The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-03-06
THE MID-WINTER FAIR.
A Lively Demand for the Special
Number Of America Photographed.

Famous Paintings Number Three Also
Meets With Popular Approval-Worlds
Fair Views Can Now Be Obtained at
Bargain.
The special Mid Winter Fair number
of America Photographed had a large
sale yesterday and the fine views 1T con-
tains were the subject of much favorable
comment. In the preparation OF this
series the publishers .are not using lot
of worn out plates that have been used
in other publications and therefore are
able to do work that will commend itself
without the need of praise or the adver-
Using given by celebrated name. The
views speak for themselves, and the fact
that the publishers have secured at his
early date series of photographs illus
trating the Mid-Winter Fair shows that
they are alive and active in the prepara-
tion of the series. Everything new and
interesting in our own country will be
given before the series is complete. This
series was not offered to the public until
preparations were SO far advanced as to
enable first class and prompt service.
Many publishers contracted for early
portfolios that lacked mechanical porfec-
tion and now find themselves with con-
tracts ON their hands they would gladly
be rid of. But America Photographed
represents the highest, standard of photo
engraving and no other portfolio of
American scenery will be able to equal
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variety of scenes and bright descriptions.
That the above will apply to Famous
Paintings of the World as we'll as
America Photographed all who have
seen the first three mum bers will testify.
Not single old plate will be use in this
series either. All are made especially for
the work and are uniform in size and
style. The excellence of the painting is
remarkable and the work in this respect
does much credit to Messrs. j j. Little &
Co., of New York city, whose reputation
as high class printers on work of this
style is widely known. 1t is seldom also
that such men as Lew Wallace, Will Carl
ton, James Clark Rldpath and others are
associated together in the preparation Of
a work like this. They do not simply
sell their names for advertising purposes
as other noted gentlemen have done in
connection with the portfolio business,
but the numbers contain actual contri-
buttons by them, adding much interest
to the series. Mr.. Wallace contributes
long preface to part one and the various
descriptions are written and edited by
the above named gentlemen and other
celebrated art critics. These descriptions
appear under each reproduction and give
much value to them as all points are
called to the attention Of the reader.
We must confess surprise at the recep-
tion given the Photographic Panorama
of the Worlds Fair. We supposed that
nearly all were supplied with Worlds
Fair views, but it seems many were
waiting for just such publication as
we now offer Only four parts are given,
but in those four parts appear 800 official
photographs and taken from exactly the
same negatives as those in the larger
series. The portfolios are printed on
heavy paper and are most satisfactory as
WOrkS OIL arr. we Lave dS you Utou uu-
able to keep supply sufficient to fill all
demands but a new lot was received yes
terday and more are on the way.
We received word yesterday from the
publishers of the Holy Land Photo
graphed that parts five, six and seven
had been shipped to us. So that we shall
soon be able to supply all the parts in
this series.