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The titftxaiy Clafe

Oct. 30, 1^?

vji ira of Ci&aLm»3.tl bar tM Umi s t m i^ir d i ^ ^ r H ^ ^ proc«03« fb^ro

j^uertur^i n^re l^l&sa trtm m p o i ^ a^jit^as tbe CMo in Be»po£i IJS suds a.

aboiEt tbe foot ^ Vi^ StzMft <tfafi CimiBoati end of tbe Sui^&mlon

Bridge) i^s t ram to lajbat ims then the iriUes« ^ Fulte% « stretch of a

l i t t l e )sox« than tmo 8iilee#

Takm la 1SI»S» aM ^xma &t t l » fir&t of the great WorM*a Fali^^

yni oae 0f^ tb» Cxyi Hol F^ilaee in hmdon W$Xp wd af ter r«rpeated s^tmAxs^

in th i s co^iiltiy, t ^ y caiae i£Eto the poee^ieim of ^ e Cimims^k PahHc

Ll^^ioiar* For ffi£U3Ef jsi^re (gz%rtiped iixto one f z«»e) t h ^ Imym Jb Oig cm i t e

i^Ole. I h ^ are mm cairc^iilly box^ a i^ etoss^ in the L^trnxy^u eefetjr

^ip^sdt im^% mroMB t l ^ s t ree t in the ftmMmA ] ms:» to aiod^ a aox^

ha^»r«d han^U^ in t ^ ^m Z4hre^ teitiMjUig«

^^LS dogi^rrian p yskori gaa i e noiiae in a a£UiQi»r of rei^i^cste and

i® of great hi^itoielcal imli;ie m^ wH^ beoaii^ <^ I t e r u l t j but alee be^

c4i^e i t iKnftx jnii so smdb of mrly C^ci^^ati^ olea^l;^^ aeonre te^ and in

gmA d^it^alU I t ie the pirpoM ^ Uii^ ^ S ^ ^ t o t ^ U i t s i ^ e i ^ ^ i ^

TMM g r o ^ of <&^»mHi^^ped ime f i r e t C^UKIKI t o ^ a t t e n t i ^ ,

S<3Sm B. M t ^ ^ ^ ^ Mreotor of the J lbai^ Inet i tute c^ Hietoiy end

Art^ on ft vl^it^ told tm of th^ i r mine and urg^ that ttui^ hsKve a l l

pMsihlet oiire« Ke pointed out that eome ^a^terioration of t l ^ iUnd t o

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«ldefa %hey ax« m^Si^^, had alxmi^ taken |^3.ae». i a r ^ j O l dSLrUaoa of

tn* leirqpoll taa Musimi of Art itnd Besisaoot l^s^^all 4^ UM Mosetss of

lodk»m AH, both a^tfeoriMes <2fi pi£^ux«« of t^ ia pmAsdg, icmm of

Ite^ much i»%mr Oi^^Uin frecberielc l a ^ , J r . , i^ca sme of yoa

loaow, tKTOti ^ in & friend to shcm t o him tMs oftrijr fiioto of the Cls-

cijamtl m^xir&A, the Fablic Laoliag aM 60 steasa>oat« at tbo i«iarv»8.

CaftaJLa Va r i s a ma^ of maxisr Fazta. He i s a ?!¥(»• pils^, famous i3& tho

history of stmaSxmtisst ^^^ xasii^ the Beiti^ Aaa agaiaeart SGWBI of tfao

Qresam UuBa hoats aad vmimA%^, for oo^pilotit^ the Bolta Qmea tvtm

Mm ^Xe&m to CiadLaaati aod Pltt^mz^h. Captain lay hsads the Biver

l&ks aa a t ilari«ttaf edi ts and vr l tes books @M i^rledioals i a tMs f i«M«

As div«:;tQr of UM Elver Museua mad %hr&^^ h is persomi f i l e s he has

access t o i^m s^st so^^eosiipe eoUjectioQ of steaal>oat ii^?e in tha cx^o&rs .

I t i^as C^p^tain Waf yiet really arcmeed ^f int« r«M^« Mai:: 'Umt

I bmm ^ c m # t t o g e ^ s ^ here hm h^mx with hie l^lp and t ^ t of Hr. Mmih^

ha l l m imU as of si^ smsociiMves on Urn Cincimisd^i Fi^^ie Lihrazy iPtaff.

1!he^i hietorio r^K^rde Imire mm been ^tot<^;n^plied and are thisui « i d « ^

aimilable for etndjr* fhe <»^i&Qiae Imve b ^ » oiuE^^^Oly pmlseA and stored

t o ^laeerve iimx m^admA the heuKarde of an old todldi^ to raiait the d ^

vhen properj^tsiriBion for thm i e pOj^d^le«

We oen t^dce pridte that tl^^Eo iis^^ortsuat Cinoi^mati dof^eeate

are e t i H in eadjrt^eaee and ^^Hjoly awmd in C^acin^t i , :^iaoramie |ho->

t ^ r a i ^ of ^ i e pmitSjoA are rare* Fesr othera of mM:h ia^tortance s t i U

«siet^ certainljr none for Ginoi»iati. I t i e beUeired t^at iimsF are the

ear l iee t photo^r^be of i^ees^b^oets ^^staiot. T h ^ are moi^ ii» Ubrax;r*0

greatM^t t r ^ a e u r ^ md ^moM be eagerlif e o u | ^ for by Eastern

i^dSr a U ai^nilahle.

Shenj^ aai gr of yom may Jmm eeen the w^rodnetions of f imr of

i n ^ le Cincinnati Soqnirer of laat winter, i t will be helpful, I

th isk , t o throw the» i pon the screen in rapid eeqoi^ice, so that jmx oay

Imve a i^^neral aetjnaintanee if^th t t o i r <^araet^r mad t he i r mirpxisiMg

asomxt of detaU* then again the M ^ t e , l^iat we magr prea^^ gmmtaX

Imslqgx Qimd nater ia l relating t o the diaooverjr ^oad de^eH^&psemA of ^be

dj^snerrian pr( «MSie, i t s re|4d ad^y^Lem in ^aerioa, asui i t ^ jdaoe in ^ e

Citu^li^ati of a o^^^ns? i ^ « ^be detez^adUiation dt %im date iift: n the^

taiimi and a dtec^useiim ^ rt'mr oc^idltiane a t tJto t i s ^ wil l aenre to a

further ^mder^andjyr^, aa we thrcm them a^dn cm t ^ m&re :i oi:^ a t a tijee,

&3Sd discmes #^Kt thei^ can t a l l aa of the CJ^^imtati of a c^aalbwey ago*

Ba^o^rrt^itsiKlng, i^e f ira^ p r a ^ i e a l procees of ptaotograid^ wae

announced early in iB39 tor l/cmXB ilaoi ^Ee liande Daiperre* Be wae fortunate

i n tha t there i^e tm cloud ^pon hie t i t l e and t^at toi^ popalar aoda la

and financial rmmxA es&m to hin and poetfaw^^uely to SimpoB « ^ , thot^

he died in i S B t ^^ci gi^ren material aaaietanee* Uke ma t iimmtione,

th ie dei^eaded ag eh upon the dia^^^ezdee of predi^^^iaore. fhe t l a e for

t l ^ new invention wae r ipe , ^ l i a ie wiOmA from the fact that in the

9mm year, two othere h i t i^)on loethode tmt fixing the M ^ image thrown

lEpon a prepared mr£&jGm \sf mmxm of a pin poii^ hole or a lane*

were Wm* S*F* falbot and the great S i r ^4Am E&m^^m falbots* p;

n l t i a^e l j r , a f ter mm^ i$ or ^ years, ot^spletely mm^^^^^s^ ^ be da^enden

si^lK^, i M l e Si r Sdm B&rs^siwS. iMrm!^^ Urn m>rds 'p^togmpil^^, h

^iv3e« and ^poaitivw^ altbcm# ti^^ee tmtmt ^kbm won t l ^ i r my eloKly*

%^m fia:^ a a ^ loioim, dagnnrr^^typing i!ig a saientifio

of tite f i i ^ order* I t m^/skgfid the atti^iti^m ^ the ecientieta and cap-

tared tim p€^ptilar iiiagiffi^ion* A par t i a l quotation from the Eniclcer^

boclcer, W a Sew toric i«gaai3M, r^ roa te s for na s<^iyi^sat, thie sanse of

woader.

«le have seen the vie«^ taken in Paria W the 'BaguerreNotyi^* a i^

haire no b€^itation in airowii^ that they are tbe mosft reaar^ahle t^b^ecAe of

cnrioeity and acMiration, in the a r t e , that me ever b^seld* Their maq^-^

^ t e pi^rfaction alaoet transcmsda the Ix^uMa of sober belief* Let as en­

deavour to convey to the re&d&r an i^presaion of the i r character* Let hia

suppoae hisa^elf standing in the adddle of Broadway, with a looking glaee

held pexpendicolarly in his hand, in whidi i e reflected the et j re^, with

a U Um.t therein i s , for two or three mileay taking in the haaleet dia^

tance* Then l e t hia take the glass into t^ bouse, and find the ieapression

of the entiare surface* This i s th^ l^pterreotype t • « • There i s not an

object even the i^st minute, mbm^asd in that wiite SK^pe, iriiidi was not

iM ^&e origlnalj and i t i s l:^>cmsi^e tbat one ^^a ld have b ^ n cgaitted*

Think of i t 1«

The n gr aE^<Ki sallied to partake of aagic. I t s factual reali^a

and fuUrs^s of detai l excitM constant woMer* the French QoimrmsmA re*^

ymrtSmd Daguerre imMmmely with ^» anrmity at t%r^ of X3D f zmuse and

l a t e r 1D,OO0* the invention was ^ade imblic and a i ^ omt who ch<^Ki, -mjB

permitted to ^^Ixxy i t , % mBs^er, entai ls of tbe process were beccwiiig

y^xmn and qniokLy ^^read to th i s side of the Atlastlx;*

Developm^Qt in America i^s rapid* Sasg^a F*B* Morse, por t ra i t

painter and inventor c^ the t e l eg r^h played an important part as did

Farofessor John 1* lir&smrm I t was big n^vs and maiiy newspapers printed

fu l l details* So^m evexyviiere, univez^ty professoi^ and aaiat^Lr m^i^n-

t i s t s ware In t r^^ed by th i s mm wOTde3:€ul ^ i i ^ i f i c toy* I t api^aled

to the ^G^rlcan interest In ^ iesM^e uM jbwention* I t s ^ r ^ d over the

(1) Knickertsocker, Dec* 1639 TOI* Uk PP S^O-1

mm xni>i4. I t i s an asttsJ^ fact that da^ierrsotjpes ware pre-

l» Ua^ja^mt, tmiamiey ixt tbe fal l of 2B^> ^ i s faot seeos %6 m

t H ^ 1 wm. ^(^te fre* "a« «a?fc Taffe - Pliotogmiiiqr aM

»lwm lit far aMiir £<»it«idii;r» ^ i«i ra?*o fpwij imh

aede c i liig tihe fsOJ. of IB^* I t a^^mmi t ^ t 1^^ %iiii sad

Peter ef t l » tzsna^Ds^tia G^njt^ S^xs^^ mm s@Qt aimed W ^ » «»1^

cosKu^ 4^ lrfndla^cm» E«tii«ii;r» ^ ?tirdma@ a^par^'os for th* ree^y^Ujr

or^kaitai ^adli^l mdtm;^ ^ fmm^^kiam^, m a|ipropdli&ix^ <%C |1^*I3C^

iusKKlag tsewt wtde lir tJMi oonnedl. for ^ d e i^xpoae* <3a Mgosit 2t« I'lmfao8«

aoe £vm Umkmt m« ^taU mdX m th« First or Secooi of

om to Ixltijii Qsmm • . «It tes cost m> « great ^sal <af lalmr

and reaeazv^ to gi^ a l l the articOas tee i»i^ed« 1:^ ee are zepftid h j the

satiafaetieai of Imoiiiaig l^at ws shall. ha<«e sadt a ooUeetlm of t ^ mmm

ffif aadieal izntruotJUai as i s imsv&^ to be fo^Ki In Vba oois&sr*' m

he eem tx&a t ^ date c^ tHe le t te r and the r^v^emaa to the I r l t i i ^

f iz«^ p^a ic l r »aiioip»!«d« mmX &mm0msii»Xr staet hiKve siiarei i s the

i>x«HMi ij^'^i^^ft that ^se - wy ^wq w^ CSI MEN in 9Bi@^kifie elr«xle«i« If

la-1»» i%i£l > then titat the^ iadliijiBd te thedr sqlj safeiflig ptfieSiajte* a

@oa§ l.et* f am pse b pe e^dUpMi ii i^ esc filiNeiil ^ Ssi^^s^n^^^ aisl pr ss red

ia mriii* I t »i^ he d s ^ t f ^ #idlster tMa e^dlpmlt me zina^ in t i m to

e ^ t a l s i& ie t&^ the ii^ofied e^pfpa^oi reac^ied tss^ii^^9»iiia in the f a i l

