photographer; Bodurtha
Delaware, OH
reverse of card at the left
Charles Hall Bodurtha
(1844 - 1915)
Not all records agree on the spelling:
BoDurtha/Bodurtha
Sources: History of Delaware County and Ohio (HDC), US census, 1905
city directory,
1844 Jan 11
Birkshire County, MS, state records, Charles Hall BoDurtha is born to
Daniel Bodurtha and Deborah Hall
1855 to 1860
Hudson, NY, US census, studies photography, mentor unknown
1863
History Delaware County, moves to Bridgeport, CN, and opens first
gallery at age 19, “short time”
1864 est
History Delaware County, moves to Venezuela working as photographer
1866 est
History Delaware County, leaves Venezuela and travels on an English
ship as artist for 16 months
1868 est
History Delaware County, locates in Columbus OH (no documents have
been found to pinpoint exactly when)
1869 est
History Delaware County, Delaware, OH, BoDurtha is employed at gallery
of T A Beach eventually becoming part owner and then exclusive
owner
1873 May 15
Vinton Record (McArthur OH) indicates Bodurtha was in partnership with
Beach
1873 Oct 21
St Louis, MO, state records, Bodurtha and Amy H Simmons marry
1874 Sep 09
Delaware, OH, state records, son Walter Hotchkiss Bodurtha is born
1880
History Delaware County, Delaware, OH, BoDurtha has own gallery
1884
Delaware, OH, state records, daughter Natalie Louise Bodurtha is
born
1900 Jun 04
Delaware, OH, US census C H Bodurtha as photographer; res 175 Franklin
1905
Dekaware, OH, city directory Bodurtha as photographer at 57 n
Sandusky; res 175 n Franklin
1910
Delaware, OH, US census BoDurtha as photographer; res as “165”
Franklin
1915 Sep 26
Delaware, OH, county, state records, Charles H Bodurtha dies at age
71
1915 to 1954
Delaware, OH, US census, city directory, Natalie Louise Bodurtha
continues operating the Bodurtha Studio at 57 ½ N Sandusky, and after
about 1930, at 23 w Winter, until her death in 1954
Charles H Bodurtha had a studio in Delaware, OH, starting in about
1880 and carried on by his daughter Natalie Bodurtha until 1954. The
card at the top of this page does not show a studio address so it
could have been done at any time within those dates. The monogram at
the bottom, center, says “C H B” so it was most probably done before
his death in 1915 but studios have been known to use up preprinted
stock even years later.
The style of the card indicates 1900 or after.
If a card is fortunate enough to have a studio address printed on it,
closer dating should be possible.
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photographer: BoDurtha
Delaware, OH
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photographer: BoDurtha
Delaware, OH
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photographer: BoDurtha
Sandusky Street, Delaware, OH
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reverse of card at left
photographer: BoDurtha
Delaware, Ohio
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Delaware, Ohio
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photographer: BoDurtha
Delaware, Ohio
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Delaware, Ohio
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Delaware, Ohio
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Delaware, Ohio
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Delaware, Ohio
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Delaware, Ohio
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Delaware, Ohio
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Delaware, Ohio
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Delaware, Ohio
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Delaware, Ohio
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Delaware, Ohio
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Delaware, Ohio
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Delaware, Ohio
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