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Till- camera, consisting of several long boxes which tit into one another, is stretched on a table 

 made of a board and a nnmber of jrosts set in the ground. At one end is the lens and at the other, 

 tlu' gronnd ghiss plate to focus the image on. The monster is mounted on a small wooden block and 

 set up the |iroper distance in front of the lens. It is moved back and forth in response to directions 

 from tile operator, at the other end of the camera, who is watching the image on the ground glass. 

 Lying on the camera above the lens is a black jiaper '-one whicli. when everything is ready, is put over 

 the lens between it and the monster to prevent the smoke from the Hash ])owder from drifting between 

 the lens and the in.sect during the exposure. Wills, the assistant, is holding the I'ri>srh nuigiiesium 

 blow lamp, anil the insect is shaded from the direct rays of the sun by a large pane of glass covered 

 with a thin sheet of tissue l)aper. Direct sunlight is reflected from the hairs and polished surfaces of 

 the insects and makes spots on the negative. 



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