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Title: Portrait
Year: 1909 (1900s)
Authors: Ansco Company
Subjects: Photography
Publisher: (Binghamton, N.Y. : Ansco Co.)
Contributing Library: Smithsonian Libraries
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oradvertising purposes. He gave the manufacturer inRochester a positive endorsement of his plates, andanother equally positive endorsement to a St. Louismanufacturer, both of which testimonials appearedalmost side by side in the National Daily of thePhotographers Association of America, thus succeed-ing admirably in proving that outside of photography,or according to grammarians, two positives make anegative. That our readers may enjoy the hugejoke we reproduce the two testimonials. The letterto the Rochester manufacturer reads as follows: I have seen the many wonderful results on the different exhibitions produced from the plates since I have been around the Convention hall, have talked with the great photog-raphers that speak so well of the ——- plates, and am con-vinced that I have made no mistake in choosing them formy work, and shall be glad to recommend them altogetherfor the future with pleasure. Rudolph Duhrkoop. The letter to the St. Louis manufacturer is asfollows: t rait
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Photograph byRudolph Dubrkoopand his daughter Hammer RedLabel Plate t r a Since my arrival in the United States I have seen somany excellent results from your plates and heard so muchin their praise by the leading artists that I wish to use yourplates in my studios in Hamburg and Berlin, and hand youherewith my order for immediate shipment. Rudolph Duhrkoop.So that our readers may miss nothing in connectionwith this plate incident we will remark that it was theopinion of many that the best negatives made byDuhrkoops daughter were on Hammer Special Plates,and she was heard to remark to Mr. Fred Hammer thatHammer Plates were a revelation to her! Death of Victor E. Georg of Springfield, 111. It is with regret that we announce the death ofVictor E. Georg at Colorado Springs, Colo. Upon re-ceipt of the news we wrote one of his friends whoseletter we reproduce herewith as it is in itself anobituary. Detroit, Mich., August 21, 1911.Ansco Company, Binghamton, N. Y.Gentlemen : I was profoundly

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