^ 1 ^ » ami ^ a t the ease fWL Br. Bohert Feter toci: ulth thia caiaem the

£i£«% # ^ p » » ^ t ^ ^ i s £^toei^» a istm ^ the death isiai^ of f alXagrxaM,

e U n i a poeseiKdim of the heirs ^ lr« Peter.» (S>

(8) «Kr%, 1&ilie«t» - lb«t<^»qd^ Mid the Aro^-ioaa So^«. mm. 1938-|»KJ

H^ierreetj^prii^ was a iom of ^botog;re|3hy with lajleed ix^ivichua

dbKEttoteristios, iMd^ esqplain i t e esrly iiB|>ortsf]^» and also i t s x«4>id

deeline* I t had a greet irogim in the period l^|j&»l8$5. By i860 i t had

aloost c<m$(hBA^i^ dii^^peared* The trum d^&mtrmA^ypm i s coqparativeljr

m r e , and ii^st n ^ be c^mf ised with Utmr p^cesses , inol^dis® the tiM

type, n^idi flcAirisbed 4mri3Eig t to s ixt ies and se^i^oties*

the dag^rn^E^ype 1^ a piotaro <m a lOate of s i lver or s i lver

plated c<^iper, whi^ii has been subjected to the ao t im of iodine inapor.

t o liilat iM a esmasm^ ihm lOate isuiderwfisit a cimAc&X chais^e of

', t t e t tim iBSttge GA^ i^on i t , could be brc^c^^ G^ by 1 ^

^^i^^i ^ n emm:ry V i ^ r ISB^ f iaeed p»nane39lly by wsyribing G ^ t t o eaeccNM

'•3Wff"'»sw*>fc'S'iwiv^^y *Hp™H#^Psa -di0Miiy|| 'j| j tajwiB ^fc^iw^^eue^ ^•^^^^^ftairtP' wwwws wep' JH^MIIAB'''^^^^aiw^i^ «#aa "•SiaiMPwfc wisw^^ ^afl W" %^T^w-»fc iw^s

of iasrctt37 ^a4e the h i # l i | | i t and ^le stittlsw^ were pro^an^ed 1^ ^ s

>f i t i s the diff er^Qoes of the dagoexreot^pe eethod

f roa ]»)dem ni^thoda that n»«A to he e»|3hasised. F i j ^ » the plate saplc^ed

i t se l f tlM» fomadation of the finished pictuze* Oaij oa» plst»x«

poa^dhle for eadi expc^nre, as ocsfered e i t h l a t e r siet QCNi

glass plate or f i l a isads i t poesihle to roprodoce an iadef i n i t e

9i prix^. th» r ^ l t wm that dag^Bxreot^pse eere i»ee«»uril^

S i m . WGB^^fm sad Porter adve r t i s e thee a t $2.00 t o ^ . 0 0 each. I t

was nsesssarar to fzsuie Vtma, iiErasdiately imd uador # a s s , as the w»tfs&tf

f i l t t es» eaidl^ xvMb&i off* ^ le JUaage «^9 revexi!^,

j^iete^zephi^', as i » me c a ^ of t^iese Ci^ i imat i

a adrxor, set a t a 1 ^ angle* f o S ^ , reii«»nii!^ i s di^e a^c^a t icaa i^

a s t ^ j^oslUire

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C^ the credit side» the dagserreotjrpe has not been eaccelled hgr

l a t e r aeytods for c lar i ty aud hrUlianoe. Oar s l id l^ t o a l ^ bear « l t -

aess t o th i s btd^ there i s plMs&y eC ms^fxt t^iUjaonsr* X qpe/t^ in 9B^

port of t h i s sk&%mss^s

Eohert faft i a h is ftu^ti^eai^ aM the A]B»^:1<»^ BC!M^»^ page 7 9 B&fs -

"A tseU aade dagosacreotTpe i s a thiag of real hesittjry aod in

sma re^^see^ fiA ooi rnxgemmA bsr the SKra&usts <^ sm^ m»dmra pvomm,

for a gGKad dagc»mni^:irps poestnsses hsdlliaiiee and 9lbxm$ chstail far be t ter

thaa asas" p^pm: ptixstm Tlmre ajnsj, nsv^E<Uiel«iSji SGsm oota^taodihg defects

i^iich t^tould he iwted. Beeass^e of tta» airrornlilee sorfaee, the im^

can he a&e& ozOjT y&tsn held in i t s mitire surface iiito t ^ «@«s c^ the

^hfl^rver. BxmLm^Sjm i s best aade i a a fa i r ly strs^^ hot dlffttse l i f ^ .

Furtherffiox^» <»i3y oo» oopy of th» imt&i &Mij& be db^Udise^ f roe

«spomrm ti£ the c^a^ra. XtoA i s , the oethod did aot p^vwLt of

d t^ l l t ^ te oq^bM f roe a SMU er m^ative as does o«ir aodt

Finally the ^»&mrpm^^pi ii»ge i s reveiiied frcn r i # t to l e f t .

Bvea tsitb tbesi® ^Bfeots tha da^mssfree^^pe coi^ijaisd f(NT

xioarly fifte«a yeaxis t o be the mo^ ispmtailt of a l l |d^c@zi^EMo

processes. Setose of ycu iBiN» ha'm hsd IJNi §ood f <»1^ii» to eaeaedLae a

l a x ^ i ^ man laad^ d^a^jm^em^fs^ ^^^^ ^^ mmimT a t t ^

t ^ i»ju333etiric aM axi^i^da 'mrJi^ ^tmi the early pre^m^ s£

^ d l l »ere ia^rt^hiteed is&^ a fitoto^is^bajeaw i ^ r M . Qoe a d ^ eigtea imwe

believed v i th Baal miimemstm, the faeoss Fzeoch painter^ # » rns a n o ^

the f i r s t to see Baga%ex«*s o r ig iml mxk, that «^izitiiig id (toad from

t h i s df^.*»

AM aipUjGi from faf t * page 100

^Mmsuxmi mt&si Isg lac^ezn standards, dagosfreotypes are i»oc«a-

l«»at photogmi^a* Sdeard WiMton, one of i ^ f oresiost of present tS&y

|iiotogrfiphe3?s, U s t s the ScllXmdjig t^xsTBiml charact^r i^ ics of a w^dl

pfeMBvt irai * »It ^c^old be sharply te^gmamd, d e i ^ l y d t aC i^ frow e d ^ to

edi^ frem ne^grest object to sost distant* I t al^uld hs E a siaooth or

g l o s ^ swi€aae to b<^t«r reveal ^le smamiJ^ tcactur«m and deta i l s t o be

found o x ^ in a p^totograpii* I t s v a l t ^ itiiould \:m ^^nvinelj^jr n^dered |

they slumld be dear-^ist , sut^ilte or brilliant-'^iever vidliiKi.* These

i^ctality^ are a l l ps^^^^&d by ihe d&^^Trm%ypm, mBpmiMXXy witli r e j e c t

t o br i l l iance m^ rendering of deta i l i i n thei^ r«s|ptects, in faot . I t

mufpa^e^ a ^ mit^mi pTOC&^^.m The r@ngo of c<^m3i^ in the ^^^^mrxmo^

%jg^m i s not as gr^at as in %hm mss^fxn -^p^r ptiw^^ bmt iiite^i^ediite

to i ee are mtiX ^&mu Sagt»rreotypo p<!^3:4its are not £la^, t Ksa^^w,

as we hav^ seen, t c^ and side M ^ i n g was alj&ost i^Bsediat^y adepted*

^en» toOttr the oractina of i^ntteoi^lne the baok^rc^i^ id.1^ ala^^rate

and i ^ i f iciftl aoceiMSori^ i s m^ largely ^ > s t ^ , in A^^ri^^n

t, a t l^ast i the re^uOtting i^r txa i t s gained mi^ tgr t h i s

i d ^ l i o l t y «* a simplicity n ^ ^ hSMS be^^i r^^gaini^ o i ^ wilMn p r e s i ^

tjjaes* ^gfiusctai, nS^ was ^^f^l^r^T with and practiosid •a,?! the oo^ss^n

fkm^&msSSda proc^^ses iis^m tim d a p m m ^ y p e ^mi to aiKi inoI^^lJU^

geLitin i^y p la tes , stated t^sat he considered the <^k^Mirrectype l^s

pdotiy*e yet ssade with thN& ca^ssra --»- aisd t&ore are wt^y s l^ wi l l

with hlm "*

Wm' ^m^ m<mA te^isM^gy im can c i t e ^te iitetc^p^^hn? of

tSb» m^st^JS^s^^ i s ^ e c ^ ^ a vi^m it^m the saao p o i ^ in i s t i ^ r t , aM

af te r im^m cf €^f^?t, failed t o e^iial Mm ^t^^mxism^r^B -m^s^

m a re indilited t o t l ^ l c^%ley f^A^ G&sm^ of t M s ci ty for

am mmmmsSb i«^pfe#ieti^as, F r ed^ r i ^ l ^ , <m i ^ receipt of a set wrltest

•Cbo^ yem for t*io good l e t t e r and also for tlw j^otograptes

ellidh eaase aJU)t% pztaii^tly.

'Sam p i c t u r e are far heyoiad m tdHdest hopmis evidently you

had an eo^ert i^ott^irsi^Mr."

Bern rapid ims the mprmd of the mm a r t in Jiaesdca? The !7.S.

Gextmis for iSttD U s t s no dagoerriaR estahli^uaeat, altdioii# there i s one

recorded ter Wm Toxic City as eaxly as March of that ysar. By l8kl thiy

existed also in Boston, fltilad^i^fdila^ ^ i l t i aore , iahai^, l^u^iagtosi, BX,,

GiEtcimmti ansi d&ubtles® other plsees.

a the Scientific A»Brioa» for S^stt^jer U , 1 ^ , Pit

veHlses h is dtmln <^ «m^ijmaX ^m^mrriMn ^ l i i s r i e s v£ patmAmA

et^ored MtsiiSBSises,," t^ l^tiirteeai citiisi Isnslysiijag Wm loxlc, Cinclmiatl,

l,omisville smd S a r a t t ^ s^>rin^.

I a imi/Gmmm mjorded f^ a i^ that for 1860 a t o t a l of Jl^

iKFtablidihsieiits. Tim aimiial prodactlm ttxr the t&ikr or fi've peak y^ue«

i s estimated a t 3,000,000 por t ra i t s .

