Views and Film Index (1908)

TELEPHOTOGRAPHY ! As a result of the success of the moving picture apparatus a long step has recently been taken toward the accomplishment of so apparently impossible (and unnecessary) a feat as sitting comfortably in Paris and watching something that is going on in Rome, says the Boston Evening Transcript. Such an ambition has been buzzing in inventive European bonnets since very soon after the suc¬ cessful demonstration of Bell’s tele¬ phone. Its actual utility we have no way of judging, but we must at least remember that the telephone was originally looked upon as a scientific toy rather than an epoch-making dis¬ covery. The conversion of miles and miles of wire into an auditory nerve has had results of such magnitude that it is hardly safe to argue that the creation of an optic nerve of like character and convenience would not in turn materially advance the inter¬ ests of modern civilization. However that may be, the advance is not likely to be made immediately. The interesting thing is that the prob¬ lem has very recently entered its most promising stage and is in fact ap, yarently about one-third accom¬ plished. M. Jules Armengaud, the for¬ tunate inventor who has thus dis¬ tanced several rivals, and who has been working on the allied problem of electrical transmission of pictures since about 1880, has evolved in Paris a transmitting mechanism by which he believes that an entire scene in one city can be gathered up at the mo¬ ment of its occurrence and flashed over a wire to observers in another. The receiving apparatus remains to be invented. This possibility of indefinitely ex¬ tended far-sightedness depends na¬ turally on the peculiar electrical con¬ ductivity of selenium, which is the basis of what has already been ac¬ complished in sending pictures (such as they are) over considerable dis¬ tances. But the sending of a picture, reproduced as a picture at the other end of the wire is a different matter from transmitting the appearance of an object direct to the eye of a distant observer. In transmitting a picture the current variations corresponding with different parts of the object are necessarily transmitted simply and successively; the picture travels, so * to speak, in sections which cannot be brought together again before the re¬ sult is intelligible. To make these sections arrive to all intents and pur¬ poses simultaneously, as the human eye takes in all parts of a given object in direct vision, has been the unsolved problem of teleophotography. M. Armengaud believes he has solved it by a transmitter that exposes its sen¬ sitive selenium to little fraction after little fraction of a given object so rapidly that the entire surface is gone over with the speed of a moving pic¬ ture. Thus every item in a given Scene would pass through the trans¬ mitter practically at the same instant and if a proper receiver can be dei vised to retransform into luminous TRADE DIRECTORY. FILMS, SLIDES AND APPARATUS. American Ticket Co., Toledo, O. Brooklyn, N. Y. Carrick Electric Mfg. Co., 213 N. Ashland Ave., Chicago, Ill. Cin’ti Calcium Light Co., 108 4th St., Cincinnati. Globe Electric Co., 419 W. 42d St., New York. New York Calcium Light Co., 410 Bleecker St., New York. Philadelphia Calcium Light Co., 621 Commerce St., Philadelphia, Pa. St. Louis Calcium Light Co., 516 Elm St., St. Louis. American Exchange, 630 Halsey St., Brooklyn, N. Y. A. S. Aloe Co., 513 Olive St., St. Louis, Mo. American Biograph Co., 11 E. 14th St., New York. American Vitagraph Company, 116 Nassau St., New York. American Vitagraph Company. 