John Carbutt on the frontiers of photography

Contents

Chicago : via England and Canada -- Dark tents and solar cameras -- The diary -- Bromide problems and the N.P.A. -- The Union Pacific's grand excursion -- "Views afoot" -- Chicago's notables -- Philadelphia and the Woodbury process -- Collotypes, heliographs, and hard times -- Keystone dry plates triumphant! -- Success at Wayne Junction -- New products -- X-rays -- Mysterious sickness and death -- Appendix. Summary of stereo views; Business directory listings -- A Carbutt chronology.