Speaidurtg of pcrtrEtits^ i t m s i& f i r s t thm^ Vmt these vexe

m^ praeti(»Me because of Use long es^emtim t i»e repaired. An 9xptimaiV

table published early i » Mrdk W^ gives ^w tisie neeessazy as fr@Bt 5

ffiljattes a t noon oa a b r i l l i an t d e a r d ^ to !^ MnEates on a clomiy day

b«tore f or a f te r 3 . Stit the Aaericaas ioEesdi&tely attempted t ^ ia->

possible md socciMded am were thos the f i n ^ in tim f ield of po r tmi t

l ^ o t i ^ r e ^ ^ . Sy the M dkHs for t ies th idr adimrtitfemsits claitted good

restzll^s f r@a aa»ost imtatiriiaiieoisB mp&mre^*

^rssKt <^ the see a r t vas r ^ i d also M Gixiist3sm^t* Qsse es t*-

mSaSm^^ i s I«C^3KM J.ir 1 ^ . Ia 1 ^ ^^m a< m Qadmf A^ma vis i ted

0l.i>ffi1,nmti for tl£S Goxs^f sto£»» l^^iii^ of the mm obs^nsEtozy^ hJUi a H

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dlajey m^teiB that *bef OIIB r^xxmU^ t o the Wmtry (Henr^) Hcniw,

we id^^pped a t a daguerreotype office wh«^ three a t t^^ i t s were vmd» t o take

a^ UUcenese* X believe that none of then succeed^ .^ So^osiaat ear l ie r

on IMs sa2% t r i p Wosi he cc^^i^^ts testiSy ^^ ph€^>c^^$ixs tal@m in ^ i o a ,

Hew lorlc| «Cta ^ retmm to Mr* Jd^yasonta, I ®to^ed and four d»gue»^?o«

t]^pe lito^iesses of ^ h e ^ were t a k ^ , tmj <rf thm^ jo int ly with t^e head

dt Mr* Bsicmi - a l l hicieous*'*

Cist in h is «Sketeh^ and S ta t i s t i c s , 1S51'* states that Umm

w^re then in CinciJKiati 32 d^g^en^Dtyplsts and ?8 other lae^cyes, with

prodtxcts to an anmiaL value cf |80,000*

The Cincinnati DireMSttory for l8U6 l i s t s e i # t concerns laaMi^

l^t^o^raphs and that for 1850 a t o t a l of ^ev^a* Firms i^iich achieved

morm than a IcM al f s j ^ wore fhosias Fai:^, E* C« Bawkins and ^ e takers

of t h i s Cinclmiatl daguerreotype, **Fontayi^ uM Farter* F^at^ime had

h is early tmir^Jig i a Baltijsore in 1 ^ * Be appeared in CinctnDati in

I8i«6 and was Joii^d scmoihat latear in partni^shtp by W* S* Porter* In

18li<8 was maM our pajoorst m i^ei^^tsably by both* In Uie mmi^ ym^ him part<-»

smr Porter mBdm <>tm ^ seven ^^osures of W^hummMA 1 ^ ^ , % l l ^ ^ p l d a *

In I J ^ , Fc^isyn^ adbievi^ iK>tiae as t l ^ f i n ^ t^ i^re^Snoe ^sms^h

P^to^rsjpl^ (life«-eise p&rtraits) , ^M^ for a shcrt t i ^ ^ had cmssi^^m^s^

alsOe iTOgoe* Jii 1S^S# & ^s^^ i ^ ^ H - i ^ o g l ^ por tml t s of 5 | fe^t lay

sevm f ^ t in si«^* In li5® 1^ inv^ented a M i adne for l^alk p r i c ing*

Bich 23 eds yet to be dc^i^ to dig C a r l e s F^^ay^^ and h is

par t i^ r W« S« Bfxrter oi^ of ^ i ctecnrity i ^ o i^y.ch th i^ b^ve fallen*

A search of the d i r e c t c ^ i ^ of G i i ^ i i ^ t i , Q[>vlje^on, ll^iport a ^ other

c i t i e s for 16^}-*1^ , yields m ^ l i s t i ^ s Imt not much Snfo^raation*

TIM tm& were partners for the pe^od of ^ ^ r o x i a i a t ^ I8li7«135li*

the fir® had brarndtes in Chillicothe on Paint Street Md in

Clovix^on on Madim>n* # After the i r separation, Fontsyme^s msm continaes

with ii!texraptl<^3s to appear nittil 1 ^ 1 , his rssidence hanging af ter tmsy

ymrs i& Hewit t , t o CiJ^ioaatl* 1* S# Bo3rt;er, «ho at f i r s t lived in

Cizicinnatij, crossed the river abo^ 1660 to be a resldesit a t imrious a^irei^MN^.

in K^Qtncky* Re appears to have i^aintaln^ a SUHUO, sos^tisses with a part­

ner, in Gi^scinnati unt i l aboid; 1S73* Ite resided a t various plac«MB in or

near Oovingtoi and his etmlio i s l i s ted a t varimJis addre^es during the

years 1080 « 1 ^ * Aft#r 1B87 he a|3poars to have been enfil^yed in Gin-

ei^m&ti, ^ 3tAm W* Fierce a t 28 Smry Anada* I ^ timm appears i&r thxt

l a s t tim in I889, j^tst hX year® af ter the tafel3E^ of the Ciaciaiiati d ^

gtusrraovypo*

The ^ ^ t e ^ i for t ies ^^ re a tjtoe of painted pat^rs^as and < 0i-»

r^mm*. The nasr a r t n^^ vm^ to achieve s i ^ l a r co^limous ri^m- (B£ the

S^s i s s ipp l and of Bia^a:^ Falls* A second Gincimati waterfront of m$x

pictm^^ was zmde abo^ 1^3 by A* M^m^ wSi© was active in l teyton and

Colissftms* This also ^mn accorded h i # i^^ lse , bi£t has a i^x^nt ly b^m 1^^*

IShat cctdLd be mors natoral than that Fontsyne, but recently coose

f r « J^dLtjjiom and a resident in Wem^rt, «houM wish to demonstrate hie

sk i l l T&f |«MEtr^|Jif the Cincinnati watarfrc^it, which was daily b ^ o r e

h i s e y ^ with a l l i t s great iia&er©^ m& bes^y* All mm^ §pm% ^ a t he

had a r i ^ t o be pnmd of kto ac^^v^ment*

We are Indebted t o a r ^ r i n t ia ^be IMladi^sMa ^sitc^rs^tmr

tor an ai^cufflt in the C i n c i m ^ i f iiaes Star, c^ I t s ihc^ing in that c i ty

In IM? and for mmst information m^ found e ls^^ere* W.S* Poxtor i s

f ivm esEclnslve c r ^ i t suLthou^ the hx^m pl^te on the fran^ g i v ^ cr«^l^

to ^m fixm# »ow«wgKr, as F< rt®r -me ^ 1 1 1 living in tiis c i t y md SEK

« ahio Businttss mreetory 1^3

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ployed as a phot<%req|^r and, as far as we jtocm mm^ lotAaytm i»d disappear*

ed fwm the sceaas a q^tarter of a <»itury previous, i t i s not Grange that a

news accoMi^ should mention only the living partn^** I e quotes

A WOMIMFOL PICTIEE A Bag^rreotype of Cincinnati tt^kisa

A daguerreotype vi^ff of Cinednoati tak^n toy %• S* Porter» froa

iew|mrt, Key., in ISitS^ i s now on eadilbition a t Mr* Lanc^^s ^ U e r y , coxtser

of Fc^irth and FIAW s t r ee t s , s l^re everybody wijgliing to see i t can ^ o y

that pleas^tre* This pictnre i s eight feet Itm^g^ and cm si lver plates

Jollied together, thus forming a pam iramic vXmt of Cincimiati*3 ^ ^ i r e

C&io River front, and to&iy th i s gr^tt picture stands unrivalled for

trt£thfuln^$s and bea^y of de ta i l , ard i s as perf«!t as vihen i t (mm

froa the a r t J ^ t s ' hands, which proves, without a d o i ^ , i t s perfect dura­

bi l i ty* The mm^ of tbe iii2£^rous ^mM^M^tB that iJjne iim r iver front,

and signs ot ^ 0 bixsin^ss ho^i^s, M^ clistinc^ly portasij^ad*

T&e ^ i r e of the oM Second Presbyterian Otmroii ^hat stood on

Fcurth Street l e s n ¥ins and Kace Ixxms up in the d i s t a n t , and t ^

clock d ia l on i t i s in the picture, not as big as a pin*s ti^ad, ye t ,

with a ma^difying glass one can t ^U th© tliae of day*

AU GixKsisamtisais ought t o be proud of th i s great picture, and

i t sb^uld have a pla«^ of pr^six^ce in the Art Museira, or amm other

p^^lic isu^itution, that i t may be se^o, imt only by th i s generation, but

l^ those following, for tisie has already prov^i i t s perfect durshi3Lity*

I t mas eadiibited a t the f i r s t EaqposiU^i ever h ^ d in th i s countiry, which

m s at IMladelphia, in the Franklin Ins t i tu te , in iBli^. The f i r s t and

highest pr^^um was a^^rded i t* ^he mmm ysar i t took the f i r s t prem.uei

a t iaryiaad Xnstiteto of Balt l^x^* It m^ takm to Urn Morld'a Fair

held a t Umdim^ Snglaad, in l&5i» W ib^-^^* WHiiaaa and Tfeo^ Powisll,

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«£ gimtinnatl, mtd ther© resmlnod unt i l t>uit e:^i-bit5.on cloQcd, ..-her. i t

w ^ bl#i ly c<^3:m^^ t^ t t e E n ^ s h Juries, iin accounts of ^*leh is? giv^a

in thoir ri^ports*

I t i s a K<>r^r ifeat so stable m^ perf oct an a r t . should have

hmmi Imid ^ M e to make room for the paper picture, irtiioh 5.s neither as

last ing nor as t ruthful , Ihat mmld the i ^ ^ r t a l D^^orre saj could he

step forth from the spiri t- land and see his great invsatlon ast aside,

and i t s place occupied by an inferior art? This picture can never be

pnjduced again, therefore, i t i s of grsat ^mlvm, mid ^Kmld prove of

greait iistsrsst to Ciacinnstl*** Cincimati Tl^os Star O)

We im:ltKle here because of l o c ^ i n t e r « ^ and as 0smikmsfioi»ty

aeccmsts, two qmA^im& frc» the Photographic Art Journal*

' ^e take pleaimre in recordii^ $%£ch facts as the f€i Ll<»lng

f r w Arthur^s Mam ^^Estte^

«^» stqperiority of our Bague^rreotyptiii mmr those produ^igi in

WiiTC^ i s imsmn t o mmt jmimmm who mr® f m l l i a r w i ^ o^rrrat facts i n

mst^ f * Biiichannan Seed, (sic) Thc^^ &< jaj £sin Wmd^ a young Ameri Kan

a r t i s t now in I t a l y , writing to iim Id i tor cf t ^ {^Lnci^^i Ckwierolal,

r^mm to %h$M ^^^Ject, i n a j^^mgm^^ iM. ^ we ^etx^Mct* 1^ saj^s -

'Frevicms te leaving Qi^B^ijasmtl^ I iK^ssess^ mgwsM of a f r di^gmrmef^

typem, HMJOSX Tsm^ tak^i ly Fard^ and Bawkiim, and idiei^rv^r l^t^ have

^ ^ ^ by a r t i ^ s aM c t h » ^ in Bngland, Qemany, m^ I t a ly , the^ have

pronoma^^ t o im ih® f imNst sp ijOMOs ever beheld in these c^ustries* @»,

a large pla te i^ Ir* Far is , ha» a t t z ^ t e d so m^h atteutlcm aM aidniratie^

tibat i t i^ oonti£^^ly I m t out md psu^sed around as s ms'ijmktj^ ^ticsfing

l rw f a r %hB mm m>rM hAB beat^u the old, e v ^ at l » r ovm inv«a:ftioEie* A

0 ) anactelptila fliotepwfii^r v«a* ^ |?^a6-7, ISS?

