Horgan's half-tone and photomechanical processes .. . PUBLISHED BYTHE INLAND PRINTER COMPANYCHICAGO Copyright, Inland Printer Company. PREFACE. It was the writers fortune to witness the culmination ofwhat may be termed the Golden Age of Wood Engraving inthe United States; to be present at the birth of photo-engraving; to have taken an active part in the struggle forsupremacy between wood engraving and photoengraving;to regretfully witness the decline of wood engraving, and tocontribute somewhat to the success and popularizing ofwhat is now included in the generic term,
Horgan's half-tone and photomechanical processes .. . PUBLISHED BYTHE INLAND PRINTER COMPANYCHICAGO Copyright, Inland Printer Company. PREFACE. It was the writers fortune to witness the culmination ofwhat may be termed the Golden Age of Wood Engraving inthe United States; to be present at the birth of photo-engraving; to have taken an active part in the struggle forsupremacy between wood engraving and photoengraving;to regretfully witness the decline of wood engraving, and tocontribute somewhat to the success and popularizing ofwhat is now included in the generic term, that manual engraving has surrendered and photo-mechanical engraving occupies the field, it has been sug-gested that the writer put on record some of the knowledgegained through his unique experience. The contest began with the appearance of the first illus-trated daily newspaper in the world. This was on March 4,1873, when the New York Daily Graphic issued its firstcopy. Artists, engravers, publishers, printers everywherewere startled by the boldn
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