Dado, Attilio Antonio (1876 -1923)
/J. B. MONACO’S PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPH OF ATTILIO ANTHONY DADO & CLAUDINA LUCIA BLOOM DADO
THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO
Photographer: Giovanni Batista (J. B.) Monaco
Photographic Studio: Monaco Photo Studio, 702 Market Street, San Francisco, California
Biographical Note: Giovanni Batista (J. B.) Monaco (1856-1938), a Swiss-Italian immigrant, was a famous San Francisco photographer known as the “Dean of North Beach” and for his documentation of the 1906 earthquake. https://www.foundsf.org/index.php?title=J.B._Monaco:_The_Dean_of_North_Beach_Photographers
THE SITTERS:
Names: Attilio Antonio Dado (1876-1923) and Claudina Lucia Bloom Dado (1879-1902)
Description: This cabinet card is a wedding portrait of Claudina Lucia Bloom Dado and Attilio Antonio Dado. Claudina wears an elaborate “Gibson Girl Blouse” typical of the turn-of-the-century. Made of white cotton, it is detailed with extensive pleating and adorned with white pearls. Over this blouse she wears a white bolero jacket with pleated sleeves and wide soutache embroidery edging. The clothing she wears in this portrait was donated to the Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, accession ID# 1985-613-01. Her casual updo coiffure is also typical of the “Gibson Girl” style. Attilio wears a three-piece suit with a white tie and button-up shirt. He has a heavy handlebar moustache and carefully groomed hair.
Biographical Note: Attileo Antonio Dado was a prominent citizen of Tomales. He married Claudina Lucia Bloom Dado on August 21, 1901, and she died on September 11, 1902 giving birth to their only chid, Genevieve Claudina Dado Ricioli (1902-1954).
Family Affiliation: Attileo Antonio Dado was the son of the prominent Tomales pioneers, Paul A. Dado (1840-1923) and Carolina Anna Togni Dado (1852-1936) and the husband of Claudina Lucia Bloom Dado. Claudina Lucia Bloom Dado was the daughter of James Battista Bloom (1842-1893) and Lucia Maria Fiori Bloom (1850-1931). James and Lucia were Swiss-Italian immigrants who rose to be wealthy and prominent residents of Chileno Valley. Claudina was the wife of Attilio Anthony Dado (1876-1923) of Tomales.
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THE PHOTOGRAPH:
Format / Size: cabinet card, approximately 21 x 17 cm
Medium: gelatin or collodion photographic print mounted on cardstock
Description, front: This horizontal, double, portrait has been placed on cardstock that has an inner light gray panel. The photographer’s imprint is embossed in gold lettering along the bottom edge of the card.
Description, back: Handwritten in black ink in the upper left is: “Attilio Dado” and “Claudina Bloom”.
Date: 1901
Condition: The edges of this cabinet card have been slightly damaged, and there are white spots on Claudina’s chin and the right side of her face.
Owner: Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1985-613-03
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