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THE PHOTOGRAPHIC NEWS. Vol. XIV. No. 618.—July 8, 1870. CONTENTS. PAGE Annual Convention of the American National Photographic Association 313 Washed and Fumed Sensitive Paper 314 Fine Art Exhibition at Cardiff 314 Echoes of the Month. By an Old Photographer 314 The Paris Photographic Exhibition 315 Photographic Rambles in South Wales. By Thomas Gulliver 316 American Correspondence 317 Collodio-Chloride Paper: Its Preparation and Employment By Professor Krippendorf, of Aarau 318 PAGE Remarks on Silver Dippers. By John M. Blake 320 Magnesium and Electric Lights as Applied to Photo-Micro ¬ graphy. By Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel J. J. Woodward... 320 Correspondence.—The Amateur’s Photographic Pavilion— Pretsch and Photo-Galvanography—Stains on Prints 322 Proceedings of Societies.—Liverpool Amateur Photographic Association—Oldham Photographic Society 323 Talk in the Studio 323 To Correspondents 324 Photographs Registered 324 ANNUAL CONVENTION OF THE AMERICAN | NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC ASSOCIATION. The question whether a compact association, acting cordially together to secure a common interest, could he formed out of the disunited, if not antagonistic, elements forming the mass of professional photographers in any country, has been effectually answered in America. The National Photographic Association is clearly a success. Organized in Philadelphia at the latter end of 1868, it has steadily progressed in numbers and influence, and we find its second annual meeting, held in Cleveland, Ohio, not only numerously attended, and a source of pleasure and advantage to the members, but an event of public interest, duly chronicled in successive numbers of the various daily papers, which have devoted many columns to the subject. The meetings were held in a large skating rink fitted up and decorated for the occasion, and several huudredsof photo graphers from all parts of the Union attended. The large and very fine photographic exhibition held in connection with the Convention, at which contributions from all parts of America and Europe were exhibited, appears to have been a very successful feature of the occasion. Bands of music were in attendance. The evening exhibitions of photographs by means of the magic lantern, by Mr. Black, of Boston, appear to have been on an unusually grand scale. Capital lectures and addresses were delivered by the president, Mr. A. Bogardus, a veteran New York photo grapher, and by our friend and collaborateur. Dr. Vogel, who, by his bright enthusiastic spirit, was well fitted for the position of the lion of the occasion. In the discussions the utmost courtesy and harmony prevailed ; a common interest seems to. have been recognized by common consent, every body doing what he could to promote the interest of the occa sion. Mr. Carbutt, from Chicago, was working the Woodbury photo-relief printing process before the members, keeping two presses going, and astonishing everyone at the sim plicity of the means and excellence of the results. Mr. Carbutt has furnished us with a couple of capital prints, printed at the time, as mementoes of the occasion. Nor were the proceedings wanting in elements of the most essentially practical character. To promote the common interests of photographers, funds are required, and funds were forthcoming. Heavy expenses had been under taken in defeating various unjust patent imposts, and the funds for defraying these expenses were collected. It was resolved that a relief fund for sick and destitute photo graphers should be established, and a thousand dollars were collected towards such a fund. A manufacturing firm offered a gold medal of the value of one hundred dollars, and a silver medal value twenty-five dollars, for the best and second best improvement in the art of photography, made during the coming year. The questions which naturally arise, in contemplating this successful experiment beyond the Atlantic, are: Is it desirable, and is it possible, that any similar organization should be established in this country ? In some respects less necessity exists here than elsewhere for such an associa tion. England has been essentially the home of photo graphic societies, and photographic journalism has been here more active than in any other part of the world. By these agencies the intercourse amongst photographers has been made tolerably familiar and frequent, and the various questions interesting photographers have thus been easily discussed. But there are purposes to be secured by the American Association which no organization existing here can readily compass. In America the Association will take cognizance of trade questions, and social questions which affect the interest of the photographer—in fact, of everything which can in any way affect the welfare of the art or individual. Our societies, as constituted in this country, are necessarily confined to matters concerning the art, and are even crippled, in some respects, by lack of means in efforts tor its promotion. The National Association can take steps for establishing a relief fund, a course clearly beyond the province of the Photographic Society of London; and, notwithstanding a vigorous attempt made in our pages to secure some such fund, from the absence of any fit organiza tion it fell through. The American Association can defend the community from unjust imposts. Luckily, in this country, there are none, or none of any consideration, to combat. It can discuss the question of prices as affecting the interests of photographers, and give its weight to the pithy advice of its president : “ Let us try to excel, not to under-se\\and it can consider the interests of the photo grapher in a variety of ways not compatible with the character of our photographic societies. The offer of medals for im provements in the art is an act equally open to either Asso ciation or Society. The Photographic Society of London, some years ago, resolved to issue a medal for a similar pur pose, one being awarded in advance, but funds have never been forthcoming for the production of the president’s medal. The enthusiasm of one meeting of the Association brings forth the funds from a private source for the American medal. That the American organization presents some important advantages not attainable in English societies is tolerably manifest. Whether these advantages are of equal importance to English photographers, and whether it would be equally possible, by a similar organization, to attain them, are questions for English photographers to consider. The subject is certainly worth consideration, and will gradually become more and more so. Existing photographic societies have a specific mission, and have done good service, and the establishment of another organization of the kind indicated by no means implies that existing societies should be super seded. But it is important to remember that whilst, in
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