The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-03-01
PLENTY Of petty PICTURES.

PLENTY Of petty PICTURES.
Missoula Is Full OF clever Amateur Pho
tographers
MIssoULA. Feb. 27.-Misso has, like
all towns. a large number of devotees of
the camera and some of them are becom-
ing adopts in the magic art of photograph
ing. The country around Missoula offers
a particularly inviting field for the opera
tions of these artists and some of them
have made collections of views that are
credible from an artistic standpoint and
of decided interest to all who are in any
way familiar with the Missoula valley, the
surrounding mountains and neighboring
plains.
All residents of Missoula remember the
splendid collection of views which the
STANDARDS search party brought back
from the Clearwater country after the eff
fort to find the remains of Colgate. These
photographs we're the work of w. III.
Wright and Martin Spencer, the guides of
the party, and there has been a general
demand for copies of them. Mr.. Wright is
one OF the best amateur photographers in
this section and his work is everywhere
admired. Since he returned from the
trip which he undertook last summer for
the STANDARD, Mr.. Wright has prepared
fine series of game pictures that have
attracted much attention They are
worthy of professional and are of ,espe-
cial merit, as the subjects are decidedly
out of the ordinary.
DIR. Lombard is another local enthusiast
who has done some fine work, some
of his his landscapes being especially
good. The doctor has also some excel
lent views taken on the reservation,
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dams better than pen can portray them.
One set of these reservation pictures was
taken at the Nilsson on St. Ignatius' day,
when nearly 1000 Indians had assembled
for the holiday services. These are of
deep interest. as they give an excellent
idea of the mannerisms of the reservation
Indians and show that some of them are
tolerably civilized in appearance, while
others cling to the breech clout and blau-
ket with strange tenacity. DIR. Lombard
and Mr.. Wright do all of their work
themselves, developing and printing the
pictures which they take.
Billy Brooks has done some good work
with his camera, but he loses it on every
second trip that he makes and gets out of
practice be ore he finds it again. He went
to the Stevensville fruit show last fall
and took some good views, but he also
took too many drinks of Bitter Root cider
and his last few pItures are little con-
fusing. In one instance he aimed his
camera at prize plate of apples, and
when he developed 1t found that he had
photographed the broadside of a big
pumpkin. But he has some pictures that
are excellent. One of them is labeled
"White house store, Frank Darbee IN
fore ground" Tue picture is a good one,
hIIf oh lrnI a
the view is of the Bee Hive store with
Morris Schossberg in front.
+. L. Sterl ng has done some good view
work, notably series of pictures of the
big washouts on the Occur d. Alene branch
last spring. Frank and George Higgins
have some good street scenes and some
horse and dog pictures that are unusually
good, descrIp ion of which appeared in
the STANDARD some time ago. Lou Lyon
has developed considerable skill in pho
Biography, his specially being picnic par
ties and pretty girls. But anybody could
make a good picture of such subjects.
Harry Stephens has kodak with which
he has done some credltable work and
Will Brayton has some good snap shots of
his own taking. Will Hoblitzell has a
collection of views of the Coxey encamp-
ment at Arlee last summer that are inter-
esting and has also some pretty land
scape scenes. II. w. Meyers, the STAND
ARD circu ator, finds time to do a little
work in photography and occasionally gets
good picture.
Mrs. George L. Brooks is an adept in
the use of the kodak and has made some
very pleasing pictures. Fer views of the
fruit display at Stevensville are said to be
very good.
There are others in Mssoula who have
become experts in tho use of the camera
and there is hardly a spot in the vicinity
of Missoula that has not been pictured by
the local "fiends" in some phase or an
other. Some of the attempts are ludl-
crous, but the majority are creditable to
the artistic talent of this city.