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friiend «rf mina /esterday e^ilblted thir> one to a French daguerreotypist in

Flor^snce, who stored over i t with eyes l ike aaucars, ^M slirtig^od his

ihoulders %xp t o h is ©ai a cktid axclaijiied, «^ive T/'iiissrique^ I reco|^%ing at

a fiance t l ^ t i t ims not European* Ke aolmowledged, without a^y hes i ta t ie%

t l a t he had iiever seen m^h ing in his l i aa of ar t to cotsparo with i t*

To be convinced of t l ^ truUi uf t^iis, one Imn only to look at the speciafi^w

itiic^ adorn the sbow cases her©| %imy rm^^ r.m of thosa *half dpUax"

establisimotats to be met with ;5o freii^^ittly in our oaator.i ci t ias* I

cannot und^rstami '^i^^j^ in this old * orM of a r t , dM^mrreatyplx^ sliouM

be SEO far inferior to liuit i t i s in Amsricaj nor baR© I heaM a^y ^ t i ^ -

f^stoxx ea^laimttea* The <^i^to2:^, T.lion t h ^ p r e t c ^ to giv^ asgf x^as®%

l i ^ tile blfetae upon tho weather* In LoMon th is s ^ ^ t be a goc^ az^ suf-

f i c i ^ ^ 3:*®as<sK| but in I ta ly , eapeciaHy, the aim0S|;here cm% scarcely be

the sole c^uso for so wmh difforemjo. I mi incline:! to t h l ^ that good

ch6®dffta in th is country have rmtg as in oux^, turned thoir atteati<m t o

the subject* » f^)

^ e are glad to leana frem the following cosmuoi^^tioa, tMt

the t a s t e io r i^e fine arta i s rsipidly ii:^r&ving at the seat* Mr* l a r l e

appoars to be a devowt ij^ pmis^rwmriMg wor^dpi^r a t i t s ^ i r i a s , and

his efforts for i t s elei»«i.vioii -^ill c^rtai^sily ^s^i t le h i ^ to the utsgost

approbatio:n of his a>j(it®^^rari^^ I'o t^^as^r hm our ai^ax-^ th^o^to for

h is ^ t i ^A ioas to tss*^ C ) Cinei3mati,Sov«l4, 1 ^

Bmr 3ir8

X poceivM ytr*ir favo^* hi da© t i ^ arid tt^xik ycm foor your c^arteig^* I wSli r« i i t so€«a* I ^^Od have mit t®n to y?« a t oxi oiyrlier date, t ^ have t^^ii deiayoi by s< g s a t t a i^ t ^ t iiagre i n €gil^3^« Ion wHl mm %^ t^e m^t^t^^myis^ cireiiiar that our J j t i s t s are g^ttlsi® i^ a ^pdle^'* on priiMjiplies of o ^ i t y sl^dJUir t e tbose oi^^ained in an arti<^# of jpmr Sept^^^gr ms^ ^ r . Tbe c i ros lar «^s printed i^or^ wo received ytmr ^oui^ial, and i t mm p ^ i f y i i ^ to ^ s , in ^IJ^IKE^^ t h r o ^ ^ your pa^®, t o find one of y ^ r ^^BSL^ <^rr^ipoi^eiits, jr#i:* F i s ^ ^ , dervsdoping p d n e l ^ e e similar t o t l ^ i ^ w® had «BilK^i^* An asj»>dLatii^ for

^ 1 ^ f t o t ^ r a i M c Art ^our^^l - ifarch %MSl^ p* iS? and p* 3I6

•SKWiaa^aal pui^pcae^, I'iua ~J.oO beer_ Termed, ^hv^xcini, U. It the wm^ eednesat s^nftiere ef the f otir a r t s of d/mim» ArcMtect^ire, Baiating, Er^gruviiig, atd Seulptu-re* I t s r,ioet5.nt; are 'u Xd twice a iraek for the puzpose of dssmd^g^ and mach food fealiug and i^roviMoat %11X so ik^ubt gr^w out of l i* I :: K-uld rejoice to «te a l ike unicm of owr |}iagu^n^ian a r t i s t s , aod h < ^ that feriA, Ba»M^^, * .id ^-.ati ^or© of thm older iaerf>©r# of the prcrf'esalcm 1^21 t s ^ the lead in o f f e c t i ^ SORS^MS^ id the kind* At tjie l a t e e:sa-iiuitia^ of tlic ci\lo :i«x!u-ai:la0* 7air , there ra^ scarccljr i^tiat < »iild be called a o^s^^i t ic^ oi Mi^ie^h^mn ar t* fmsSii&^ytm UPKi ?oitcr s^ia to have x^^ied v pon th^ law^ela th.ey tiad is»on rit the World *s Fair* I»ipp^icott and < Mri er, «ere likeidse r c ^ i i ^ * Bcyce, had a f@s dioi?^ pictures* Bmiklx'^ had about one doisen f i r s t clajg^ poi^raitsi but so badiy^ a^diibitei as to do hia great i^Justics* Faris , ho-^i^vor, sustaim^ i© hc^or of Cirjcimutian diMg^rreotypists, W ^ eplendld dij^lsy of el»«it 6o por t ra i t s , groxjps, e t c . , most of «fcicb were exce6dli:^y good jrfLctures* ^hm bursi*£% of the Ap^Llo Badldii%, au^ withi i t Um tiam o&Hectiic^ that Bawkias hkd mads throujj^ the course of ten yeajf , was th© j^riJUr' e i | ^ cause of his »ea^re d l^ lay^ ^liese - so pii»ii^rs of thm a r t in the Chio Valley, hav© steai i ly laaintalned the l fed in poa>-t r a i t e r e , i^2il»t the pai» for vijms has b€^^ givim to Foapta fiae and Porter* Coss|mriso^3 between these two, would paAaps be odiot^, iiMlM' i t wouM to difficult t o decide t o i^biob the st per * io r i ty b^<^3©s* The ;iitistb* I believe are disi >®ed to give the laure l to Bseldns, wh^jst popular favor leans to Farls*

1%te pl(^t4ires <^ th^ t^mmr^ as well as others, in the f i i ^ ^5adati£>n of their l i j ^ t s aM ahad^s aiid tho tx^voi paraucy of t he i r shiulaimi, g^ve g^^at d^i^h, r(^mS3msm^0 aa^ prej^stion to the fosma^^ ^dloso cT the lat-^r have .^cro striking contrast Sj of l ight and 4 ^ ^ , ^ore ^rmSm of sij^i^lne and clcHidh^tadtos^, i f I m^ be aHostti to us© audi E. simile I (ml *^ithal, a li;:,ht, ai^qr, sp i r i t t ^ l ^m&s^^&^iJmBm^ timt wii»^ tJtes popular f ai^r* Wmh' kins has ossperiic^^M ^sudi Blth p^per, ami producM 'Nhat he testis^ the ^ l e ^ ^ f ^ 1^^ prlnc%le uHStn ^hdch t d ^ are pre^looc^ I be-lisvo i s taic 01^^ as Ialbct"»a, thuu^ the practical detaUs a-ris ^K^^fitet dif f e r ^ t « Of t l^se md alao ^ Ma n^i^^lipi^ u^m gl^sis, I ^ i l l give ^o\x Bomm i t^ i s at :iK>thor ti@0, should s^ pesml^s be f oimd aoci^ptsli^U^

Tours t r a ly ,

Ai^riffl T. SAm^ (^)

Our s ^ of e i ^ di^n^rreotype vi^ms i s f rea^d in a i^ssive

hoi^u^ fr^me, with a b l a ^ smt* A br^ass inscription plate gives the

t i t l e and the msm of the firm 13^ no date* How i t c ^ ^ to iim liibrary

im net yet cl^^r but ^m hopm th ie isi^oiii^tion wi l l e t H l come to l i ^

0 ) ^letographic Art Jourml ^ %3v* 1 6 ^ , p* 316

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9m hm eo sa^h else* Safely paoloed, boxed and ^ ^ r e d , i t awaits a

l«affs of recognition in the new Library building*

Bom was the date of these da^ie i reotyi^ detersiined* At the

o^tart, t t o only inforaation was thet de^^ib le from the pijiAviT^» t h m -

selves* Obviously t ^ r e vms no Suspemion Bzlc^e and there plainly

l a b e l s was the Bass^iger a t a t i m of the L i t t l e Mimi Bail Eoad, an ex­

treme spread of about 15 years* Bmmmrg pe«^le faiailiar with the his^

tory dt tim Cincimati issd^er ftt^nt, su^^ as Jim^m Albert @remi, ^uieiay

i^re aide to ^ t e the :f^^^ rai^s ^» 1^7*-1^»

A set of prl i^^ "smA to fr^^ric^ %!r* ^ ^^ imtltority im

rix^t navl#ftti@i^ h& i^s of course ixAm^^a^i^M in the st^sfiK^sta, of whld^

over 6Q mn be coi^ated aM 17 i d e : ^ i f i ^ as to lammm Tc «p(Ae Wt* iHay -

l£iaisa^u:h as the ori^^insl work was ns^ dated, sui invMtigation

was liu^uidlied t o determine i ^ age* "^i s^st pt^dtive means seeoied to Im

thr^mgh a s t i ; ^ of the vaidoue stie^Eiboats laoorad at the la^^im^* &ie to

the s ^ r t l ives of stes^s^ats in early d^ts, and tlu»ir o^ricio«^ neve-

ments sJsmit the inland streaa^, there m^ a good possiMlity that t h rou#

a study of 1 ^ Ms to r iM, the year in w h i ^ the eaqposures i0»re laade could

be detenix»^* l^e f i r s t estijsiate, wkidi l a t e r p rov^ "^m correct o^^

was I M , due to the presence of the sideHRt^eler mmm wmMLm HO. 2

im priM^ Is* 1* Bidlt a t Wheelii^ ^3m^ ye^r, tMs irnrn^ c^ ra ted on th®

0bSj& Mymr bi^ a tdsort iSsile, un t i l sold m^j to the llj^^r Ml s s i s s i i ^

£rm i^i^uce she xmmr retui:^@d to the <Mo«»

£k»ZTG^rative ^ id iEice piled w ^ cons i^rsble s^ount* the

1 ^ i s kmrni as on ^ of &^rmm low mkti^, ^M tbe iilsotos t^iomd iMicatiees^

of t h i s leer inter* A dbur^ idii<ike Im^as xsp prc^dnentiy in lo« 5 , WM i n

dt co^truiCtion* I t s ^a^oii^leted s t o i i ^ i^ggests ISI^* The masg^

of e i g ^ , as d w i k ^ ai^inst directories accord with t h i s date*

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md0 BeOULe on Ho* 6 i e reconied as being dismantled in I S ^ a t Fulton,

and here ^^ i s paxtly torn down luid imA below i^l ton, C&io*

The history of l^ese f r ^ ^ d daguers^sotypes $;r&dvm:Uj cs^a to

Ught* I t was e s t ^ U ^ e d that they were ead^ibited i n U^^ Old printed

aoc^nnxte, b a s ^ CMI pe»»9nal knc^e(%e, @»vs 1 ^ m iib& date , as ^Ormd^

retoted, t t o u # l a t e r accounts are "m^m or use 1^^* tkm c^nduslcn that

laiiS was the year mm&d inevitable, but covM the date be ^ t ^ M n e d s t i l l

The piotm*es were tak^i a t a tii&e of m£!ur^m^ low wat^** Thie

ass i^^ i i^ i i s based c^ the a|:^earence of the river aM the Public Landia^*

Savigation semm ^ a stand i&ill - tm molm issui3^ fro% the boats, no

bales , hogsheads or pi les of goo^ on the landing* t}m pres^ooe of so

ntspy boats a t andior in a dm^ part ^ the d^ami^l a mUe or two up r iver ,

also su | )^ r t s Utis assuBgytion* Perhaps a stmly of river conditiomi would

help* So these were studl^sd for the period July 1 m t U la t e October*

THm f d i a g e on the t rees wi&dm a l a t e r <^te out of the cpestion* I t was

found titiat an ^:tr®»e s ta te of low la^tar ^^d^ted durJJig ^N^ptesa^r and

OctdtMsr, w i ^ prc^bahiUtJb^ stroi^ly favoring a l a t e Ssptester date*

Sot «mly wes the inactivity indicative of susp OEded navigation,

i t also s^^^a^ed ^ux^y quii^* Mo oae S€»^^K| to to v^rldng mi Vim imoijog,

im t^ s t r ee t s , on the boats, about the factories* Evi^yitere i btjt ro im& a

nii^^la^ ak^mu^ c^ activity* Aocofdingly ^m^b^^. itmi isidh^^ptesaber t o M^

(^tobetr wez^ t e ^ e d m&m l e a t l ^ r <^^ditior^ as rsp&rted slissdnated

but Simday, iepteaber 2li, seeiied a l ikely dat%*

Low water in ^ O M early pr^-<ai!^i^tjteu dmjB was a cosffiwn

wueaaier m^ f e l l cc^adition and a apeeial type of boat was deviO^^^, ci

eeal l dbcaft mA of Malted mx^ryiu^ capacity* B0&» of thof^ s e ^ ^ to

iM 9kSM to navigate for practically th i s ent ire period* The

a t tiMit time n^oxted st^anhoat arrivals md depsrtures nith soias fo i l -

assB. fhese records eere charted and i t eas foand t l^ t a definitely U z ^

mober of the boats sti&m and identified 1^ naoe, had arrived shortly be*

fore this Stmday, and for no o t h ^ Ssuaiay ccaald as aany be l is ted. A

chance stts^Ung on an editca-ial, seened to famish ^le needed poetioal

t«mch in iim say of proofs ea^peoially as the clear detail of t^» pheto-

grsfdEts had iiapreseed evezyone. I ass glad to %s»te frcxa tJto Seily TiauM

of Ssf^. 25* the mmi^ folloKii^t

"Iwirtexdi^ was a glorioas da^, whcacing sassihine bri#it aaA

l i v ^ ^ - a i r oLear and hmstiis^ with wmmxmi othme *£±xm»* t oe mrnxsmm.

