Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-05-11

was the subject for four of the dem
onstrations. Three of these were In
the Japanest kimono, featuring the
! color variety found in Jap costumes
and one of the poses was typical
| American, in which colors of the light
er shades Wed with hat in which
red was prominent. The perfect pos.
ing OF the Ottumwa girl excited favor.
able comment from the assembled
photographers and her ability to stand
the explosion OF the fashlight was
commendable Mrs. w. w. Ferguson of
Denison was also subject. This
closed the demonstration by Daddy
Lively, who was assisted by D. C..
Shoberg with the latter's portable sky
light and fashlight and Mr.. Thomp-
son of the Eastman force. A tapestry
background. was used.
Beautiful Exhibits.
Few things afford as much pleasure
to the lover OF the beautiful as trip
through the rows Of exhibits that are
hung about the large auditorium and
parlors Of the UT building. The ex-
hibits have been brought here by the
photogra pliers who are in convention
for four days and never before has Of
tumwa been shown such an array of
fine portraiture Few have any appre-
citation Of the character Of photographs
that are to be seen in this splendid ex-
hibition Of pictures. The show includes
in it's features the miniature and the
largest photos ever made. 1t has prac-
tically every known method Of pho
Biography that is considered practical,
and even includes the color photo
work in the auto chromes Of the
Lumierre method that show the subject
in natural colors.
Prominent among the pictures exhib
tied, and attracting a great amount Of
attention, are the three huge photos
made by Daddy Lively Of McMinnville.
Tenn. These pictures are beyond de-
scription and demand a view of them
to be fully appreciated. They are thirty
inches wide and stand five feet high.
The characters are shown to be larger
than life size and but one of the three
pictures was retouched The work was
done by Mr.. Lively at his school Of
photography
Largest Photos Made.
They are the largest negatives ever
made, requiring a special lens in their
making. Mr.. Lively had to build a
camera to suit the size OF the plates,
and this when complete measured in
as follows: Length, eleven
feet, width, five and half feet and
height, six and half feet. Two men
were necessary on the inside of the
during the making of the pic
lures The pictures are printed on car
bon tissue and have soft brown color
that shades into various tones. The
subjects are divided into three classes,
an old resident of the Tennessee hills,
a sweet girlish subject Of sixteen years
and a little chap Of six summers. The
latter Is a grandchild of the maker Of
the pictures. The pictures of the old
man and boy did not need retouching
but 1t was necessary to retouch the |
girls picture slightly.
Tho Mountaineer.
The subject in the old man picture is
a character native to the vicinity in
which the picture was made and is
typical of the strong and sturdy noun
A face full Of strength and
characte 1t reminds one Of King Lear
with its shock Of gray hair and heavy
tangle Of beard. The expression is COM
polling and one is fascinated by the
picture from the first glance. The sub
ject is Henry Meadors of McMinnville,
Tenn. For two years he permitted his
hair and beard to grow to the length
and general appearance that is shown
in the picture The character is not
lacking in the other two pictures. All
are more than life size and compel ad-
miration. They were exhibited for the
first time at the st. Paul show last year
and the picture Of Henry Meadors has
been In the Smithsonian institute In
since February. The pic |
lures were made for the Eastman Ko-
dak Co. to demonstrate their Seed plate.
The public in large numbers were the
guests OF the PHOTOGRAPHERS this after
noon and viewed the splendid array Of
pictures.
Best in Ton Years.
One Of the exhibitors who is among
the best known picture men in tho
state, said when discussing the show
yesterday that the exhibit here is the
years at the conventions. The high
grade work and fine effects produced
in better class of work is featured in
the show. The vast improvement of the
Of today over that which
greeted the eyes a few years ago Is
easily seen even by those without the
pale of the studio. 1t IS a difficult thing
to attempt description or criticism on
any Of the several exhibits offered as
in some characteristic that the photo
maker seeks to bring out. The speci- |
mems that are seen at the show are
gathered not alone from all over Iowa
but all over the United States and
attention Of the viewer.
Delegates Registered.
The official register Of the photo !
yraphers convention contains the fol. +;
owing names:
VIM. F. Uhlman. st. Joseph.
Lee Chidester, Ottumwa.
H. H. Dinsmore, Anita, Ia.
S. A. Anderson, Cedar Rapids.
Frank Mcmillan, Red Oak.
Chas Breckenburg, Lamont.
Edward c. Ditto, Bedford.
r. F. Pratt, Waterloo.
Mr.. Sewers, Chicago.
Mrs. A. Edwards, Abba.
H. H. Miller, Central City, Ia.
c. Fl. Dyall, Mt. Pleasant.
F. ]. McMullen, Stewart.
G. e. Tan. Oskaloosa.
w. S. Butler, Oskaloosa.
G. D. Cook. Clarion, Ia
C. J. 1verson, Charter Oak.
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