The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-04-27
PREMIER PHOTOGRAPHY.
A Magnificent Display of Photo
graphs at j. B. schriever's New
Studio.

Studio.
J. B. Schriever has opened a photo
studio in the Wyoming block over
Lewis IL Reilly's shoe store on Wyo-
ming avenue that is calculated tn be-
come one of the features of this city,
a place that visitors will visit as one
of the points of interest, a place where
photography in it's highest and most
artistic form will be exhibited. Mr..
Schriever is sparing neither pains nor
expense to make his studio rise to
that standard.
The entire second floor is to be oc-
cupied The front rooms will be
utilized as n sales room, and art room.
These will be Joined by double doo"s
draped with portiers. In the rear VIII
he the dark room, operating room,
stock room. and toilet rooms. The
latter will be cared for by attend
ants
The sales room will be one of the
finest in this section of the state, bur
It is the art room that will attract at
tention and will be the mecca for
photography connoisseurs. 1T Will be
furnished in an oriental manner. The
rugs, draperies and furnishings VIII
be of oriental design. Upon the walls
and easels about the room will be eN-
hibits that have been prize winners in
Europe and America.
Chief among them is Madonna,
pronounced by critics to be the best
Madonna ever photographed. 1t is a
famous picture and has made it's
maker famous. This picture was ex-
hibited III Paris. No prizes were given
but the picture received special men
ton. The original of the photograph
is a Miss Murray, of Elmira, N. Y. 1t
is a work we'll worth seeing.
Next comes The Watchman," a.
photo of an aged man. who has been
employed for years as watchman at
the Pennsylvania railroad bridge at
Emporium Pa. The picture is kept
bv Superintendent Roberts in his spe-
ciai car and is valued at thousands
of dollars by him. Innocence" En-
raptured." and "Repose" are others
that are works of high art that are
on exhibition here. Besides these
dozens of others will be shown, includ-
ing one of the very genuine cameo
heads in existence.
This room will also be equipped with
an escretoire supplied with fine sta
tionery which will be at the disposal
OF the visitors.
Mr. SchrieVer has been in the work
of photography since he was Is years
of age. He has made a record and is
we'll known in the state and national
photographers associations, now be-
ing at the mead Of the former.
The first public recognition he re-
In, I 10 In n
on exhibition a photograph entitled
"A Letter from Tommie." His second
was in New York. where he had an
exhibition of general work in compe-
| tition. In both cases he was award
| ed gold medals He received a similar
recognition at Buffalo and Detroit and
at Celeron. N. Y, he received the first
prize of 500 in gold. He received the
| same reward in competition at
| Springfield. Mass, in 1898. At the ma
| tional convention in 1898 he also re-
| ceived first prize, $50 in gold.
On account of these rewards he
| STYLES his work Gold Medal Photo
graphy." On Friday Mr. Schrievel
| will leave for the state convention of
| photographers to be gone about ten
| days. Among the members there he
| is known as the baby photographer
on account of his admirable success
in the photographing of children.
| His works cxcels in variety, no tive
| pictures being alike; originality. the
! work being devoid oe emulatiny fea
| lures: ease and grace. which two
characteristics are evident in all OF his
| work. There is none of the str" ined
] unnatural attitude in his pictures.
In groupings, too. he seems to exec
and has met with great success il
his efforts in that didi,ult feature 81
| photography.
About May IL he will have an open
ing at his studio to which the public
is most cordially invited. ~