New-York tribune., 1891-05-03
1NATEURS TO EXHIBIT PHOTOGRAPHS.
A JOINT DISPLAY BY THE NEw-YoRK, BOSTON
AND PHILADELPHIA CLUBS.

A JOINT DISPLAY BY THE NEw-YoRK. BOSTON
AND PHILADELPHIA CLUBS.
An important occurrence in the world OF amateur
photography will be the Joint exhibition OF the New
York Society of Amateur Photographers the Phllaoei-
mia Camera Club and the Boston Camera Club. whch
will he held at the Fifth Avenue Art Galleries. between
Thirty.fourth and Thirty fifth SITS. from May 20 10
une G. These organizations have been accustomed
for some time to hold these expositons OF the WORKS
OF their members, tho last one having been IN fhiia
donbia two years ago. rizes for merit in different
kinds OF photography will be among the inducements
10 amateurs to place their pictures on eAnipiuon'
Everything indicates that the display VIII DC 'ie
,Doet and hest ever held by the three clnbs Prints
royo beon coming I'm for tme although May IL
has been named as the last day upon which display
will he received here The photographs are 10 DO sem
to the committee of the NewYork Society OF Amateur
photocraphers at It's clubroOms, Thrty-eisfthst DO
tween Fifth and Sixth aves., where they Will be or
ronced for hanging In previous exhlDltohs vi 'ho
kind many amateurs have feared to send their Desu
,ror,r lost II shonld be ruined In transit now nov
ever new packing boxes, in which photographs orc
nerfectly safe from damage, have been lhVe"'eu' anu
members Of the three clubs will therefore cohtriouae
tbe pictures which they think Will do the most ce'
to themselves and to the ORGANIZATIONS 70 "''H D'''
belong ,,., III, 10
a,s,Iov ~ the newest inventions In Photographic ap-
naratns Dealers will exert themselves to make tniS
part OF the exhibition especially attracuFe' d ~ 10
sure TO be seen by hundreds Of possible customers
The committee VIII EXCLUDE all aPpai"'u' W
not possess novelty. ,, 4. .bo
r,cmhers ~ the three clubs but will include persons
from England and even Australia. H. L. hoolsoh'
~ Tunbrldge Wells, England, has already eehO V"eN0
large composite platnotype landscapes he Is anoe
the most successful and widely known amateurs III
I'm ysb speaking countries. Some OF his work was
~ fhp
cronbers last fall and 1t attracted much attehuon'
NJ Dohinson takes several friends with him 1T MS
trims about England and when ne mas sceno 'naO
suits his fancy he poses his companions anu Va4'''
their pictures. He is especially sKinul III piln.'ns
esveral negatives on a single sheet and IN joining .ne
together so that the whole looks like single pho'o
graph. In this way lie IhaA09 "'oN' f
one camera would take
othor foreign exhibitors will be J. II. Harvey, OF
Victoria Australia, who viii send some Australian
views A. II. Dresser, formerly honorary secretary Vi
tbe London Camera Club, whose marines are OF ut-
usual cxcellence Frank NJ. Sutcfe, of Whtby, Eng
who will contribute landscapes, and Mt ana nIs' "
]. Auckorn of Arbroath Eng, who Will also lena ou'
Se American Photographic Conference, which will
be attended by representatives Of clubs In various paris IT'S
OF the country win also be & ea III TINS to % his will
be entertained on an excursion around @ 'e ~
on Wednesday May ~ by the Rrrn ssSemy
/ Photography. The steamboat Laura NJ Starn nas Ia
been chartered and she will leave lowers Wiaan ia
Trooklvn AT IL 80 D. m and Pier No. l, North River
dis city, minutes later Tickets amnrs e6mtng 6 4hS th
nr'mittee in charge No doubt hundreds OF pictures
Of the statue Of Liberty o SIaG infees tha
come in range will be taken by those on board II te
day is favorable. Darkroom facilities VIII De pro
vied for the changing OF plates A.
| Tho committee consists Of three members OF me
Brooklyn club, Harry s. Fowler No 9rs so HsI,eEst
BrooAlyn: Frederick NJ Lawrence No, ~ OtS
New-YorH and three members Of the NewYork so
cietv r. J. Burton No. 113 West Thirty -egntnI-st:
| y & Reach No. 361 Broadway, and Frederick Nlimar
| No. 90 Duane-st.