Cabinet card of Charles Andrew Bloom and Frances Bedford Bloom, 1901

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1901

Location Note

85 M / Personal photographs / B / Bloom\n

GUSN

GUSN-387616

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Description

One cabinet card, 4.25 x 7 inches. The image depicts a formally dressed couple. He sits on a cushioned chair and she stands beside him. The man, Charles Andrew Bloom, wears a suit with a bowtie and vest. The woman, Frances Bedford Bloom, is wearing a skirt and high necked blouse and a ring, necklace, bracelet, and a stick pin in her collar.

The photograph is adheared to a cardboard mount. The words "Readman / Gazette Building / Norwalk, Conn." and a stylized monograph are embossed under the photograph.

Details

Descriptive Terms

studio portraits
husbands
wives
cabinet photographs
black-and-white photographs

Physical Descrption

1 cabinet card, black-and-white photography ; 4.25 x 7 inches

Collection Code

PC004

Collection Name

Personal photographic collection

Reference Code

PC004.01.B.2500.030

Acqusition Type

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of Ralph C. Bloom, 2015

Places

Norwalk (Fairfield county, Connecticut)

Record Details

Originator

Attributed to Readman (Photographer)

Material Type

cabinet photographs
black-and-white photographs

Other Organizations

Readman

Subjects

photographic print

Conservation Note

Card has some wear on the corners. Card has been housed in mylar sleeve for long term preservation.

Description Level

Item

Location Note

85 M / Personal photographs / B / Bloom

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Historical/Biographical Note

Historical/Biographical Note

Charles Andrew Bloom (1872-1944) married Frances Bedford Bloom (1879-1947) in 1901. It is possible that this photograph was taken to commemorate their wedding.

Francis E. Readman (1840-1907) was a Connecticut-based photographer located in several locations in Norwalk in the late 1800s to 1907.

Sources


anyjazz. (2023, July 24) Cabinet Card Photographers. Blogspot. https://cabinetcardphotographers.blogspot.com/2023/07/
Find a Grave. (2023, January 15). Charles Andrew Bloom. Retrieved March 27, 2025. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/248376745/charles-andrew-bloom

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