109 Randolph St., Chicago, Ill. P. Bacigalupi, 1107 Fillmore St., San Fran¬ cisco, Cal. Boston Film Exchange, 564 Washington St., Boston, Mass. Boswell Mfg. Co., 122 Randolph St., Chicago. Central Supply Co., 114 N. Edwards St., Kala¬ mazoo, Mich. Cleveland Film Renting Exchange, 510 Citizens Bank Building, Cleveland, O. Harry Davis, 347 Fifth Ave., Pittsburg, Pa. Detroit Film Exchange, 24 Newberry Building, Detroit, Mich. Edison Mfg. Co., 31 Union Square, New York. Edison Mfg. Co., 304 Wabash Ave., Chicago. Empire Slide Co., 131 W. 24th St., New York City. Enterprise Optical Co., 154 Lake St., Chicago. Erker Bros., 608 Olive St., St. Louis. Essanay Film Manufacturing Co., 501 Wells St., Chicago, Ill. German-American Cinematograph and Film Co., 109 E. 12th St., New York. M. E. Green, 228 Tremont St., Boston, Mass. Harbach & Co., 809 Filbert St., Philadelphia, Pa. Kalem Co., Inc., 131 W. 24th St., New York. Kleine Optical Co., 52 State St., Chicago. Kleine Optical Co., 662 Sixth Ave., New York. Kohl, Chas. W., 913 Market St., Philadelphia, Pa. S. Lubin, 19 S. 8th St., Philadelphia, Pa. McAllister, 49 Nassau St., New York. McIntosh Stereopticon Co., 37 Randolph St., Chicago, Ill. Mutual Film Exchange, 95 Washington St., Chi¬ cago, Ill. G. Melies, 204 E. 38th St., New York. N. Power, 117 Nassau St., New York. Novelty Moving Picture, 418 Tuik St., San Fran¬ cisco, Cal. Novelty Slide Exchange, 221 E. 53d St., N. Y. C. Paths Freres, 41 West 25th St., New York. Paths Freres, 37 Randolph St., Chicago, Ill. Paths Freres, 2104 First Ave., Birmingham, Ala. Power’s Machine & Film Exchange, 13 East Genesee St., Buffalo, N. Y. Selig Polyscope Co., 45 E. Randolph St., Chicago. Geo. K. Spoor & Co., 62 N. Clark St., Chicago. Stains, II. F., 2220 Federal St., Camden, N. J. Wonderland Film Exchange, 410 Market St., Pittsburg, Pa. Williams, Brown & Earle, 918 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, Pa. E. M. Martine, 29 Patterson St., Orange, N. J. Chas. Beseler Co., 251 Centre St., New York. Elite Lantern Slide, 207 W. 34th St., New York. Ch. Dressier & Co., 143 East 23d St., New York. 20th Century Optiscope, 91 Dearborn St., Chicago MOVING PICTURES, TRAVELS, TOURS. Chicago Transparency Co., 69 Dearborn St., Chi¬ cago, HI. Hale;. & Gifford, 940 New York Life Building, Kansas City, Mo. Henly & Plummer, 185-187 Dearborn St., Chi¬ cago, Ill. Trip to California Amusement Co., Cincinnati, O. Trolley Car Tours Co., 89 S. Clark St., Chi¬ cago, Ill. SLOT MACHINES. Arcade Machine & Supply Co., 522 Arch St., Philadelphia, Pa. American Mutoseope Co., 11 E. 14th St., New York City. Automatic Novelty Co., 145 E. 23d St., New York City. Caille Bros. Co., 1300 Second Ave., Detroit, Mich. Douglas Post Card & Machine Co., 27 N. 10th St., Philadelphia, Pa. Jas. MeCusker American Supply Co., 227 N. 8th St., Philadelphia, Pa. Manhattan Auto. Merchandising Co., 116 Nassau St., New York. Marvin & Casler, Times Building, New York. ^-,-rhliffrrrtr i . •••■ Mills Novelty Co., 11 S. Jefferson St., Chicago. National Automatic Weighing Machine Co., 60 Murray St., New York. The National Novelty Co. (Inc.), 100 2d St., S., Minneapolis, Minn. National Supply Co., 1703 E. 55th St., Cleve¬ land, O. Roovers Bros., Brooklyn, N. Y. Rosenfield Mfg. Co., 587 Hudson St., N. Y. City. Sloan Novelty & Mfg. Co., 932 N. 9th St., Phila¬ delphia, Pa. Up-to-Date Slot Machine Co., 60 Centre St., New York. Union Vending Machine Co., 133-135 De Kalb Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y. Watling Mfg. Co., 153 W. Jackson, Chicago. F. S. Zimmerman, 5 E. 14th St., New York. TICKET AND POSTER PRINTERS. Ackerman-Quigley Co., Kansas City, Mo. American Ticket Co., Toledo, O. Globe Ticket Co., 112 N. 12th St., Philadelphia. Ilennegan & Co., Cincinnati, O. Standard Roll Ticket Co., 181 Pearl St., New York Thrash-Lick Printing Co., Fort Smith, Ark. Weldom, Williams & Lick, Fort Smith, Ark. ASSOCIATION RENTERS. Theatre Film Supply Co., Augusta, Ga. Pearce and Scheck, 223 N. Calvert St., Bal¬ timore, Md. Bailey Film Service, 116 21st St., Birmingham, Alabama. Southern Film Exchange, 130 20th St., Bir¬ mingham, Ala. Theatre Film Supply, 2007 Second Avenue, Birmingham, Ala. Ploward Moving Picture Co., 564 Washington St., Boston, Mass. Miles Bros., Washington and Dover Sts., Boston, Mass. Montana Film Co., Butte, Mont. Buffalo Film Exchange, 13% Genesee St., Buf¬ falo, N. Y. Theatre Film Supply Co., 202 S. Tryon St., Charlotte, N. C. Twentieth Century Optiscope Co., 122 La Salle St., Chicago, Ill. National Film Co., 62 North Clark St., Chi¬ cago, Ill. American Film Service, 641 American Trust Building, Chicago, Ill. W. H. Swanson, 79 South Clark St., Chicago., Illinois. Standard Film Exchange, Unity Building, Chi¬ cago, Ill. Theatre Film Exchange, 85 Dearborn St., Chi¬ cago, Ill. U. S. Film Exchange, 59 Dearborn St., Chicago, Illinois. Inter-Ocean Exchange, 59 Dearborn St., Chi¬ cago, Ill. Temple Film Exchange, Masonic Temple, Chi¬ cago, Ill. Eugene Cline, 59 Dearborn St., Chicago, Ill. Laemmle Film Service, 196 Lake St., Chicago, Illinois. George Spoor, 62 North Clark St., Chicago, Ill. Chicago Film Exchange, 120 E. Randolph St., Chicago, Ill. Schiller Film Exchange, 103 Randolph St., Chi¬ cago, Ill. Royal Film Service, 253 La Salle St., Chi¬ cago, Ill. Globe Film Exchange, 79 Dearborn St., Chica¬ go, Ill. Lake Shore Film & Supply Co., 314 Superior Ave., Cleveland, Ohio. Eugene Cline, 717 Superior Ave., N. E., Cleve¬ land, Ohio. National Moving Picture Supply, 1703 E 55th St., Cleveland, Ohio. Ohio Film Exchange, 16 East Broad St., Col¬ umbus, Ohio. Cleveland Film Rental Co., 512 Citizens Bank Building, Cleveland, Ohio. Southern Talking Machine Co., 347 Main St., Dallas, Texas. J. D. Wheelan, 339 Main St.., Dallas, Texas. Chicago Film Exchange, Railway Exchange Building, Denver, Colo. Denver Film Exchange, 713 Lincoln Avenue, Denveij Colo. Globe Film Service Co., Nassau Block, Denver, Colorado. Little & Pratt, Charles Building, Denver, Colo. Pittsburg Calcium Light & Film Co., 421 Walnut St., Des Moines, Iowa. Michigan Film & Supply Co., 82 Griswold St., Detroit, Mich. National Film Co., 100 Griswold St., Detroit, Mich. Leammle Film Exhange, 6 th and Main Sts., Evansville, Ind. O. T. Crawford Film Exchange Co., El Paso, Texas. Loper Bros., Fort Worth, Texas. A. J. Gillingham, 103 Monroe St., Grand ; Rapids, Michigan. Keystone Film Exchange, Spooner Building, j Harrisburg, Pa. O. T. Crawford Film Exchange, 214 Levy Bldg., | Houston, Texas. Indianapolis Calcium Light Co., 114 S. Capitol Ave., Indianapolis, Ind. H. Lieber Co., 24 W. Washington St., Indianapolis, Ind. Eugene Cline, 1021 Grand Ave., Kansas City, Kansas. Twentieth Century Optiscope Co., Schukert Building, Kansas City, Kansas. Yale Film Renting Co., 1116 Main St., Kansas ; City, Kansas. Chas. Stebbens, 