The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-03-11
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afternoon; | remember that it was Sun
day, and Secretary FOlger came here with
him, and / made number of siitinps T
tnok tie last picture that was ever made of
President Garfield. 1t was inst two DAVIS
before he was inaugurated. He came in
because they wanted a tintype of him for
the bureau of engraving and printing. i'm
order that his face might be engraved for
the bank notes. | had 10 arrangements
for taking tntypes, and l had TO send out
for material. While We were waiting I
took number of photographs. and these
were the last that were made of him.
Mrs. Garfield was with him at the time.
and | asked her to sit. She replied that
she was not dressed suitably. but that
she would come 10 again. She never came"
In speaking of the maDv Congressman
whom he has posed Mr.. Dodge says: 81
took photographs of Senator PETER and
Jerry Simpson the other day. Senator
PETER looks like quiet man. and he is.
His long whiskers add sort of pictur-
esqueness to his face. Jerry Simpson is a
Jovial. whole-souled fellow before the
camera. He cracked jokes all the time [
was taking his picture. His face is angu-
larand expressive. ard you have TO catch
1t al just the right time. Tom Watson is
the opposite of Simpson in his manner.
He is rather reserved and talks but little.
John Allen OF Mississippi is daisy. He
is as plain as an old chip and takes a
picture as though he enjoyed it. He
and Fellows of New York came in To-
the other day. They spent the whole
OF the time in joking each other and
telling stories. We have a bust OF p. L.
Barnum which WIS made by Clark Mills.
Fellows looks for all the world like Bar.
mum, and John Allen pointed this bust out
10 his friends as that of Fellows. Buck
Kilgore, though he kicked the door OF the
House down when Reed was Speaker, is a
very quiet man. l hav5 taken his picture
several times, and he is a very good SUBJ
ject. He is six feet high. and l photo
graphed him with his hat on. He makes
very striking likeness, and great many
strangers ask to see his picture | have
also taken Roger @. Mills with his hat on.
lie wears a SLOUGH and is over six feet tall.
have Senator Malone under his SON.
brero. He makes, also. very striking
picture"
the Cabinet officers ?"
Yes, but it is hard to get Cabinet min
lister. The Cabinet are public characters
and as their pictures are sold they like to
appear as we'll as possible. We have got
number OF them by sending for them
just as they were about to go out TO enter
taInments, ana l suppose we have in
reality taken the Cabinets of nearly all
the Presidents within the last decade. We
had very good picture of Cleveland's
first Cabinet taken in the White House.
We would have had one of President Ar
thurs Cabinet. but Acknowledgement
Brewster objected and the sitting fell
through. Brewster was very sensitive
about having his picture taken. You
remember that be fell into the fire
when baby and burned his face
oct of shape Rls features were hor-
rible. and he did not like TO have them
photographed. He came to US, however,
just before he left Washington and we got
splendid negative of him."
"One OF the hardest pictures we ever
got. the photographer went on, was
that of General Sherman, We asked him
again and again 10 have a photograph
taken. He promised to come In, but said
that he wanted his picture made while his
uniform was on, and he hated TO wear his
uniform when he could help it. He was
great man. you know, to go to weddings.
They say he liked to kiss the brides Well.
one day just before going to a wedding he
came down and gave US ting. Re
talked most Interestingly about his battles
during the sitting. His face lighted up as
be described some of his wonderful war
experiences and we got good picture.
he was then at the head of the army and
had an Office in the War Department. L
took number of pictures of Phil Sheri-
dan. he never said word during the
sitting and was as sOner as a Judge.
General RosecraDs acts more like
uoy tudH al OIu S0U6Idl W1eQ ne Is nav
ing his picture taken. He laughed and
chatted with me and seemed to enjoy the
taking of the photograph. | took General
Logan shortly before his death. He was
S l'lain citizen as any could ask for. His
lace was iron, and photographing him was
ike taking picture of statue HIS face
was very dark. and [ always gave him
more than the usual time in taking ii.
Sheridan never moved a muscle during one
OF his sittlngS. and | took the picture from
which the artist worked who made the
Arlington monument. | was surprised at
the simplicity of these generals. None of
them put on airs, aud it was the same with
General Joseph Z. Johnston, the noted
Confederate general He in and had
a sitting one day. and l did not know who
1t was until he left and he said, MY name
is Joseph f. Johnston"
Speaking of the simplicity of these
great generals recalls some talks have
had with Nj. b. Brady, the noted war pho
tograpner. He has a gallery in Washing
ton, and although he is nearly so years
old, still takes plctures. He once told me
that General Grant once stood in his GAL
lery when plate of glass, heavy enough
t. have killed horse. fell out of the sky
light and was shattered in pieces at his
feet. Grant did not move muscle, but
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