Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-04

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New York. Saturday
- HE reporter, the man who takes the
pictures, has become vital and interesting
part of the daily life of the prominent person
whose goings and comngs recorded in
the newspaper of the age.
Like the policeman, the photographer is often
where he isn't wanted and like the poor, be is always
present In short the photographers hand is raised
against every man, and only few years ago every
mans hand lifted against him. But time works
a change of front. The philosophy of yesterday
quack is the college textbook of to-days professor
and so 1t is with the man who takes the pictures
The mailed fist awaiting him yesterday opens into
the friendly palm of to-day. If he succeed in max.
ing good likeness, indeed, who withhold smile
of satisfaction at his turning of the trick?
Mr.. John Jacob Astor declined to pose for a snap
shot on going abroad a few years ago. and the pho
tographer got him only after climbing to the top of
pier ladder from which point of vantage he caught
Mr.. Astor and his son, Vincent, standing the
steamships bridge This picture later sold to
a newspaper, and was such good likeness that Mr.
Astor ordered copies of what he thought the best
picture of Vincent taken~
Until few years ago there were no snapshots of
Mr.. John D. Rockefeller, for Mr.. Rockefeller had
blocked all attempts to get Then he returned
from his widely advertised European trip. The
squad stood waiting to shoot him in the dark
recesses of Hoboken pier, whereupon, observing
them the heretofore protesting Mr.. Rockefeller
smiled, and called
"You can't make picture here can you, boys?"
mot very well,' cried the squad
Come out here, then, where there's better lght!'
Mr. Rockefeller stepped into the sunlight but, alas!
before the cameras could be focused army of
porters rushed into the breach
Reporters to right of him,
Reporters to left of him,
Reporters in front of him,
Voleyed and thundered!
In this turmoil DR.. Biggar, the family physician.
forward and conducted Mr. Rockefeller away
from both reporters and photographers.
On returning from Bermuda with his friend Mark
Twain Mr. Henry H. Rogers said NO to a group Of
six photographers who stood on the pier ready to
welcome him with open lenses They desired to get
the fnancier and the author together
mo-" repeated AIr. Rogers, starting to walk away
But Mark Twain said 'Yes."
"Henry, here!" he cried, catching hold of his
beloved friends coat tail and holding tight. "Now,
boys go ahead I'll hold him for you.'
They got him.
Getting DR.. Lowell.
At the inauguration of Dr. Lowell, president Of
Harvard, last fall the exclusive rights for taking
pictures on the campus awarded to a Boston
photographer. DR.. Lowell didn't wish any other
pictures taken but this didn't prevent a New York
free lance hand in hand with Boston comrade, from
getting an excellent series of views.
Working from the top of an iron picket fence
these two men were driven away by the police where
upon they retired to another section of the fence
guarded by other policemen. Forced from their sec
ond position they postponed further work until thu
Inauguration exercises were half over and then with
the police intent upon the assembled crowd the two
men scaled the fence Hiding their under
coats, they entered adjoining dormitory. from the
top window of which they snapped just what they
most desired, broad sweep of the platform and the
spectators-a better view than any taken by the Off
cial photographer
Later they mingled with the crowd and made sew
eral individual shots, in the course of which the
police again escorted them to the gate.
At the time Mr. e. III. Hartman was reported at
deaths door the newspapers focusing their at
tenton his probable successor Judge Robert Scott
Lovett, of the Union Pacific Board. There were no