Charles M Bowman

Photographer:
Bowman Hughes & Company
205 N. 16th St. Omaha, Neb.

Benjamin E. Hughes and Charles M. Bowman were both photographers in Omaha, NE. They worked together as Bowman Hughes only a short time between 1890 and 1892.

A sketchy timeline of their period in photography has been assembled from Omaha city directory listings. No biographical information on either has been found.
(All data from the Omaha city directory)
1884 - 1885
Bowman or Hughes not listed
1886
Hughes partnered with George Heyn (see example below)
1887
Bowman as photographer partnered with J. E. North; Hughes as photographer
1888
Bowman as photographer at 205 N 16th; Hughes as photographer at 1509 Douglas

1889
Bowman as photographer 205 n 16th; Hughes partnered with Alvord
1890 - 1892
Working as Bowman Hughes at 205 N 16th
1893 - 1896
Hughes partnered with Sandberg; Bowman not listed
1897 - 1900
Hughes partnered with Sandberg; Bowman not listed
1902
Hughes partnered with Allen; Bowman not listed
1904
Hughes partnered with Sandberg; Bowman not listed
1905
as Hughes and Co. but not in Bus. Section; Bowman not listed
1906
Hughes not listed; Bowman not listed

Examples below are from George Heyn, the partner mentioned in timeline at 1886

photographer: Heyn
313, 315, 317 S 15th Street, Omaha, NE
example from Be-Hold.com

reverse of card at left

photographer: Heyn
313, 315, 317 S 15th Street, Omaha, NE
example from auction site

photographer: Heyn
Omaha, NE
example from auction site

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