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Photography -- Studios and darkrooms

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Dingman family papers

 Collection
Identifier: MVC071
Abstract The Dingman collection consists of photographs, negatives, newspaper clippings, and other ephemera from professional photographer Waldo Henry Dingman, Sr. (1872-1955) and World War I veteran Waldo Henry Dingman, Jr. (1898-1986). Dingman Sr.'s images represent life and culture in Ventura County including portraits, weddings, and documentation of local landmarks and areas of interest. The collection also contains photographs, newspaper clippings, scrapbooks, notes, meeting minutes and...
Dates: 1911-1986; Majority of material found within 1912-1934

J.C. Brewster studio at 205 Oak Street c. 1890, with two men posing outside, by J.C. Brewster

 Item — Image gp221
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

This collection consists of glass plate negatives, mostly gelatin glass negatives, and some photographic prints. While most of the images in this collection were captured by either John C. Brewster or Waldo Henry Dingman Sr, some may be the work of other photographers. The negatives are largely of Ventura County locations, historic sites, persons, and events, such as parades and holiday celebrations. There are also several boxes of unidentified negatives.

Dates: undated