1028 Main St., Kansas City, | Kansas. Louie Mitchell, 120% Maine St., Little Rock, j Arkansas. Talley Film Supply Co., 554 South Broadway, I1 Los Angeles, Cal. Clune Film Exchange, 727 South Main St., Los Angeles, Cal. American Film Exchange, Memphis, Tenn. Laemmle Film Exchange, 78 South Front St., ■, Memphis, Tenn. Western Film Exchange, 307 Grand Ave., Milwaukee, Wis. Northwestern Film Co., 27 S. 5th St., Min¬ neapolis, Minn. Eugene Cline, Third and Nicollet Aves., Min¬ neapolis, Minn. Twin City Calcium & Stereopticon, 720 Hen¬ nepin Ave., Minneapolis, Minn. Luther Day Service, Muncie, Ind. W. H. Swanson & Co., 620 Commercial Place, New Orleans, La. Imported Film Supply Co., 708 Union St., New Orleans, La. People’s Film Exchange, 126 University Place., New York City. Imperial Film Exchange, 44 W. 28th St., New York City. Alfred Weiss Film Exchange, 219 Sixth Ave., ; New York City. The Actograph Co., 50 Union Square, New York City. The Electrograph, 199 Third Ave., New York City. Empire Film Co., 106 Fulton St., New York City. Improved Film Supply, 34 E. 14th St., New York City. Kinetograph Co., 41 E. 21st St., New York City. Harstn & Co., 138 E. 14th St., New York City. Greater New York Film Supply, 24 Union Square, New York City. Miles Bros., 259 Sixth Ave., New York City. Vitagraph Co. of America, 116 Nassau St., New York City. Virginia Film Exchange, 235 Monticello Arcade Building, Norfolk, Virginia. Monarch Film Exchange, Oklahoma City, Okla. Oklahoma Film Exchange, 221 W. California St., Oklahoma City, Okla. 20th Century Optiscope, 408 Eccles Building, Ogden, Utah. Laemmle Film Service, 800 Brandies Building, Omaha, Neb. Chicago Film Exchange, 858-860 Brandies Bldg., Omaha, Neb. Miles Bros., Hub Theatre, Philadelphia, Pa. Philadelphia Film Exchange, 1229 N. 7th St., Philadelphia, Pa. Electric Theatre Supply Co., 47 N. 10th St., Philadelphia, Pa. Charles A. Calehuff, N. E. corner 4 th and Green Sts., Philadelphia, Pa. S. Lubin, 21 S. 8th St., Philadelphia, Pa. Lewis M. Swaab, 338 Spruce St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Columbia Film Exchange, 414 Ferguson Bldg., Pittsburg, Pa. Pennsylvania Film Co., 403 Lewis Block, Pitt¬ sburg, Pa. Duquesne Amusement Supply Co., 104 Blakewell Building, Pittsburg, Pa. Pittsburg Calcium Light Co., 121 Fourth Ave., Pittsburg, Pa. Harry Davis Amusement Co., 347 Fifth Ave., Pittsburg, Pa. Talking Machine Co., 97 Main St. E., Rochester, N. Y. Pittsburg Calcium Light & Film Co., 158 Main St. East, Rochester, N. Y. Central Film Exchange & Supply Co., Saginaw, Michigan. Trent & Wilson, 63-67 E. Third St. So., Salt Lake City, Utah. Eugene Cline, 268 S. State St., Salt Lake City, Utah. Geo. Breck, 552 Grove St., San Francisco, Cal. Novelty Motion Picture Co., 418 Turk St., San Francisco, Cal. Miles Bros. 790 Turk St., San Francisco, Cal. Edison Display Co., 1116 Third Ave., Seattle, Washington. O. T. Crawford Film Exchange, Gayety Bldg., St. Louis, Mo. Eugene Cline, St. Louis, Mo. Western Film Exchange, 841 Century Bldg., St. Louis, Mo. W. II. Swanson, 813% Chestnut St., St. Louis, Missouri. Superior Film & Supply Co., 621 Nasby Bldg., Toledo. Ohio. Kent, Film Service, 218 Nicholas Building, Toledo, Ohio. Toledo Film Exchange, 5 Spitzer Arcade, Toledo, Ohio. Actograph Co., 22 Third St., Troy, N. Y. Chicago Film Exchange, Westory Building, Washington, D. C. Mullin Film Exchange, Solar Building, Watertown. N. Y. New England Film Exchange, 611 Washington St., Boston, Mass.