The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1895-11-08
CHARMING EXHIBITION LAST NIGHT.
The Sacramento Camera Club Makes
Its First Bow.
The Club Rooms Thronged-A Surprise
to VisitOrs-A Useful Institution
Beautiful Pictures.

I've sacramento camera CIup ma
been organized but five months. Blu
though SO infantile, it gave a public
exhibition last night in its own hand
some club rooms and entertained in {
manner most gratifying to very large
number of guests and with high credi
to the membership. The club room:
occupy the fiat, 1917 street. There
are five rooms in all, two of which are
reception and exhibition rooms, one i!
a model darkroom and one is a genuine
WorkrOom while the last and smallest
is cloak room.
The exhibition rooms are handsomely
furnished throughout, with fine carpet
ing, oaken chairs and tables and many
neat and useful furniture coveniences
There is a profusion of pretty drapery
and last evening there was wealth Of
floral decoration, disposed in excellent
taste, and not a particle overdone
Along the walls are continuous panels
| neatly framed upon a background OF
dark crimson cloth, upon which the
exhibition pictures are mounted, and
above are the enlarged views and few
/ choice engraVings.
| The dark room next beyond the second
reception room, is large, well venti-
! lated, fitted with the most improved
artificial lighting apparatus, and all
the necessary appliances for the de-
| Velopment of the work of the mem
| berS. 1t is pronounced by experts to be
model dark room and equaled by
nothing on the coast in photography,
amateur or professional. 1t is so
roOmy that eight persons can work in
it at one time without any inconveni-
ence whatever.
Next to the rear is the general work
room, fitted with apparatus for enlarg-
ing, washing, printing, etc, and spe-
cial machine for the production of Ian
tern slides or transparencies. This
room is we'll lighted and in all respects
appointed as a model work room
should be. There appears to be moth
ing whatever wanting in this or the
preceding room, and even a tyro can
understand why the members of the
club are so proud of these two apart
mentS.
Last nights exhibition is the first the
club has given. 1t has been so modest
and retiring in it's work that compare
| lively but a few knew that it had pro-
crossed so far or so rapidly To say that
the crowds Of visitors at the rooms last
night, coming and going for hours, were
I
Indeed, without any exaggeration
whatever or any intention to falter the
kecOrd-UniOn does not hesitate to say
that the exhibition was a credit to the
city, and that the Camera Club is a use
full institution that ought to have lib
eral encouragement and support.
BY means of the system of exchanges
that is carried on between the camera
clubs of the United States and of Can
. L. 10 nd fIa6 inc Of Iar
tern slides and the furnishing of prints
for illustration, the California camera
clubs can do and are now doing a great
deal of valuable advertising for the
State, spreading abroad information
concerning State resources, scenery and
general products in a manner at once
convincing and attractive, and reaching
people in a way and awakening in
Quiring interest that is not so easily or
well done in any other way. The Sac
ramentO club has already arranged to
enter upon the exchange system and
from this on viii send abroad monthly
many views Of public works, farms, or
chards, vineyards, scenery in mountains
and valleys, marine, river, upland and
lOW'and views stock pictures, freight,
shipping and harvest views, pictures
along lines of transportation, in facto-
ries, gardens, works, homes, parks, etc,
and especially season views, showing
natural and productive conditions in
the various seasons, especially in the
matter of deciduous and citrus fruit
growing and in horticulture, all of
which have high value and Illustrating
climatic conditions and productive ca
pacity of all sections of this State.
There We're on view last night prob
ably 800 or 600 pictures, all the work of
the members of the club-and the mem
bership, by the way, is small as yet. 1t
is hoped TO much enlarge it, and es-
pecially the club desires a large con-
tributing membership from among
these who are able to contribute to it's
support, and thus secure admission to
its privileges, though they may not at
all engage in photography. The cost Of
maintaining such a club is consider
able. and the individual cost to the
active members for materials is still
larger. 1t is hoped, therefore, that here,
as is done in San Francisco, the club
viii have support from a large and gen.
erous contributing membership.
1t is possible to mention only few of
the views placed on the walls and tables
last night Not less than two by each
exhibitor have been selected, but not
all the members were represented in
last nights charming entertainment.
These. however, We're especially promi-
Eent by their pictures:
Carl NeuDorg-Hts best two out of
mere than a score being Six Cousins
an outdoor portraituTe group, and a
study in rocks. But his lake-shore pict-
ures are especially fine. w. g. Woods
best are q fine view of Mt. Shasta, sew
eral outdoor portraiture effects, the
Capitol electrically illuminated and
nash-light work Mr.. Woods retouch-
in@ is as good as that OF most profess
SIGNALS. The electrical Capitol view he
has enlarged eight or ten times, and the
result is very striking and was really
the center Of interest last night.
". d. Kilborn. Xuba waterfall for
power and water storage, and interiors
at the State Fair. were the more promi-
nent Of many pieces; all good r. Koh-
Ter, fine views on Bonner Lake and q
large collection of stereoscopic views
G. w. Dornin, moonlight effects and
marine views, and one moonlight ma
rine that IS "A gem and an admirable
basis for a study in oil.
Leon Adrot has managed to catch a
fash of lightning and print it. i4is
views in and about the Folsom Water
Power Works are very happy results of
good selection of points of view. He
has one enlargement of the Folsom
works that is notably fine. l. W
Fetherholf, city views in great number
and some good bromide paper work
His parspectives are admirably chosen.
Il T.. Graham, views of the wreck at
''Trestle ," and along the line of the
railroad, among other varied pictures
Mrs. L. AdrOt has done what is con-
sidered the most difficult work, namely,
the double picture, or extension, by
which twice the area is embraced in a
view that it is possible for the camera
to encompass from one position. She
has some fine views in the Capitol
grounds and in and about the American
River at Folsom.
George Littiefeld K street views
end Shasta, among a couple of dozen
others; r. p, Burr, some clever land
scape effects and some good city and
Edison views: @ W Tozer Yosemite