Show JOHN CARBUTT DEAD he originated the dry plate revola photography philadelphia july 28 john carbutt known to photographers the world over died at bis home today aged 73 he had been a sufferer from brights disease for more than a year mr carbutt camo to this city from sheffield uhe ffield in 1833 he was skilled as a chemist and made scientific photography to his study the photographers association 0 america chose him as their first president and he acted as official photographer when the canadian pacific waa constructed he made several inventions facilitating the taking pictures la color chief of which was the plate la 1879 he perfected his widely known carbutt dry plats which revolution iced the trade |