Life, 1897-12-23 · page 2 of 20
Life — December 23, 1897 — page 2: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis This page is entirely **advertising and announcement**, not satirical content. It announces an "Exhibition of Kodak Pictures" at the National Academy of Design in New York (January 4-15), featuring three sections: 1. **Competition Section** — selections from 25,000 entries in a Kodak photography competition with 130 prizes 2. **Loan Section** — 30 enlargements from British Royal Family negatives plus 200+ others 3. **Technical Section** — X-ray work, chemical processes, and photographic techniques The bulk of the page lists dozens of Kodak dealers in New York where complimentary admission tickets could be obtained. This appears in *Life* magazine simply as a paid advertisement promoting Kodak's photography exhibition and products to the magazine's readers.
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LIFE EXHIBITION OF KODAK PICTURES NATIONAL ACADEMY OF DESIGN, Twenty-third Street and Fourth Avenue. COMPETITION SECTION. In this division will be shown a selection made from 25,000 entries received in a competition recently closed in which the Eastman Kodak Co., Rochester, N. Y., offered 130 prizes amounting in value to $3,000.00. Among the exhibits are all of the prize pictures and work from all parts of the world and from many photographic workers of international reputation. LOAN SECTION. In the loan collection are included thirty enlargements made by permission from Kodak negatives by members of the Royal Family of Great Britain and over 200 others from negatives loaned by people who are prominent in the Social or Photographic World. TECHNICAL SECTION. In the ‘Technical Gallery will be displayed much that is interesting to the photographer and to the layman. Examples of X-Ray work, the action of different chemicals used in developing plates and films, and in toning papers, and many interesting photographs upon various textures are among the exhibits. Open Daily (except Sunday], January 4th to January 15th, both inclusive, lo a. m. to 10 p. m. MUSIC: 2 to 6 and 8 to 10 p.m. Admission by complimentary tickets or visiting cards. Complimentary tickets may be obtained from any of the following named dealers in Kodaks : NEW YORK. Horsman, 512 Broadway Black, Starr & Frost, 251 Fifth Ave. Qbrig Camera Co., 1657 Broadway. Then tt Rife Con ss) Broadway VA. Meyrowitz, $32 Fifth Ave ‘ullen, 61 William St M. M. Govan, 5 Clinton Pl. G. Rockwood, 1440 Broadway, quires & Son, 2 Ci St. John Wanamaker, Broadway, 4th Ave., 9th and pay! Wpling- Bidwell Co., 29-33 Ws t and St. Manhattan 5 Toth Sta, TPN Nemann, 19 West 2nd St. Bloomingdale ‘Bros, Third Ave., Sth and oth soll & Bi John Scheidig & Co., 43 Maiden Lane. Conroy Manufacturing Co.. 28 John St. D, Wm. T. Gregg, 104 Fulton St. Ths Dickinson Co., 111 Nassau St. Hastings & G. Spaulding & Bros., 125-130 3 Pollock, 198 Wiliam St. York News Company, BCity Hall Place. Schoverling, Daly & Gales, $02 Broadway. Cornwall & Jespersen, 310 "Broad wa The H. & D. Folsom Arms — C. M. Brockway, 69 Leonard The Folmer & Schwin; ‘The Hein Photo Supply R. H. Luthin, 191 Bowery. | (seamay,) J. Otis Wattles, 21 Union Sq. R. H. Moran, 2 East 16th St. Charles H. Loeber, 12 East 17th St Siegel, Cooper & Co., 6th Ave., 18th to 19th Sts. Ehrich Bros., 6th Ave. and 2ird St. John N. Riker, 416% Sixth Ave. F. A. O. Schwarz, $9 and 41 West 2rd St Hulbert Bros. & C y ‘ Scharles Bros., 30 Fox & Stendicke, 3 B Wg Geo. H. Haha, % East Srd St. “Ww Georgen, 22 East 23rd St. St, E. B. Meyrowitz, 104 East 23rd S New York Camera Exchange, 106 East Sird St. ‘CoPraianT FOR OY JAMES HERDERION Tunota THE AGT OF tome Sts. Leopold Lewis, 912 Eighth Ave. Lloyd, 59th St. and Columbus Ave. Tarnett Brow, Col Geo, Rockwood, Jr. Wm. Dengler, 16 Z. T. Benson, 2331 Third Ave. BROOKLYN. J. F. Marsters, 51-55 Court § ‘A. D. Matthews & Sons, Fulton and Gallatin Pla. Muldener & Schmidt, 151 Lawrence St. Abraham & Wilcox Bros. 5! s Geo. J. McFadden, 3% Flatbush Ave. Kelly Optical Co. 1383 Fulton St. J. G, Wischerth. Bedford cor. Green Av: 8 B. Kraus, 657 Broadway.