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- Titelblatt Titelblatt I
- Register Index III
- Ausgabe No. 1270, January 5, 1883 1
- Ausgabe No. 1271, January 12, 1883 17
- Ausgabe No. 1272, January 19, 1883 33
- Ausgabe No. 1273, January 26, 1883 49
- Ausgabe No. 1274, February 2, 1883 65
- Ausgabe No. 1275, February 9, 1883 81
- Ausgabe No. 1276, February 16, 1883 97
- Ausgabe No. 1277, February 23, 1883 113
- Ausgabe No. 1278, March 2, 1883 129
- Ausgabe No. 1279, March 9, 1883 145
- Ausgabe No. 1280, March 16, 1883 161
- Ausgabe No. 1281, March 22, 1883 177
- Ausgabe No. 1282, March 30, 1883 193
- Ausgabe No. 1283, April 6, 1883 209
- Ausgabe No. 1284, April 13, 1883 225
- Ausgabe No. 1285, April 20, 1883 241
- Ausgabe No. 1286, April 27, 1883 257
- Ausgabe No. 1287, May 4, 1883 273
- Ausgabe No. 1288, May 11, 1883 289
- Ausgabe No. 1289, May 18, 1883 305
- Ausgabe No. 1290, May 25, 1883 321
- Ausgabe No. 1291, June 1, 1883 337
- Ausgabe No. 1292, June 8, 1883 353
- Ausgabe No. 1293, June 15, 1883 369
- Ausgabe No. 1294, June 22, 1883 385
- Ausgabe No. 1295, June 29, 1883 401
- Ausgabe No. 1296, July 6, 1883 417
- Ausgabe No. 1297, July 13, 1883 433
- Ausgabe No. 1298, July 20, 1883 449
- Ausgabe No. 1299, July 27, 1883 465
- Ausgabe No. 1300, August 3, 1883 481
- Ausgabe No. 1301, August 10, 1883 497
- Ausgabe No. 1302, August 17, 1883 513
- Ausgabe No. 1303, August 24, 1883 529
- Ausgabe No. 1304, August 31, 1883 545
- Ausgabe No. 1305, September 7, 1883 561
- Ausgabe No. 1306, September 14, 1883 577
- Ausgabe No. 1307, September 21, 1883 593
- Ausgabe No. 1308, September 28, 1883 609
- Ausgabe No. 1309, October 5, 1883 625
- Ausgabe No. 1310, October 12, 1883 641
- Ausgabe No. 1311, October 19, 1883 657
- Ausgabe No. 1312, October 26, 1883 673
- Ausgabe No. 1313, November 2, 1883 689
- Ausgabe No. 1314, November 9, 1883 705
- Ausgabe No. 1315, November 16, 1883 721
- Ausgabe No. 1316, November 23, 1883 737
- Ausgabe No. 1317, November 30, 1883 753
- Ausgabe No. 1318, December 7, 1883 769
- Ausgabe No. 1319, December 14, 1883 785
- Ausgabe No. 1320, December 21, 1883 801
- Ausgabe No. 1321, December 28, 1883 817
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August 17, 1883.] THE PHOTOGRAPHIC NEWS 519 Yesterday evening a special train of " empties,” which left Charing Cross at 5'55 to pick up returning excursionists from Gravesend, had some extraordinary experiences, such as perhaps have hardly ever occurred to a train on a single journey. On leaving Dartford, where some passengers were taken up, the train was proceeding towards Greenhithe, when the driver observed on the line a donkey, which had strayed from an adjoining field. An endeavour was made to stop the train before the animal was reached, but without success, and the poor beast Was knocked down and dragged along by the filebox of the engine. The train was stopped, and with great difficulty the body of the animal, which was killed, was extricated from beneath the engine. While this was in progress, a balloon called the “ Sunbeam,” supposed to come either from Sydenham or Tunbridge Wells, passed over the line, going in the direction of Northfleet,. The two aeronauts in the car were observed to be short of gas, and were throwing out ballast, but, notwithstanding this, the balloon descended slowly, and when some distance ahead of the train, was, to the horror of the passengers, seen to drop suddenly into the railway cutting two or three hundred yards only in advance of the approaching train. The alarm whistle was sounded, and the brakes put on, and as the balloon dragged the car and its occupants over the down line, there seemed nothing but certain death for them ; but suddenly the inflated monster, now swaying about wildly, took a sudden upward flight, and, dragging the car clear- of the line, fell into an adjoin ing field just when the train was within a hundred yards of the spot. The escape was marvellous. Mr. Shadbolt writes as follows:— « The whole story is utterly false, as we had safe landings both on Monday and Tuesday; and no such incident occurred to the ‘ Sunbeam ’ as that reported, although we descended at Northfleet on the evening referred to, and saw a train some 400 or 500 feet below us as we were sail ing low in search of a landing place. It is just an exam ple of one of those exciting adventures evolved from the lively imagination of some enterprising penny-a-liner ; and you will not be surprised when I tell you that the circula tion of such a thrilling story has caused no little anxiety among my friends. It is too bad 1 “ Re photographic work on these occasions. The weather was dull, and the lateness of the hour at which the ascents were made rendered success almost impossible. I have a few traces of an image on one or two of the plates, but not much more as far as I have yet developed. Io be really successful requires bright sunlight, and in order to obtain this, an earlier ascent is generally necessary. In all I have made this year, the hour has unfortunately been unfavourable for photographic operations.