The Washington times., 1895-07-02
CLEVER WITH THE CAMERA
Opening of National Amateur Photo
graphic Exhibition.
Large Number of Valuable Prizes
Clubs and People Cot Share.

The National Camera Club and the Camera
Club of the Capital City Bicycle Club We're
very much in evidence at the National
Amateur Photographic Exhibition, which
was opened at the Washington Light In
fantry Armory yesterday, and of the
thirty-three prizes competed for captured
thirteen, among which Were the club cup
and the diamond medal for best individual
exhibit.
The iudges-Messrs George H Frazer,
OF New York; Richard Wslzl, of Bal
timore, and ID. J. b Little wood, of this
city-were kept busy all morning III select
ing the winners. Tue task was not an easy
one, for where the collection is so large
and the work so excellent as one OF the
best know Photographic artists i'll the
city said said, 1T was hard matter to
select the best in each class.
The Judges. however. were not at all
daunted by the deiicacy of The task they
had to perform, and that they succeeded was
plainly manifested by the satisfaction with
Which the announcement of the prizes was
received.
The announcements of the awards was
made at p. m, at which hour the doors
Were thrown open to the public. During
the afternoon and evening the hall was Wis
-ited by nearly all the amateur and profess
sional photog raphic artists i'll the city,
a large number of the friends Of the indl-
viduaI exhibitors. and a host of Others in
terested in this special line OF work.
For best club exhibit, silver cup, Camera
Club. of the Capital City Bicycle Club.
Best individual exhibit, diamond medal,
Mr.. Howard q. Douglas, c C., c. c. B.
c.
Best photog raphs, diamond and opal
pin, Charles NJ. BUmham Waltham, Mass;
second prize, camera, Columbia Photo.
Club, Philadelphia, Pa; third prize, gold
medal and So, William Dinwiddie, c. c., c.
c. b. C; fourth, F. W Sprague, Newton.
Mass. Best exhibit OF platinUnS, diamond
pin, Mr.. Wallace BabCock, Capital City
Z. c.; second prize, camera, George Wilms,
Jersey City; third prize, gold medal and SO,
II. T X. Holt, Takoma Park, l.. c.
Best hand work-Camera gold medaland
So, r. Bargeit, Woodstock, Va; second,
silver medal, W. S. Kay, city
Best marine picture-Gold medal and
So, w. II. Post, n. Y; second. silver medal,
Henry Contant, y. Y.
Best landscape-Gold medal aud So, C.
p. NJ. Runford, Wilmington, Del; second,
silver medal, T A. Mullett, ID. c.
Best portrait-Gold medal and So, Alfred
Steilitz, N. Y; second, silver medal, Allen
l.. Houghton, c. G. c. G.
Best interior photo-Gold medal aud So,
Frank NJ Boteler, c. c., c. c. B. C.; second
silver medal, James H. Harper, G. c., c. c.
b. c.
Best character photo-Gold medal and So,
Charles E. Fairman, C. C. c. c.; second
silver medal, G c. Ra ker, A Ibany Ny.
Ladies prize-Diamond pin, Miss c,
Genshe, Capital City c. c.
Best arranged eXhibit-S20, Columbia
Photo Club, Philadelphia, Pa
Best flash light-Gold medal, Eugene L.
Ferguson, Capital City C. c.
OF the manufacturers prizes one gold
watch charm went to the Columbia Photo.
Club, of Philadelphia. Pa; another to Lee
Borg4lt, Woodstock, Va; silver cup, c. P
Runiford; LeClair Lense, Lee Bargelt dry
plates, Gray Douglas, c. c., c. b. c.;
lantern slides. George Wins, Jersey City;
one years subscription 10 Photographer; H
P r Holt. Tacoma; rapid universallense, for
best photo, II. Gray Douglas, c. c.,
c. b c.
The exhibition will be open to the public
to-day and tomorrow until 10 O'Clock D.
M, when it viii close.