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Title: Ohio archæological and historical quarterly
Year: 1887 (1880s)
Authors: Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society
Subjects: History Archaeology
Publisher: Columbus : Published for the Society by A.H. Smythe
Contributing Library: Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center
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hat is was immediately recognized. Ezekiel C. Hawkins was the pioneer photographer of thewest, or rather the person whose genius and persistent experi-ments made the present photograph possible, he being the firstman in the United States, and maybe the first in the world, to usecollodion in the preparation of the glass on which negatives aretaken. Mr. Hawkins was the son of Rev. Archibald Hawkins, oneof the pioneer settlers of Steubenville, coming from Baltimoreabout 1811, when Ezekiel was three years of age. The father builtthe house on South Third street, now occupied by his grandson,Robert C. Hawkins. The old gentleman was a lay Methodistminister who, during his life here, was very intimate with Rev.Father Morse of the Protestant Episcopal communion. Ezekiel Hawkins lived in Steubenville until 1829, when heremoved to Wheeling. He was contemporary with Thomas Coleand Billy Watkins, as Mr. Hawkins called the great artist. Hewas a house and sign painter by trade, but gave much time to
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EZEKIEL C. HAWKINS.Who made Photography Possible by Discovering the Efficacy of Collodium. The Pathfinders of Jefferson County. 301 landscape painting and also did some portraiture. His land-scape work was very fine and many of the beautiful scenes aboutSteubenville were put on canvas by him. At the same time hegave his talents to decorating illuminated window shades, an artalso followed by Cole. After he removed to Wheeling he gave most of his time toportraiture, having a camera which would throw upon the canvasa likeness of the sitter, which the artist could make permanentwith his pencil. Here he became acquainted with an artist namedLamden, from whom he received valuable instructions. Shortly after, about 1840, by correspondence with Prof.Morse, the artist-electrician, and inventor of the electric telegraph,with whom he was intimately acquainted, he learned of the famousDaguerre, the inventor of the daguerre process of picture making.Mr. Hawkins became deeply interested in the new

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