to amMm» aU ramindii^ one of delii^tfoi I nd l^ Sonsex^t^bae. We had a

brief *tx«p« oiget of tito oity*s *Mn and d^^»* The g^tdan Imm of Aatisaa

t^^ed the forest foliage^ md the falling leaf yfUja^md of

i£@ seneon uSua^ms^ and itrnf^rm^iM^ £vmt itticli thee Mnd in hasanony with

nature aiS^ ^^^^ & Immm. iolterestlBig s&i prof itable.*t

I t ia perhaia a3jmt a tmir ammm^l<m that WiSB^yim &Bd

e eOd cl^ese a Sumdayy a day on iM^ thiy w&eCLA be frm frcra

As to tijBe of dsy^ early a£%exmo&a ammt c^hvioas. fhis i s e«r-

roftmxffited by the ahadows and pezhape lay the oli^^ of t t» PrsiOi^eria^

alth<»i|^ aqr e^^m ^^ars»^ly are not the eqaal oi tlis ^ n e Star

in 1087. A aore liiEs3y sa^Laaati^ i s that the erl^ioal yieMs

aore detail to a isBgaifyi,iig gle^» than d» the copies.

I have % no mmm l isted 401 of the U t t l e bits cf mUma^

jj» p|s Etiii@ oar aamm^MDim* I «ll l j | ho«e«er» ^wa^ a fee smM i t e ^ in

tl^Lr <^po®( figi®al erd^» as there ms 8«»i*hiag of a dzsas^ie.

Mm «£f«dt prsdseed by tMs m^iim of Iteos* msm liM«d

Xst«iPL%»x»»«« i& ^ e U t O e fcair p i ^ bi l l ies of that ^gr.

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tlw wptiMg ^ 1 ^ Had started off badly, w i ^ a diy ^ M U ia

Jkpi^ imaor m3$ inches of rein)^ foUocneNi t^ a nomal iiay and a June

« t ^ be^ l / l of nonssl prscipltaticm, JisOy S^B^ heM tip mUj, id

As^mi^ mad «S|^N3ially Si^enber «ere eaAremSij dbey and this contlameid to

late Oot^^er. fheas fi^ores ai^Oy to eimiitm&%%t 1»tt we asstas^ eer«

I^^^Ua^ of ecaditio»i gimi^pally.

A feir s&leoted ^Geetatiewi era ^v«m hsreeSJ^ from t l^ Cindnnatt

Atlas, and Idis Cin(^nnati fiass* for July • Sqpt. 1 8 ^ . ¥ h ^ are at tiaes

and are not credlti^ as to ps^er. the dtete i s i^mt cf th* date

atilsr 1 Pittsbargh fcmr f eet« @ inches and rising

•fiOy 17 the river has fallen abeat 2 feet Satard^ and i s StUl ret^ding bet i s yet in good boatii^ condition.

JiOy 31 Xhe river rose a l i t t l e last i s again at a stand.

Mnsasfy S fhs riv*^ falls vexy ^oely

Tivs xlv«r has t)s2Jum. aboedi, f oar tm^ isx the lB»t thx«e days •« 12 inches in the Isi^ 2^ tssmm and i s 9t.ill «liGli^U^«

S^teafber 4 H e r l 'v^ has tmXXsm, flKaaetfai^ scare iimk imo feeit since Sstisa'iisy^s r(^ort»({3^p1».2>.

8 %« i^adem^fl^ ^^ : ^ t l » i a^^emsd, f^s texd^^ oia the f ' Mis bar. Cf<mr isdULii p riimr froa Cin^disaiKti)* ^ * «as detained %ao hoax«* ^ r ^ grcmni»i i^l le ®»iing dQ«i oa ev^Uig^ and me s t i U in the ^yse fix last evenij^. ffite ElJi^^ldy idtit^ e^a» in

9 The r i v ^ s t i l l d^l ines at the zste of sOieiit 6 inches in 2^

H ^m ti.jmr ec»atiaaes to recede skcmi^, leather dssar and ^.easai^ <- to ature mmmSsAt aixtnam I S ^ ,

12 Biver i s g«^tii% <|iiite Im. H ^ Covi^^^ton bars are s^t quite bare, but they begin to a iow* 4acob Randol|4i l ibelled the Cfeio Md3^, ^ ^ n he fi^tid i t was "dry tm» half t^e year aM f rosen the other half *«* ^ t i t i s true that Ihe Ohio E i v ^ r ises and fa3JLs a greater distance than 9^ other in the ccmntry* Frea lc«r water to h i # laark, accordij^ to ihm r e ^ t f l i^d , i e 4^ottt 60 feet* {Dm. 1?, 1SI|7). ?ast indeed i s the diffe

Btwsttu th« ji^pearance of the r iver liuvt ^ and at the prs^mt time* than i t covexwt

a l l Ute bottonm, and the southwest part of t h i s c i ty , for a grmA distance ^naund* ^m so&tm ihm was that of a l a i ^ studded with mm i t looks liJee rather an insipxif ioast ^tori^s^Sxs^ within Jits di^r and sa^dy

Septee^^r 13 We^Oy Review* 1 ^ Mver has coi^tim^d t o f aH mimm l as t date, ^nd ^%€^9^mr has, p e r h s ^ f a l l m 3 to ^ ft* and dumping the l a s t thrve deyw hm receded a t the ra te of !»to 6 indies in 2I| ho^m« At ?ittia£bua:^ im Msm^ evi^di^ Umrm imre <^ilx 1 f t 10 iiK*^s in the di^Mel md rivwr ^ 0 e l y

^ i s ocmf Ines navigation to the mmlX'm^ «LBUfW c£ I, md the prici»i of freights are furtteeur

ill The stesme^ns L a ^ S^nmn mid Industry wm^ £9^ m^eiMM on Four Mile Bar yesteKrday* Tim l^tt^r i s a packet in the He^rsville tracte, 1^^ f oj iM ^hm Portsmox^h Hue*

r 111 Those 1 ^ n d ^ to marndm the bed of ^ e (Mo E i v ^ mn hardly have a bet ter oi^^nrtunity Ihan tibe presirat* The riv^r sew^ to have gone for a sear^m, &id i t s place s^^Oled by a sised brook, i t ^ ^ loc^s, in the bed of 12ie {&io, l i ke a snai l bc y i n a big hat*

X9 Caj^* ^* 1 . ESl€y, mr ^ f ici^at lisar^ h&s tsOom admnt^ge of the low isiter, ^)d m^mr^ la r^s sns^s f ros tim r iver , a t th® n^^arf *

1^ 4s Um ri^rer f a U s , coal a ^ wood <li|r, blade d i a ^ : ^ s r^se Sr^m ^H^mm %& f ourt^an ^ ^ t e p^r l^iliel* los^ i s aeUUUi a t the r iver fro^ bc^ts a t four doilaxs a ^ a q i s ^ e r i ^ r o^ri* ^i«re $M- a I j i r ^ aw^^nt c^ coal in the d t y , 1 ^ ^lerican mAmi^rijm i s great - in s|»i^ul^lm» I t i s i^tid t r oM ^wAmr degs'* ths t the Ohio i s lower a t ^ d ^ t i ^ than i t ^ ^ been since thm

1828* The regular mH boat l ine i s la id 19, and ^aaUer boats have been chartered to run in the i r places* Br* f ran^clin ajod Iminsa now r&n i n pl^ce of the F^^shion and t t ^ B«m Ic* 6* ?ery, very sEcaLl sA^^^^so&ts ccmtixsaa to xmx t o and f real F i t t e lmr^ , bring &ty Goods f r e i ^ t ^ ^*y^h 9^ iOO l b s . I e noticed one of t t o » dJi^des a t the laiiding tiie other dfi^, called the John a* 3ca:iio% • ^ se s^^E^edty i s only 35 t<me*

^ Mxij^ -^e pc ralc 3ES 2^ fe»rs th^ riv^sr hod about a t a standi On the baur b^l^nr there 30 iiK&os to 3 f i» t «t^fr, and -^ bc^ts ^p^camd a t vari^ms ^ii3ts»

23 Tl^ Bive^ f a l l s a i i # ^ y , scaroOy sn^u^ to be perc%tJM.e* %s prospects in r@^&rd to naviga-* tiam are ra i ser in^rcmlsing* IS^ n^ather i e again d e a r , has f 0/ seversl di^ys be^n decidiKOI^ oodl, and fer iam n i i ^ s Vedni^day and Ttenstfay -a pretty heavy frost* If our e<pWcMal stoxm i s past , mid appearances so jUxiieate, we say ^at have a dr^ season, and contltmed Ic^ water* An^ other s ta te of th l^ ts i s h^ed for, but the pree» pacts are uESTavorebile* Stapiation in trade i s 1 ^ effect* A vwry assail increase a t w^er , with a pro^mst of i t s hmijBg maintained, i»3uld prcMdteKse a tspod deal cf activity*

I t i^mi seeats to be Ik l r ly i ^ l l e s t a i a i ^ed ^ a t the tifiie of

Cincimiati dagi3N»rr«^ypi^ i s oarly aftei»3Fcm c^ Si^^ay, Ss|^* ^ h ,

ISI18* I hc »e to Mks a ^stsoiatic recede of t l ^ data wsmd, to coixa^t

more f i l es of xmmps^mm ai3dl to draw np<m Um rssources of t l ^ (M^ Bill*-

o^^^^oal and listorii^ia Sooi^y mxd of the ^ ^ u i j ^ r , smd other l o c ^

t, ^di i^ has not yet t^^^ done*

How the s l i d ^ a^iin, wMch we will discuss in some detai l* The

was ^M&ced on l^e Wsa^^^ siM of the i lvs r a t « ^ u t Sor^ Street

and £^ro3cinstely a t iAm ^ i # i t of the new flood wall« I t was directly^

9k&p9m twcm tim foot td Lawreme Street aud tock in mhms^ %m^ ai l«^ of

r l v w f m ^ * 1 ^ r iver a t th i s poii^ staks® a sw^tping bsM and as a r e -

etflt, in the firwt of the viess we face Main Street alsiost a t a r i ^

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i M l e i a the l a s t \tQ ladk alaoot dir^itlv- tip rivex-. The tota^.

a3^m of Ute aeing of ttm camera i s rou# |y 1^} de^^^ies.

SUde 8b. 1 t h i s v i ^ of the imsterly portion of the Public Laadi^» of

Main Street ani th® taolldiE^s fronting on the river dsmi to abotit Vine

^i^ita*, ahowe 12 steaiaboata of ^lich five cati t® Sdetstified. 5fh^ are in

order t^to I«noast&r^ lave^ Colozsdo, mg^^josd Maxy Mo. 2 and Boctor Fveamia.

