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Show KODAK SHOW AT THEJIBRARY Tbe kodak show at Carneglo library li-brary opened yesterday with a good attendance and the various demonstrations demon-strations of expert kodakery. by rep-' rep-' resent at Ives of the Eastman company, ' which followed throughout the day and evening wore ateo well attended. The lecture rooms are lined with magnificent specimens of kodak work which attracted much attention from hundreds of local enthusiasts who crime to view the work and listen to tho free lectures on various phases of rrnatcur and professional photo taking. tak-ing. It Is interesting to note that sixty-six sixty-six years have elapsed since the first picture of a person was taken in America. Of course, It was a woman and her name was Anna Catherine Draper. The picture was taken at the T'nlverslty of New York and Miss Draper had to tslt perfectly still for fix minutes in tho glaring sun with er pretty face coated with white tiasier to bring out the features. The purposes of tho demonstrations ore obvious, nearly every amateur jhotogTapher In tho city being interested inter-ested In the work of this character and, of course, using the Eastman supplies, which are largely used iu ttis vicinity, as elsewhere. Both skilled iu the art and with a variety of subjects they are creating creat-ing a great deal of attraction for the CRiuera worker of the amateur school Enlarging with the camera Is a ntvel feature, Fhowing how the Inex-' Inex-' jiHrienced operator cau enlarge from small negatives without the expensive expen-sive outfit; printing from wet negatives, nega-tives, which gives an example of the time In which a finished picture can be produced in case of necessity. Printing of all kinds, tank development, develop-ment, re-developing to sepia, dry mounting, Brownies camera work, to-; to-; gether with enlarging, postal card faking and double printing are a few of tho special features which are be-ir.g be-ir.g exhibited. Xo admission is charged, the only requirement being an interest in the work and an invitation from Tom Lutchison or Browning Bros., whose advertisements appearing In the Standard have called attention to tl'cse interesting demonstrations, which are given between 2 and 6 In the afternoon and 8 to 10 in the evening. even-ing. They will be repeated today. |