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The E-Sylum: Volume 4, Number 46, November 11, 2001, Article 6 MASON'S PHOTOGRAPHIC GALLERY PLATE There were several responses to Bill Malkmus' question about Mason's Photographic Gallery plate. Nick Graver asks: "I am assuming that the Mason's photo is an early "Composite", made up of many individual portraits, etc. and then recopied for distribution? Not a group photo at a convention, or such?" [Correct - the photo is a composite made of several individual portrait photos. -Editor] Cal Wilson writes: "With regard to the Mason's Photographic Gallery Plate, Remy Bourne reproduced it back in the mid-80's and sent me a supply which I added as an insert to an issue of The Repository. I may still have a few boxed up somewhere, but am not certain. In any event, it has been reprinted." Charlie Davis writes: "When I reprinted the run of Mason's Periodical in three volumes, the first 100 copies that I sold contained an actual photographic reprint of the Gallery pasted in place as did Mason in the 1860s. The negative was made on a top-of-the-line Haselblad and is the same size as the print but when I tried to make up some enlargements, the graininess kicked in and anything larger than about 11x14 was not good. No Gallery 2 was ever produced."

Wayne Homren, Editor

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