Photogram, Photograph

1895

The gradual adoption of "photogram" to signify a picture made by light has been proceeding for many years, and, though it has recently received a spurt in England, the attempt is not new. In December, 1866, the use of the word was strongly advocated by the Rev. A. C. Kimber.

Some years later the word was given in a supplement to Webster's Dictionary, and more recently the American New International Dictionary gives it as a standard word. Some two years ago The Canadian Photographic Journal commenced to consistently use the word "photogram," and a year ago an English journal called The Photogram made a point of using it.

One of the most important firms of photographic book publishers also use it in all their publications. Several photographers and photographic material dealers in England use it either occasionally or regularly, and such journals as The Sketch, The Optician and others use it occasionally as an alternative for the older form "photograph." — Notes and Queries.