The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-13
HAVING HIS PHOTO TAKEN.
TNCLE sAM'S BOY REVELING IN
THIS PLEASURE SINCE PAY DAY.

to.raphs of SOldiers-ProfeSsiO
photographers Overrun With Or
ders and Amateurs Are Enjoying a
Rich Harvest for Their KOdaclSs.
Taking the Last Chance Before
Leaving for Cuba to Get Good Pic
tures to Send to Dear Ones Far
Away.
Thousands of photographs are being
sent through the mails from Savannah
Most of them are portraits of soldiers, al
though fair proportion are of scenes in
and about Savannah. AL of the local
photographers are deluged with work,
and a score of itinerant artists of the cam
era who are following the Seventh corps
are likewise finding profit in depicting I'm
Gle SANS boys as they are
Photography has never before had such
boom in Savannah as it is now enjoying.
All of the photographers with regular
galleries are overrun with orders. Prob.
ably every one of them has two or three
extra hands engaged and is working to the
limit of his plant. Local custom has been
almost lost sight of in the rush of the
soldiers. Every day there is a constant
succession of new faces A stream of
blue uniforms pours in and out and the
Now, steady; just one second of the
photographer, becomes monotonously tire
some by its ceaseless repetition Forty
soldiers were photographed in one day a.
one gallery, and some of them had them
selves posed in two or three ways to get
the 1cst military effect. The martial van
ity OF the soldier crops out in fun PLAY
when he stands before the camera. He
is truly modest one who insists on dis
pensing with sword or gun, or other ac-
cessories Of army life, and has himself
transferred to paper robbed of the panoplv
OF the warrior
One Bull street photographer had a
camp scene painted, nine tents in row
under the shelter of trees. Many a SOL
diers wife, sweetheart, or old folks at
home, who receives a portrait of the gal
liant boy standing at attention before his
tent Will never know but that it was taken
at Camp Onward" Before the corns
leaves Savannah hundreds of the
soldiers will have been photo
graphed before that drop cur
tam In all sorts of military
al dttituueS. Inc photOgra-
pher naturally regards it as the best in
1estment he has ever made. The nhoto-
graphs strange to say, are a decided i'm
proVement on the painted scene, and are
probably far better than could be got in
an actual camp, il being easier to get the
proper light in a gallery
Every photographer in town, I guess
has had his hands full since the soldiers
got here, and especially since they we're
Tr L i
ana inquiry at the other galleries showed
That he was not mistaken Cheap photo
graphs, as a rule, have not been wanted.
Inc best workmanship has been desired
ana there has been an evident anxiety on
the part of the soldier sitters to have the
lase pictures taken in this country
as good as the Photographic
ART can make them. A few
desirous of getting their portraits quick
iy, have had taken large tin types hut
they have been the exception Many have
selected the very highest class of work and
rave paid the prices asked without a muir
muir Orders of a dozen have been ,lu-
merous and in some instances nothing
snort of two dozen would satisfy the
young soldiers needs Scattered, as these
Photos will be, to every part of the coun-
Try they make another excellent adver-
usement, not only for the photographers
but for Savannah itself
me photographers are taking especial
pains to keep their records of this work
accurately. OF the several thousand who
VIII probably have their pictures taken
Whlle in Savannah many may die in Cuba
rom disease. In such sad event there
Will De- in all probability. calls
from relatives or friends for additional
eopiest of the last photograph taken.
4nere is hardly position that could
De suggested in which soldiers are not
photographed, but the popular ones seems
10 De standing at attention before the tent
d parade rest, or sitting carelessy on an
old box or basket, "on duty" and en-
Nylng the sweet hours of idleness. The
majority want a full figure, so that not
one feature of their uniforms will be miss
Ms, out there are some who are content
win merely the upper part of the body
showing Some are taken in heavy
marching order, some in fatigue uniforms
@hlIe still others assume jaunty air with
me cape of the overcoat thrown back
cafeiessly over one shoulder. The mill
'dty overcoat is affected in photos to
greater extent than one might expect 1t
an article of clothing that really seems
" AGA TO the attractiveness of the wear
q, giving even the least manufacturing
nero OF them all a soldierly look second
only to that of Gen. Miles. But these
monographs are a libel on Savannah's
climate.
Group pictures are few, some
omcers and occasionally. two or
thIee privates who are old friends,
coming in together for a sitting Generally
moush, the soldier has some especial dear
one IN mind when he poses before the cam
era and he has no desire or intention to
nave any rival for interest and admiration
10 ne Photograph he is sending on the eve
OF departure for Cuba.
w nile The Seventh CorrS &c have tho an
stear kodak fiends'' are revelng in
HaI vest that may never come again 1t is
80 easy to push the button that thousands
u plates are being used and the regular
TRUSTS are overrun with orders to finish
up the work of these devotees. AS there is
charge of $125 for developing and finish
Sus completely a dozen photographs
rom the ordinary size kodak plate, this in
user VIII prove a source of no mean rev
tIue 10 the photographers. But the anna
eeui patience is being sorely taxed. With
d press of work from their own sittings