The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-06-18

'n' htNHIHl'er ol lne HEc
Like the policeman the photographer is often
@berc hc Isn't wanted and like the poor lie Is always
present In short. the photographers hand is raised
against every man, and only few years ago every
mans hand WAS lifted against him, But time works
change Of front The philosophy of yesterdays
quack is the college textbook of todnys professor
and so it is with the man who tnkes the pictures.
The mailed fist awaiting him yesterday opens into
the friendly palm of today If he succeed In max
Ing good likeness. indeed who withhold smile
OF satisfaction ut his turning of the trick2
Dit John Jncob Astor declined to pose for n snap
ihot on going abroad n few years ago, and the pho
tographer got him only after climbing the top of
pier ladder, from which point of vantage he caught
Mr. Astor aud his son. Vincent standing OH the
steamships bridge. This picture later was sold TO
newspaper, and was such good likeness that Mr..
AStor ordered copies Of what he thought the best
picture OF Vincent :nkcnt'
Untii few years ago there were no snapshots of
Mr. John ID. Rockefeller, for Mr.. Rockefeller had
blocked all attempts Ia get Then he returned
from his widely ADVERTISED European trip. The
camera squad stood waiting to him In the dark
receSScS Of Hoboken pier whcreupoB observing
them, the heretofore protesting 9lr. Rockefeller
smiled, and called -
"fou can't make picture here, can you, boysY'
moi very WELL cried the squad
coinc our here then. where there's better light"
Mr Rockefeller stepped into the sunlight, but alas.
before the could be focused an army Of re.
portcrs rushed Into the breach
Reporters TO right of him.
Reporters 10 left Of him,
Reporters IN 'front.' Of him,
Nollcyed and tbuudcrcd'
In this turmoil Or. BIegar the family physician
came forward nnd conducted Mr. Rockefeller away
from 10th reporters and photographers.
On returning from Bermuda with his friend Mark
Twain, Mr.. Henry II. Rogers said NO to roup OF
1N photographers who stood the pier ready to
welcome mm with open lenses. They desired to get
he nnnncier and the nuthor together
No. repeated Mr.. Rogers, starting to walk away
But Mark Twain said Yes"
Henry come herew he cried. catching hold Of his
oeorcd friends coat tail and holding light Now.
boys. 20 ahead, IN 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 tnknC
pictures on the campus were awarded TO n Boston
photographer Dr. Lowell didn't wish any other
pictures tnkcn but :he didn't prevent 4 New York
Tree lance, hand In hand with Boston comradc from
getting nm excellent series Of views.
Working from the top OF 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 th,
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 nm adjoining dormory, from the
top window of which they snapped just what they
1ost desired, broad sweep of the Platform and the
-Dectntors-a better view than any tnken by the ot.
clai photographer
Later the. mingled with the crowd and made sew
eral individual shots, In the course of which the
police again escorted them 10 the gate
AT the time Mr.. L. Il Hartman was reported at
deaths door the newspapers were focusing their at
tenton his probable successor, Judge Robert
Lovett, Of the Union Pacific Board. There
pictures of him TO be had except an old studio
portrait Judge Lovett approached. but he de
clincd 10 He Ignored all letters the subject
Followed on the way down town, Judge Lovett
eluded earnest photographer and the two fol-
lowing days prevented snapshot by covering his
face with his hand.
By this time. however the increasing Importance
of the Judge figure In the financial world led
photographer to assign five for the job three
camera experts nnd two watchers The Judge lived
lat the Majestic, Therefore. brGht ana early 90 tho