Louis Albert Sayre Bodine photographs
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UC Riverside. California Museum of Photography
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Title: Louis Albert Sayre Bodine photographs
Dates: circa 1900-1905
Collection Number: 1991.0016
Creator/Collector:
Bodine, Louis A. Sayre
Extent: approximately 245 negatives and 50 photographic prints (1 box; 1 album)
Repository:
UC Riverside. California Museum of Photography
Riverside, California 92501
Abstract: Album and negatives depict a couple's travels circa 1900, including visits to the Exposition Universelle in Paris, the London
Zoo, Venice, and Egypt, as well as family snapshots believed to be made in Long Island, New York.
Language of Material: English
The collection is open for research use. Because of the fragility of some negatives, researchers may not be permitted to
handle the negatives themselves.
Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository and the copyright holder (if applicable).
Louis Albert Sayre Bodine photographs. UC Riverside. California Museum of Photography
Biography/Administrative History
The photographs in this album are believed to have been made by Louis Albert Sayre Bodine, based on annotations written on
the negatives' original box. Louis Bodine (1874-1936) was born in New York, and resided for a time in East Hampton, Long
Island. Circa 1899, he married Winifred Harrison (1877-1960), apparently known affectionately as "Harry." The couple had
two children, John (1902-1970) and Natalie (1904-1995). At least one of these children is depicted in some family photographs,
but only identified as "baby."
Scope and Content of Collection
The Bodine photographs collection is comprised of one photograph album, approximately 245 negatives, and a brief written index
that partially describes the negatives. The album contains 50 photographs depicting "Louis" and "Harry," believed to be Louis
Bodine and his wife Winifred (nee Harrison), on a European tour of England, France, Switzerland, and Italy. Topics include
the couple on a boat and train, riding animals at the London Zoo, visiting the Exposition Universelle, and sight-seeing in
Venice and Milan. Some views include either Louis or Harry, but others are tourist snapshots depicting the places they visited.
The album has brief handwritten captions on most pages.
The negatives duplicate many of the scenes depicted in the album, with many additional views. Subjects that appear in the
negatives but not the prints include documentation of a visit to Egypt, and family snapshots believed to have been made in
Long Island, New York. The negatives were made in two formats: approximately 5x7 (the European tour and family snapshots)
and a smaller square format of approximately 3.5x3.5 inches (primarily Egyptian content). The larger photographs have been
indexed, presumably by the photographer, in a brief handwritten list.
Exposition universelle (1900 : Paris, France)
Grand tours (Education)
Paris (France)
Venice (Italy)
Snapshots
Photograph albums
Nitrate negatives