1857                Smith House, Van Buren, Arkansas.

1857 March 13.  Arkansas Intelligencer.  (Van Buren, Arkansas.)  March 13, 1857, Old Series Vol.  XV, No. 2, New Series III, No. 27, P. 2.

Something New.  Call at McGrew’s Melainotyping rooms at the Smith House, and have your pictures taken on Iron.  They are very beautiful and durable.  Mr. McGrew is an experienced artist, we advise all who want fine pictures to call on him, they are superior to any we have ever seen.  He will also take Ambrotypes in the finest style.

1857 March 13.  Arkansas Intelligencer.  (Van Buren, Arkansas.)  March 13, 1857, Old Series Vol.  XV, No. 2, New Series III, No. 27, P. 3.

Melainotypes & Ambrotypes.  The latest and most approved style of pictures taken by the undersigned at the Smith House.  Ladies are respectfully invited to call and take settings, citizens and strangers are requested to call and examine for yourselves.  The melainotype picture is taken on iron [plate] and is warranted not to fade, pictures taken in cloudy weather, pictures of corpes and invalids taken at their residence.

Patronage solicited, satisfaction or no charge.—Locket and pin filled to order.

N. B.—Instruction given in the late styled pictures.  S. H. McGrew.

Advertisement ran from March 13 to 27, 1857.

1857 March 20.  Arkansas Intelligencer.  (Van Buren, Arkansas.)  March 20, 1857, Old Series Vol.  XV, No. 3, New Series III, No. 28, P. 2.

Melainotype.  Our citizens who are desirous to see splendid life like pictures well executed, we request them to call at the “Smith House” and examine specimens of the art taken by Mr. McGrew, on iron, which gives a durability and purmanency [sic.] heretofore unknown.  We speak from personal observation in regard to the merits of this peculiar mode of picture taking.  Our citizens would do well to call and obtain a likeness, as Mr. McGrew has but a few days to stay.