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Special mention should be made of the following additions : 



In the history of the projection of motion pictures, the first 

 machine to be in any way successful was invented by Woodville 

 Latham and used in New York City in April, 1895. A similar 

 machine, used by LeRoy Latham at Richmond and Norfolk, Va., 

 during the summer of 1895, was given by him to the Museum. This 

 is a genuine old machine and valuable from a historical point of 

 view. 



Walter G. Wolfe of Boston gave an early antinous shutter release, 

 invented by him during 1896 to 1898. This was some years before 

 similar releases appeared on the American market from England. 

 This was used to operate the shutter and took the place of the rubber 

 bulb and tube. 



John Adams Gallagher of Washington gave an early Fox Talbot 

 photogravure. Talbot invented this process about 1852. Prints of 

 this kind are very rare and seldom seen outside of museums. 



To the section of color photography was added a Hess-Ives color 

 camera, 3| by 4^, with hipack, film pack adapter and printing frame, 

 lent to the Museum last year by Ransom Matthews, of Selma, Calif. 

 "Wlien first received it was assigned to the division of mechanical 

 technology from which it was recently transferred to graphic arts. 

 Frederick E. Ives, the inventor of this camera, has been experiment- 

 ing in color photography since 1879 and today is still a leader and 

 authority on color separation. 



Recent years have seen the development of aerial cameras for Avar, 

 map, and commercial purposes. Two accessions were received from 

 the Fairchild Aerial Camera Corporation of New York City. A 

 K-3 aerial camera marks the beginning of a new exhibit which will 

 be developed the coming year. Tliese cameras have no bellows ac- 

 commodations, as they always make pictures at infinity, are there- 

 fore fixed focus; they work at high shutter speeds and with wide 

 apertures, to overcome the motion and vibration of the aeroplane. 



Thomas A. Banning of Chicago continued to show his interest in 

 the collection by sending 15 prints made by the McDonough color 

 process. This makes a very complete showing of McDonough's 

 work in color photography. A. G. McGregor of Chicago has do- 

 nated three bromide enlargements, two of them made from pin hole 

 camera negatives. It is always interesting to know that visitors 

 appreciate the collections of photography and show it by continued 

 contributions. 



Fred Payne Clatworthy of Estes Park, Colo., noted traveler, 

 lecturer, artist, and specialist in color photography, gave three of 

 his very finest autochromes. Mr. Clatworthy lectured before the 

 National Geographic Society using his autochromes as lantern slides. 