—Yours faith fully " Cecil V. Shadbolt.” FRENCH CORRESPONDENCE. New Method of Dark Room Lighting—M. Enjalbert’s Lantern—M. HUTNET's Enlarging Apparatus—Auto matic Apparatus for Endless Pellicles. M Scala’s Method of Dark Hoorn Lighting.—M. Scola has discovered a new method of lighting the dark room, while operating with gelatine plates, by the help of an anti- photogenic lamp flame. Bromate of strontium is used, which gives a red flame, and has the property of not cal cining the wick. The idea is excellent, but it remains to be seen whether the flame does not contain blue rays. M. Scola affirms that he has developed gelatine plates in this light without any fogging. M. Enjalbert’s Lantern.—M. Enjalbert, whose ingenious apparatus, are well known, has just brought out a new portable lantern, of a pattern well worthy of notice. The sides of this lantern fold back in such a way as to form a flat object. The red glass is well protected from the case, and an ordinary candle fixed in a brass sheath regulated by a spring. The whole thing is contained in a small flat box, and is very portable. . M. Hutinet's Enlarging Apparatus.—For using his gela tine paper, M. Hutinet has constructed a special enlarging apparatus, of which we give a diagram. By the help of this camera lighted by an ordinary lamp or gas flame, an enlargement is obtained in about one minute. The B rapidity of the whole operation is such that five hours suffice to carry out the whole process. The following letters refer to the diagram:—A, camera; B, box of galvanised iron ; C, lens ; D, support for negatives ; E, ground glass ; F, silvered reflector ; G, gas lamp; H, chimney. This process possesses the enormous advan tage of a facility and rapidity of execution hitherto un attainable with enlargements. The gelatino-bromide paper used is more suitable for positives than negatives, for it gives very intense images by reflection, and the opposite results for transparencies. M. Stebbing’s Apparatus.—M. Stebbing has presented the Photographic Society of France with an automatic apparatus for endless pellicle rolls. It gives prints of 6 by 6. The band unrols from one side on to the other, and is fixed in front of the lens in a very ingenious way. Fifty to sixty views may be reproduced successively with it, which may afterwards be enlarged. As it is very port able, it may be of great use to artists and others ; it is also very simple to manage. Leon Vidal. PHOTOGRAPHY AT THE ANTIPODES. We take the following from the letter of a correspondent who dates from Melbourne:— As Mr. Valentine has told you in «A Photographer’s Visit to the Antipodes,” our art is well represented in Melbourne, and I may say in Australasia. We have all classes represented — from the gem-man to the well- appointed studio. In Melbourne especially competition is very keen, and very passable work is turned out for 8s. 6d. per dozen cartes, 15s. per dozen cabinets. The firm of Steward and Co. especially turn out very creditable work at this low figure. Steward was the first to lower the price, and we must give him the credit of endeavouring to keep up the quality of the work as much as possible. Others have tried to follow in his steps, but none have as yet succeeded in pleasing the multitude as he has done. Among the high class workers, Mr. Foster, of Foster and Martin, takes a prominent position, and his work would be considered Al in any part of the world. Not alone in photography, but also in painting, M. Foster comes to the front. His sea-scapes especially are always highly spoken of at the annual exhibitions of the Victorian Academy of Art. Of Messrs. Johnstone O'Shaunessy and Co., Mr. Valentine has already spoken, and I can only corroborate his eulogistic remarks. The old firm of Batchelder and Co. (established 1852) possesses many valuable negatives of early colonists, and still holds its ground well, in spite of keen competition. The American firm of Tuttle and Co. is also well known, though only established a few years. Tuttle has a style of his own, both in establishing a business and finish of work. He is the boldest poser and retoucher I ever met with, and although those among us who consider them selves legitimists (photographically speaking) are apt to sneer at his work, it cannot be denied that it attracts
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