Bodwell, Charles Augustus Jr.(1864-1948)
/William Shew’s Portrait Photograph of Charles Augustus Bodwell, Jr.
THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:
Photographer: William Shew (1820-1903) was a prominent 19th century photographer famous for his daguerrotypes. He worked in New York and Boston before moving to San Francisco in 1851.
Studio Location: 417, 421, 423 and 425 Montgomery Street, San Francisco, California
THE SITTER:
Name: Charles Augustus Bodwell, Jr.
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THE PHOTOGRAPH:
Format / Size: carte de visite
Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock
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Date: According to Peter Palmquist, Pioneer Photographers of the Far West, Stanford University Press, 2000, p. 498 column 2, Shew listed his address as 417,421, 423, & 425 Montgomery between November 1866 and early 1869.
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Owner: Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, Barbara Webster Collection, 2022-214-310
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