Mo, 2 . I t m s this l a s t that provided I r . Way with th® f i r s t ii^c^tant oOae

a s t o the year. (^) the prDBUnent groi^ of bo i l d i a^ feeing the river eere

€» Qiffin Sti^et axid also faced m^xth on later» li£>er to be oaUed Sausage

j ^ ^ aad aamB G£ «hidii »ade w&y for Um l^^psnsion &eids», be^m 8 yai&r later^

At th i s t&sm c^ly ons b r i d ^ s|»X]»ted the Qhio^ a t ^melljag^ altluitt^ i t eas

not opim t o t r ^ f io nntH 1 ^ . Several of the boats aiymm,. in Xat^r v ecns

had hdnged wsdsa sUmkB, but t^Bo %pere to » a l ^ e tilista to iSKto' uQ® the

stoas arch b r i j : ^ tarossii^ the Ioui£r«llls ai^ Fm^lacd canal. Water S t r e ^

&mi W. frcssb. Str«Mt m.y h& s©ea oaadx^ i i ^ Mate St ree t .

We see t i© 5*^ District Public SchooL i8ith I t s dist inctive oi^oa*,

on Baoe bst«»e» Front and 2ad and to t ^ r i i ^ t several t^wsdii S^MM^SS,

ehifi^ csosQot as yet be attri iaited. St . PelMBr in £a«i^Hi, whcsaHB toeer nos

vsBdMOp ecNastznistion <itoet&^ th i s wmmit, a^^^r@e^ly does tm% ^xm vp in any

of l^teae vimm,

fhe fauildiisis a t the mx^^mmst comer of Walnat asd Qiffin i s

s t i l l s t a a d i i ^ ( I sav i t today) bnt aost of -Uie mtmr river bisUdings are

^sm» as ^s^ tiere ffiooh too beloiF the h l ^ f 1 ^ ^ leve l .

S l i ^ i e . H t h i s shows alse^t the entire Bibllc tending and tlb» r iver iii.iiii. I will r i r rer

flta*t alBOSt t o LadLow Av^^aie. Prtairni* ar© the Fort lorti i , the

smd. the Oar «f O^ssierce. Tlxm& M@y ha've been l&%r mArmtr boats able t<»

t lae» Hudjr ^^d|^ v l t h o ^ ^ ^ la^^rxtiptlon beoaj^® of IOBT

# ) H ^ * Tr&dmsiifM ^r* - Fanoraaa of the dneimia t i Waterfrcmt, lSk9

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tm prooineot church toeer with the clock dials ia that of the

^cond Presbyterian Cl^rch facing north oa Fouith Street between Tine and

Bace. The Gothic baHding to the right has not yet been identified. I t

a^jears as i f i t wLefA be a t the north east comer of Wajjwt and Thiwl.

"Rm Cli^innati Motel a t the northwest comer of Freest and Broattaey, tSmsma

v^, i^a&s^ part ly hiddm, in the o^^(»r of the v ise , « i t^ i t s f oar chi»-

neys i n fn l l sun. I t m s rs^laoed a fee jesira l a t e r hy the Speixser Hoam.

tMji rimt ia of interest also in i^mt i t shoes fa»o^ Oassllly*s

mm, i^ich oco«i cl«0 the r i ^ fora^rcwKd. fb%& Bern &lm fronted botii ©a

the r i v i^ amd <m Fr&e^ S t r e ^ to Wm rear . We can plainly rmd Atheaxn

and Bibbard*s s i ^ aad tie see the nest b ^ &m numbered «5«. Beti^en

these teo i s lk». ii (ei th the avdng), tsmma as the location a t th is tisw

ot the Xrein sead Foster, Stesoaboat Agents, and fi&mk a yonager brother,

S t^h«a , a t tSm b^inning of h is career as AiMnclGa*s greatei^ song writer ,

eas an assis tant in th is office. Br. Waltexe oa j^evSoes ifonday nights

has reaBd to vs the interesting stoxy. Fee, of the teiildiB^s on fraid^ StrMt

survive and none cdT Gasj^Uy's Bo» where railr&ad tras^ka^e has sacceeded

to bnildinpt* Business hers verf dsf iJiit^iy dep^KltKl isp&& s^essEb^tis^

as the iiany sig^s retmal.

S3Jj^ in has isach of i ^ e r e s t . the aeaall ^^mrfboat on the lef t i s

MILT Lim both to tbm r i # i t and m» l e f t dt the center (toor, and t ^

naaes mimiUM and KieSSM>WH are v is ib le . B^ind ^ e s i ^ - 4 ^ i a lESOCELBT

(Pitt^mrgh ^ S t . Umis fmha^) i s the mSMM, and her ivhsetlhonse i a mxlam

@«S« MAQM ttm slgas j^i^^sd on tbe h » i l d i ^ s in the f orsi rG^uad are of i a -

tert tst j mmm of tjioa ares Ship Qmndlerys Boat Storesf 0rocerles{ U^nozvj

B i n miSEiiell-^.B. maeksaith k Si^alring k 4<^lag S u ^ , <8ic)f Fateist

mrs$ St^olioat Felaa^ingf Boiler lazd | ^leen c i ty Sheet Iron and

&sps>mt &us^i F<mndzy, Steaa &igine & l^>airing Shopj H. Albro k Co.,

ha&x^ Saas l l l . Farther back i s Qaylord MorreU and Co, Iron and nai l

If I ooont correctly, e l ^ t mmimrs of tlie cree of the Bvodklyn,

are aftx^rd. Agaijast the skyline HB see old Chrii!^ Church, new siOtordina-

ted t o i t s sqms& parish tcwsr. I t i s l^e only ecclesiastical bdULdli%

that can s tS l l be se@n fro* vhere Cl^as. Fontayne stood e i t^ his eaaera.

Fexhaps I t i s al»» the only one shown whi^ i s s t i l l in eocistaice, albhoa#

a t leai^ two survive dating fro» t h i s pex€od, wM.eti do aoot appear, naiMily

the Mml»j Cha^^ on 5 ^ Street as^ ^ e Wela^ Ccjs^^jre^luml %i»>ch tm

LasT&na® near fhird St ree t , the twin tcwers have not yet beea identified,

nor l^s ( S ^ l a (?) silho^Kitted g a i n s t the sliy oa Urn l e f t .

laaedi^tteJy belcw Christ Qimxxii md @li#t2y to «ie le f t i s the

Sasa&ar, m.4m tam&m ^ Mrs. Wxmeum ^hc-oll<^pe. 1® see i t trm, the rsar «3d

lo«^ a t i t s southeast oswasr. In ISU i t m s occapied »y the U t e m i y and

^tanico^lBdieal C o l l i e of the s ta te of €hio. I t s interseting and dieelwred

career IKBS esid&S. in I0S1, "s^tmi I t ism torn dtm& to sales way for the I^rraJjoe

l ^ e l . A description taken frcm an ^urly Cin^miati l^reetorr i s of aat^

i n t e r e s t . nm MUm

ti^jt exotic t i t l e ca«4.es tim imagination direct ly to Con­

stantinople, so celebrated for IkJsqisras, Mlimrets, Cammm»eras,

and Baaaars. In sober S t i l i sh , Basaar si^itfied a f a i r or

place. the baiMing «hich i s the as^^eet of the prss^i^ notice and

iMjBh i s mm in rsplUI p m g r ^ s tof^rd oas^letio% i s called f^

mmm^f alUKm^i Imt a sssaia propoxtitm of i t « i ^ l e area, im t «

^ a^prei^dated to i t s l ^ i t i a s i t ^ ns^d as a cona^ast aaxt . S ^

a l b e i t , i s i ^ good lPi<^lrsg » i th ths s ty le of the edif i c e .

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the frse-etoae froi^ of vdiich esxhiblts a r i i ^ and beastifel

tipeeiMma of arabestxtte ardi l t^i t i i re , ccnbjUaii;^ the a i i y li.^damm

1^ the {ireolan, idLth the soE^rons gravity of t ^ c^thic t a s t e ,

fhe basffiMHEdi stoxy, nhich i s mA^ved hy t^brss s^ver^ ili^s^

egf stone a^B, coi^aliai divers neat and oexmodious i iajftafiNst .

T^tse fronting 'Uie street are £tesi^ied for an Msmmm COFFIS

BOim &^ of thea to be f i t ted v^ and fumlflh^ as a mr ROCH^

the oth^er to be ajppns^pxdatfl , as tbe BEoae ixptatm-, to t ^ tran»>

a o t i m of genexHl GcmimCWL BUSIHESS. Owar the basseeat i s a

^ lendM coii^^krtamat, 60 feet hy t 8 , and omaai<axted % two ro«i

of Celaans passing t ^ ro^h i t . This room gives t i t l e , i f net

c^mraeter, to l^e b a i l d i ^ . Here i e to be heM, me Basaar,

i t i s preei»»it^e, evezy ni»sKfal and useless a r t i c l e , in

», in statioaaxy, in l i # ! t and oraa^imtal hoesehold ftimitttrBj

lynd m>r9 p«ll»eid porcelains, with ev»ry gm-0m that can

^ n t r i b n t e to the i p l s ^ ^ r and a t t r ac t ive^^s of the esMbitien,

ircm the spar lOi^ ne^^dace c€ «l.ad^ fair,** t o i3m B3ei^isit«||

safety chain, w i n be dii^Iaysd snd vmdsd,

m tlus le^ar G£ the ^ew&r i s an cO.' aint Salocm, lis^re It

and ot^er ref r s ^ s ^ n t s , wi l l l^ad the i r allnreBiei^»s to the

cinatioos of azHShitectoral axrvelty. t h i s Saloon opens t o the

i ^ a e i o ^ Balcoa^, idiidi in i t s ta rn , oon^cts to an S3^ibiti(»i

OaUexy, that i s a t prss«»t ee&i^sd W 9^» Beryi^i*s

pfietnre ^ Lafayette *s Lai«iing a t Ginciiaiati. Above the

i s a iiffi^iiiifioent Sai l Bossi, the frost of vM,<^, IxusMx^ vspoa Vm

s t r ee t , iidll receive the rays of the Bm, or «nit t ^ r ival

of i t s ^a-iUmained TOUS, 1^ thwe as^le

windows, ^m^ give an nnrimlled l i^^itn^s and g3«ce to ^ e

fesUve hall* The wells, and i^e arched and lofty ceiling of

t h i s delectable aportsaAsnt are t o be decorated by 1 ^ powexfttl

P^^tmil of Ibr* fiervii^* The rear of the row i s occ s ided iay an

orc^mstral gsOl^ery, wh^^e (hOcet imisic wiU guide Urn ^IX^

fantastic too^ thrcm^ the aa^as of tha j^ddy dance*

Be^iind Uie Ball l i o ^ , i s anotter ms^x^ SsOj&m, is^ming

aXsm t o a Ba lc^^ , This d ivls i^ i i s ass%E^ t o Um acco w^dap*

t ion of si^sSuljmmx^^ private ^a i t i e s , '^l^mm tkm hm^^^m^s^ » y

^^^^sle thi^^%lv0s i^^ms^ and hotr t h ^ l ia t* G 'or -Uiis i s a oir^

cmlar structare of m&m^MxigLst l i i ^ t ar^i l^^mtif^ pw^^i^i^m^

uMi^ i s intended for Fanoras^ic Sxhibitiotmj « ind arouiKi i t i s

ee^stx^aoted, i n cc^K^es^ric drcl je , an airy {^rridor, f rem idsMbce

the €Q^ that has been alt^ac^ delighted to saUety, by l^ie e3>»

hlMtions of a r t , &^ i^create i t se l f aisid tim imriM h9^Aij&9

MiMi hlM^XU^mBiAB of natnrs*

Wis rear of t^j^s ijt^i^^^ BX^ i^zltifidlcus edifice, PP&B^AB

a n £ ^ e W^kmdB of l^iyptian (k^li^», whdch wil l vie in s^^EUf ioence

and novelty, ^ t h tim A i^ ian wiMoi^ t ^ t ^teoorate i t s f 3^»(t,

fhe a^^^arl^u^s are a l l t o be l ^ t ^ \^ S^» f u m i ^ ^ ^ Jir.

