOr studied
art for seventeen years, MIR. Hubley was
bold soldier boy, and alter having served
his country for three years aud SIX months in
the war Tor the Union, placed himself III 1862
undor tho tuition OF &. W. EDermau to learn
photography.
When Mr.. Eberman died and Mr. SaylOr
bought the gallery Mr.. liubley remained
in MS employ for seven; cen years rs princi-
pal operator, and is credited with having taken
many Oi the excellent pictures sent out of MIR.
SaylOr's studio. When Mr. Saylor purchased
his present place and removed from the Old
gallery, Mr.. Hubley leased il in the spring
of JSS} and has continued to do thriving
business in all the branches OF the trade in
cluling photos ID by - inches and life-sze
portraits in crayOu aud India ink, and the tiny
postal stamp photos, as low as al per hun
dred.
RICHARDS FSrHErIC STUDIO.
George A. Richards, whose pretty studio is
now at los North Queen street, is an accom-
plished artist and greatly y,dislikos cheap work.
He studied drawing in Boston under Edw.
T.. Hentz, who was a graduate of the art
academy of London and Photographic pu-
pill Of the famous SarOny. On leaving BoS-
ton Mr. Richards drifted to Philadelphia and
in lSSl.2 operated for Ill. &. Phillips, 1906
Chestnut street In the summer of 1852 he
'Tufis.tO inScaii661 .s"d ?perated there for
about three months. He next came to Ian
caster aud bad charge OF the operating depart