_See __Arches of the Municipal Building_
“Arches of the Municipal Building of New York” was taken on a Standard
Orthonon plate, about 9:30 A.M., with a twenty minute exposure. Instead
of a lens, the photographer used a piece of black paper pierced with a
pin. A wise passer-by who knew a thing or two about photography noticed
the absence of the lens. “How do you think you are going to take a
picture without a lens?” he asked. “With a pin-hole,” she replied. He
watched her with pitying interest. “She _thinks_ she is taking a
picture,” he said to another expert, tapping his head significantly.