Qalai^* l^e wisole arran^@gi^£^ ^nl ardxitoctor^l ^^rice of t h i s

m^^ buili^l:^^ i^fln^cts grm^ c^reOit op^^ the t a s t e and nSdH

of !&•* Ritoer, t l ^ architect*

Sse in ter ior dimenaions of the building are:

Length lOU ft Width 8g^fi,

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B e i ^ t o the t c^ of the Spiro which surmGiiixt a capola 80 H^^bt f roa Imse t o cor^ic^ 33

The Baaaar staMs on Third ^ r e e t . East of Broadway* (7)

Besides ChidLs C5iu:n3h, t M oxay amrvivii^ building I could

discovsr ai^ears in the <^i3tsr to %M le f t of the QATLCSD, MOKMLL k OT*

sig^ and s l ight ly hi^ier* I t can be i d ^ t i f l e d by the sevon hosls€»stal

e l l i p t i c a l escntcheons on th© side facing Fourth Street . The nine on

Sycafflore are in ^ e ^ladow* This teiilding i s now 238 las t Fourth S t . ,

».W* Goroer a t Sycsmore and the esc^rtch^i^ aire s t i l l there for anyone

The street at the lef t is Ladl€«re

Slide I? i^cruld be of greatest interest to us . loa are locking directly

-sp Lawr cKJo s t i ^e t , a t 1 ^ head of ^*d.ch is a beautiful eld residei^^,

not yet i d s^ l f l sd* I t occBpi^is the S*V* eox^aer of East Fcmrth ujd

I*awMfJK5e m^ i s but a few feet from i^ere we ^re j^et teg t c n i ^ t * The

Woodford block wn on t h i s s i t e l o o ^ up in a similar wsy #ien visfwed

freas ^ e same spot in Hc^ort*

Three \^mt& sho' * ^ ^ prtmlrierA and with the n^& partly

p^dlntod otjt i s "Qie John Ifa^^odc (?)• B^lnd her 3^ one whose mxm begij^

»Sco« IKE&1 th^ part ical ly dis^sastled ^ t e o r i.n a t the wd»pmm right* tim

pro^in^it tmUding in ttus certtor, of wtilch we Imve a rear irlBm i s s t i l l

standiz^ Md the middle portion of tim por«±ias My S tU l \m n^m f rcr. the

a l ley t o the rear* I t now houses tbe Cii^innati ^aion Beth«l. AJK^VS I t

show t^o ^MmiBsm with four dsls^sy i^ t s each, a l l t^at i s visible of

ta&otm ^yt l^ House ccs^lsted in I8 l9 . To tJie l e f t , bat facing on lawrenoe,

wm find om or poss3hly tmo Indldlngs, not yet identified wd appakvetAl^

a t toe n*w* corner of Uwrence and Third (then Syss^s)* I t seems a l i t t l e

i^albox^te t o to& an eni^i^ house, biA th® 2 ^ 6 directory l i s t s om here*

Ct) {^yiNsinnatl mx^eUry 1 ^ p . %1$

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ilMt iSlSiSkQ afteraaoon, I was ahi® to decij&er the sign over the portico as

ims?mmm nm C(mAm m^ 2 Ifeujy promlnsnt r e s ide^s were members of

t h i s vol^nt^er fir© company s u ^ as Gcnerel Ectoert T. Lytle, Jac<^ Baua,

C3hn l ^ H l i t o , B^i^LMsssr Storer, £r«, i^a^ J« Faran, and John &^gs« The

'IMa.nge* was the nsae of lai^ir engine* lasodiately ba<^ of i t , Smt not

showing i s th© Welsh CongregatS^aal (Shurch, erected in 181^» PossiMy 1*e

hi^bl i^ i t above lAo column at the ©xtx^^ right of tim an-^ixm house i s the

t l ^ of I t s gable facing 1^1® ^jimr©* The tower to tbe r i ^ of ssaid center

i s tho Fourth P i s t r i c t Sdxool btslldliic oft^i rofsrrsd to as th® Coi ;3: ss

Street Sc^tool* I t appmrs to have been atmndomd as a BC^HOOX not rmn^ years

later* At t h i s location, there now scra^ to be a building that r e s«^ les i t ,

i^^mm towsr* I f i t i s the saao i t hits survived with considerable alteratiei i

in pHastei^ aM ^ indcws and for some time hoxis^^ a Methodist Church* I t ia

now ona of three bui ld ing occupied by tbe Good Will In^tostries* Inf ini te

identification and dmin of ownsi^(hip s t i l l am^ to be estabUeh^*

A d^cr lp t ion of tb@ early C indmat i school buildings appears in

t^ Cincimiati Alsmiac, 1 ^ , p 55« I t Bornn.^ ^pvc^i^tm a t ^ l i s poii^, sm

a t least two and peOiMpB i»r© ai^ t o be seen to ^aote a paragrajii on the i r

archit^jtmro*

^wm ara nine &IK>O1 Ha i^s , a H of imifoi^ siae md ^ ^ I i ^ ^

^pearance, 66 f ^ t in l^-;^:t^, ^ 1|0 £m^ in br«*»&* they are p l a c ^

@^2wlse t o the s t r ee t , with pilaatcr^ ia frcnt wd mu^ountcd witli hand^

$<;mm cu|3ioln^« Thaj a^^ tsnooimie^Gd irf.th cthor Va:Udiags, wd ^^oierally

have snfflciasitly largo yars^ attacheKi to th«», to a f f o ^ the pupils an

e|)fiortunity for play and recreation d'oriag recess* I^low dx^ two apart-

ii^»ts aM above t «3 mors, ccBPUfcs cmdixiig with them* The lo^ror rooms are

eccn^edl W ^ ^ Soys and tbe app^r by tbs Girls*

l a several of th® School houses the front rocsss in the baseiseot

s tor ies are funsdjB^bed, as^ occupiel aa school roc^^, and other base«-

iftsnUr in the houses are susceptible of affordii^ acoowiodatioRB.

^ e Ba\m*Lo^gworth-Sinton-Taft mat^ion i s in tfet» area \S3^ ims

too low to be visible*

The shole probl^i of ideiitif ication in ^ e s e idiotograidis i s a

baffling one* Front to back distances are cos^ressed, idfeile they are

sjcaggsr^ed in the other direction* The c&aera, pointed in e i ^ t differ*

esnt dir®5tions, more or l e ss , distorts a l l a n ^ e s , esp^^ially yAimsk pointed

£srthest down or ^ rlver^ ?te stj^ets forsi an irregular pattern becani^

of tho bend in t t e rt'^isr, ai^ the pat Icm ta0 dmngad scnmtmt elnce th®

esyrly^ days* Thr^ bridges v iid tli^ rc;llroads hav^ altered or oblitamted

larg^ a«as» the teSdges! novr hide such of the front, a l l of which was in

lasibstrcKJtod vtor iii iBIiS* At3 tel c^Lfficiiltljsfs arc tht5 imdoqtato .miri

irmocurate d i r ^ e t o r l ^ of that date sa l the freq^^^it ^Simss^m in locaticn aiad

ownex^ip* I t «i3 a t i s ^ of mceedlngly ri^id gr swth and very l i t t l e wae

s ta t ic* Lack of s t reet nu ife rs adds to theso d i f f icul t ies . Sti^set m»»

b®?s did not come urrtH 1 ^ * SoaetlMss a block such as Gassilly's Row

was consecutlv^y mmbar^, but nssally a l^^^tion ^i^s indicated as H.w*

comer of ?ine and Sixth or o, side of Walmit, bstiaeaen Fr^nt axrf Second or

even as bei i^ bsrbw^Bi iMmbered telegraph posts* Ih i l e checking on a si^iF-

board »K;ier«t©i and Grean,« to see i ) ^ t sight turn op, I looked lii the

directory umter Oreen and foiairi that Smm^ Qrsisi ^nd Albert S r « ^ , bla^i^

a^dd^s, resided re^scfeiTsly s*s. Froi^ St . b.T*P. 1? and IS and T.P* 35

ajrf 17, F*n* 5aiis translates into soitth 3ide Frosit S t r o ^ , bett^^m tiOsK

g jw^ l ^ a ^ 1? a2id 18 m^ %^^s^^ posts 16 ms^Xl Fulton.

^ ^ y the m^ proEdnent buildirig Is a large clmrch* This one presented

ecfflwthiag of a paiasOle* QradBslly i t app^rsd, that i t was S t . Riiloiwn»a

imk^ <m:3mtrmti^m. i n IMS and on the north aide of Cmigrfms, now B&arl

St reet . I t s t a l l splro, h«d not yet bocn ':}e^nx:x §nd tlie t^EjJoraxT' 's oodesi

roof a t i^is b®gimxin2 <^ the to^^r i s plainly discor^jiblo* I t s stoiy i e

Inti^'estiJ^* mw JBar® lati :r , July 7, 1515;> the liv^c spire m s t < ^ l e d

1^ a tornado. Gn J::n* 1, 15 23 the chui ch eau#t f i i ^ and T as co i^p le t^

£attod* Sorvlces ware contixmed in t l ^ Qmrch B^XQQI buil t in 1065, dii»

i: ©0tly ni»th on the southsido of Third S t r « t , (St* PMlm^tia's Schule,

err iehte t 186^)* Tim rcsoMsled school continues as th© parish church to

t h i s day and i s s t U l plainly but not pix5aiaeutli^ visibl© frc®i the KexrtiueMy

side* did Rt, Philoia®n»s is ccs^letclj'' gone and the 3ite 1^ occupied by a

gas s ta t ion .

Sevesfisl fiam old houses and a churdii (T) with clerestory windkym

a l l anidentif led are in t l ^ badk^;roimd* Sui^r is ing^ the tai^^ disroimtal^Le

lookij^ bttildinigsifecwn eee^ s^ i l l to be standing, neiaely, the t^c utooem

x^ar pordims we 100k into cm tim lef t hand side* Fike Street r^rm to the

riiff^ a t thm l e f t and Butlj^ on the r i ^ , i^sMiately' ateve the l a r ^

ndiit^ s t e a^^^ t paxt i l i !^ #town. Again there ^^E^ intarest i i^ sdgm^

m^ prmd:^^sb b&Si^ t^ 01^ l o ^ ^ t ^ S^ni^ 1* Li^m^s Bearding Eco^i*.

I Udto ? I si^<^s the dbio S e n a , md the Pa l a t i ne b€liiM her, md the Cin**

oiisoi^ns* 1 ^ <^dhers axis ^^t identif 1 ^ , i^ m^ o£ t l ^ ^cm to be In

wkrimm sitB^m &£ building or dj^pUticm^ At least 21 boats can be dia^

tiMgpdj^md* Tl^ t o t a l imc t iv i ty on th^s^ tassels ie one of the best in<»

dieations ^ a Stmds^ afterxiDon* ^be 1^^ looking l^ric^e crosses Deer

&emk mid T^bm:^ the water from V^ Miaid. mad Erie Caml ent^re^ the <Mo

filler* %^Lii^c^ Ave* £Km f olloiffis the roiste of this canal, i^iidi a t thiii

pi^at f i r s t a t t r e o t ^ inctetstry to i t s bacto, because of i t ^ i^ te r power, am w&l ee i t s t r a c ^ ^ i ^ t a t i ^ f ac iUt i i^*

Here ^gain we note fine old buildings farther back and wp* Of

thi^«, two have been identified as s t i l l ©xisting* One i s the Kilgoiar

hot; Mi, in ^m Middle of the picture and above th© bridge* I t s t i l l shows

wp frcOTi Kentiacl^ and can be j^cognised, l ine for l ine , except that the

captain 's wa lk on the roof i s gone and i t Is now t<^5ied by a flag staff on

sto-ich n . ies the UeS. flag to indicate ownership bj the 0.S* Public Health

Service* I t i s a t East llhird BM tUgour. Thousands wfaia by i t daily

without tho t t^ t of the beautiful building that has se^i the Chio Eiver

frcii t h i s vantage point for rmr^ than a ccntuiy* I t i s iis deserving as

the Taft MnsSm of honomble presorvatlon to recall for us a t ine in Gin*

cinamti i^ien s ta te ly beairtj BM dignity were the order of th® ^ / . To

the 1 * ^ , a t the ^ g o of the woods, ia the Bmm laariaion t^hich had to be

sacr l f icaj in ths building of ColiM>ia Foiiiferey* Two other bui ld ing with

trm story pordies, so sss in the picture, are perhaps s t i l l staiaiing^ If

so, I ha"^ seen Va^ on Baim Street, but definite verification is s t i l l

t o be made*

In the background i s lit . Adaias, a ^ sUhouettad against the n^

in the center i s the Observatory, at I*IOSB cornerstone laying John QoiMCf

Adams was present to give an address bfi^ittinyg the ocs^ision* The obser­

vatory, i t s t©liMSic< >e aM spec i a l l y i t s indoiaitable director QenaraGl

Ormsby McKnlght Mitchell b rou^ t great fame to Cinciismti. The observa­

tory was l a t e r niovM, and on th i s spot i s now located the Monastery of

t l ^ Pau3st«iist Fa th^^ .

