believe will be the case.

On the whole, it may be truly said that the flexibility and responsiveness
of the photographic process have been sufficiently demonstrated to fix it
firmly among the art mediums.

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MIDDLE WEST ACTIVITIES AND THE PITTSBURGH SALON

_By_ W. H. PORTERFIELD

Any article describing the activity in pictorial photography in the United
States since 1914 must include a history of the work of the Pittsburgh
Salon, and that has been very thoroughly covered in magazine articles
immediately succeeding the close of each salon.

At the outbreak of the war, the thoughts and energies of many of our
foremost workers were directed toward other fields, and those who still
practiced the work for the art side of it did so under difficulties.

The governmental restrictions placed on the use of the camera in ports and
about all public buildings, and in many sections of nearly every city,
naturally had a tendency to discourage workers, but in spite of all the
obstacles in the path of the art photographer the years have not been
barren.

Some of the older societies have all but ceased to exist, if one can judge
by their contributions to the salons.

Each year has witnessed new names among the exhibitors at Pittsburgh, and
to an already formidable list there are annually added more than enough
names to fill the vacancies caused by the dropping of former members who
have failed to retain their membership due to non-compliance with the
rules which automatically eliminate inactives.

After six years of unprecedented success it may safely be said that the
Pittsburgh Salon has become a permanent fixture in the world of
photographic art and has unquestionably rendered a most valuable service
in keeping alive the exhibition spirit.

Mention should also be made of the good work done by the Chicago
Photo-Fellows, the Buffalo Camera Club, the Photographic Guild of
Baltimore, and the Photographic Section of the Pittsburgh Academy of Fine
Arts, each one composed of enthusiasts, who loyally support the American
and London Salons as well as being active workers in the Pictorial
Photographers of America.

These societies have been continually engaged in the promotion of
inter-club exhibitions as well as in encouraging the circulation of work
of individual members.

As an educational feature the club interchange has no equal.