$SMM t n ^ims btEt ttro boats, the orm to tho 03s£r@ai@ lef t i s the Mm

g n g y ^ and the citMr not as yst identified* Of ^ r ^ t i n t c x ^ i s ta^

;, low bailding wi«l the s i ^ PASSSHaSl m^Qt LITTIE mASl MIL RQ&3,

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the white steaHfijoat. These views represent a dramsAtc moment in

tlie history of Cincinnati ami in the contest for supremcy betwe^ r a i l

ai»t r iver transport*

only a fewr days before th i s photo wa?* taken, pejihaps on Sept* 2 ,

181^6, yse f i i ^ t through servioe fro^ the ihXn to take Erie was inaugurated*

a e crossijr^ of the state Sast to West was to cosse l a t s r . S€f)t, 1 ^ tJms

marks the beginning of the decline in the is^sortance of riv^r tr«in^>orta^

tion* In to^mage i t was s t i U to increase for acsrs years, but the r a i l -

read^ which imti l thmi had been tr ibutary to t.lM» r i^er and s^r^ng l i ke

the canals, as a feeder, mym ym^ started upon a career r*f rapid expn^elMk

aimd flmcc^sftil <^®petitimu In b ^ a few years the x^ilroads with the i r

net ymxk of t a i l s criss-criwssed the whole iffiid-«est, t a k i ^ o»t i t s pre-

di£cta and retuztiii^ the imnufactured goods fr(m the las t ^id from i t s

own ci t ies*

We sssy p«gpfeaps also cmm&^ on th^ iracertainty of river t raff ic

as ill^ustrated in part iDgr tJiese p iotun^. Ln ^Am precedifis B«Kjes*^ 17,

1^7 , th&T& had oecnrr^ the feii^»st flwd r^^orded ^ to that t l ^e in

Cincinmti history a l m s t 6k f t . Ifevtgstion was st^spemled and the stores

M^ ofti^im in G^s l l ly Umg Inelwling IrwiM ai^. F<Mter»s s t e ^ ^ ^ t

ag^ic^ were floe &»d* Kow, r^jm iK ntb® la te r tim r tver ims at i t s lowest

poll* in 20 years md transportation again vitrwally stopped, sfwrepfc fer

the l i t t l e tha t conld be bron#t by barges and keel boats Hisd st^mboats

of the vexy l i ^ ^ e s t draft and of small carrying capacity. Whenever t h i s

4^ndition arose^ ^ i t was mmsml to sc^te degree, f r e i ^ t rates iwit i ^ .

frmdim from uncertain ana f l ayed delivei^ of goods m^ frcna lluctnatiag

f t ^ i ^ t ^^harges, and fr«» Icng periods of to t a l I n t e r r ^ i o n of t ra f f ic ,

g^^^y^ greatly to the :^rchaiAs of tbe west and oontribated mxc^ to

mm WB^fid gsrtwih of the s^sdlroads*

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Cc^ies of c ^ s s ^ ^ and advertisessents dating back to the tiste

9£ t h i s f i r s t t ram-es ta te ts^ilroad service are given herewith.

^Bailjroad through t o t h e Lake - We understand tha t the l i nk i n t h e BaHroad Liz^ between Springfield and Urbana i s c ^ ^ l e t ^ , and tha t caj!« w i l l probably run t h r o u ^ today. This w i l l bring us s t i l l nearer t o Hew Xoric and Bostcm. The c a r s , we presus^d, w i l l go t h r o n g in 15 homv* The time t o Hew York*

Cincinnati t o Sandusky 15 hours At Sand^uiky 2 do Sandusiy t o Biaf f a lo 20 do At Buffalo 3 do Biif fa lo t o AlbaBSf 12 do Albany t o Hew Xork 9 do Glnc im»t i t o Flew Xoric 71 do

This m ^ be ca l lM three days, and such, we have tm douH-^ wiU be the average tiise o c o a p i ^ b e i w e ^ Cincimsati k ^ew TorIc h e r a f t e r * "&m cost w i l l be abo«t ^ 5 . 0 0 « *

Cincinnati Tisu^, August 2$^ ISAS

RAiLBO/OD Qmmssm FKM CIHCTMATI TO spmmv:! CITI - u t t i e Miami gailroad-change of hours cons^bscting with the Mad River and I«ake Er ie R*a* a t S p r i r ^ l e l d . m and a f t e r S a t u n i ^ , S ^ , 2 , iSli© t m t l l fur t l^T no t ioe , passenger t r a i n s w i l l ran as foUoimt Leave S^Mat Sast Front S t r e e t , a t 7 and half o»clock A,a* and 2 o'clock ?**M. fo r MUford, F o s t e r ' s Cross i i^ , Be^pfield, liorrow, acd l^aynesville, Sprix^ V a U ^ , Xenia, Tellow Springs mxd ^ j l i ^ i e l d . Itetumlng leaves Spxdn^leld a t k ^^^ hftlf o'cOock, A«M, and 3 o^clock P.M*

Tl^es , Sept* 2 , l6Ji^

T r a v ^ e r s t o t*te Morfch are re joic ing over t h e coEffpletion of t h e Bailroad tbroagb t o Sandusky C i ^ * The stagra t h a t supplied the broi^si liigk of r o ^ a re l a i d up in ordi^i^f, and the horses tha t used t o tug and t o i l i n t i ^ t r a c w have bwai e i t he r tmmed <mt to pasture or taken away t o t r s b on S€^e o ther t u n ^ i k e *

At las , Sej>t. 3 , ISl'B

S l i de v m Q^ i M t view shoim Fiilton, ^m. a n e i t h e r of Cincinnati emi I I I I I I i i ineni

bi;^ l€Sig since anneoced* At t ^ i s poiiA the chans^al was close i n ^ o r e t o

t h e Cido s ide euad the re IKLS gn^iater d ^ t h * Fult^a i » s a IMI^ one s t r ^ t

v i U s g e t h a t begam a t tkm Ginci j»at i corporation l i z ^ , mm ipd a quar te r

fi^y^ distaunt frosi the Public tending aM ctmtljEmed to Colisahia* I t s

Mpa la t i on IHUS abowt ^ 0 0 and i t s cid.9£ industry steiusboat building*

^ iSm SKtre tS^m tm^ty boats can h& aecotsited for becanse

defifth for ffiachox^^ amd the f ac i l i t i e s for sucti ri^ptatirs or

as iai#it be laeos^smzy. Ti»» tpototlosis wiH be of in te res t .

*<F^ton, i n I n d l t m i Cksuf y, dxio,. md ad,joining Cineinniy^l,

im a vexy flo^itrishlng tosm, principally «levoted to the bailding of 9tea,«

boate and ahif*. B&m of l a x ^ tcama^, have hem. Imilt here, saA t&md

t o be eciBally swnrioai^jle, and a t a leaves' ssi^iense than those ba i l t in

•am Atlantic c i t i e s . &sffXm the year V^7\ thirty.^oar steai^boate, four

aiteaa»hi{^, twE» bargss, one brig and one ^Mp were Imilt hsre. the

extasds along the b^sik of the Ohio a distance &i: aksmS;, two and a half

I, t o the ooxpora^Um of Qincl£*atl. I t has a popelution of ab^sit

thcmsand - fo^ir clmrcA»es, tnio ps^lic «£hoel l^&aam&f %ma. iMp

nine slt>&sm &m ^ L U S , OXSB dxy dock, one f os^dxy, <»E» plaadUii »aehlia», a

%&T^ msSo&c of aesehffioical i^iope, mtd a ne^t^r of i^^res ssvd greesries*

^te L i t t l e mjssak lailztiad passes l sromgh a gresd; porticoi of i t Isy i t s

principal street•« i9)

mem steaa^oat wi l l be l^tached a t B« lla«^«s lard t ld^

She i s intei^ed for the Hsw c^leans and CteoinBati t rade, l e r

ar© IJl3 feet on diwsk. ^ | f e ^ beaia, 8 f®et h«^d « 2 et^tnes tit

in dism^er of cyliJteler, @ f®st stroke <- It boilers kZ Indtis^ diameter.

30 feet I c ^ . Her caMn i s to be finlsh^t in a m ^ r i o r m » e r . ^ws will

of the f ini^t boats in tfce trade, ^ie wUl be cmamndeA bf ^ p t .

and we «ind<»^^and #ie i s t o be oaUed ^ e «WiA»nter. <*

In th i s sUde, we do see a b i t c^ ac t iv i ty . In fact in the

ser ies «s have evidwice of only two nmrmtm at w&rk and both of

1 ^ are Inreaki^ the Ssbbath qoiet are S^itockianai. fhe one i s

iHmlle^ W f*«« **» r iver , b i r r s l s ©f water for h is j^rched gariien no

^ ) Cenelin^ Oeosie • eonelin*s Um Mver mids «• p ^ Cin. J3^

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dmMf and t h e other i s aur H e i ^ r t Kentucky f r i g id , Fontayae, using

h i s grea t s k i l l and a r t t o perpetuate for us the Cincinnati of IftkS

and i t s waterfront*

I t has been a p l^sur© t o have lived these recent weeks ixi the

Cinciimati of a century ago, but the r acon^ruo t i c^ of th© s to iy of i t s

i^terfrocrti, was a task greater %h%n anticipated* Though sc^s i d e n t i f i -

cation® are pos i t i ve , o'Uiers may prove to h& wixva^ and mxt,f s t i l l "W it

t o be made* To do the ^ob eompletelT would require the s k U l s and the

f a c i l i t i e s o£ th«s a r d i i t a e t , the I s suer , tkm ^*gin®er and the ISbmafian,

cc-aibined id th tb^ kao^^a.^igB of the h i^or i s in ^m has made Cinc imat i a

l i f e long hobbr. In theci^, fmr rmd^r for toni?>t sK?fTt ©vi^^^&ally

f a l l s sho r t . A f u r t l ^ r study of t h i s in te res t ing sar iea with the help

of a Charles Cal lar ious , a Siaiseon Johnson and of mny many others and

above a U urith t ha t of our h i s to r i an Jmm Albert Qremip s*sould mkm

t hese buiMinga ana steamboats rev^sal m i i^ more in te res t ing secrets*

I r r e g u l a r i t i e s in se r ia l publications are often the rule rather than the exception with the length of time lapse between issues frequently quite in­c red ib le . Miss Stanley has pointed out that "the Surtees Society Publications has a Miscellanea, sub-ser ies , of which v. 1 was published 1860; v. 2, 1916: and now v, 3 in 1966", and tha t the voluming within voluming of the Folk-Lore Society (London) Publications i s veny peculiar along with a 52-year J)ublication gap in i t s County folklore s e r i e s , fHowever, se r i a l s can be fun as was the d i s ­covery, while cataloging the old periodical Expositor, of in teres t ing reports about the construction and exhibits of the Crystal Palace where during the Great Exhibition of 1851 hung the Library 's famed Daguerreotype. I t appears in the magazine's record of d isplays . ) — -^T TT^, \ , ^.//