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1850 – 1950

BODDY, MAY

BODDY, MAY (1881-1966)

Apr 2, 2020

MAY BODDY came from a family of photographers in Newcastle, NSW and she worked as a photographer between 1907 and 1963.

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Name:

BODDY, MAY (1881-1966)

Full Birth Name:

Lottie May Boddy

Married Name:

No identified spouse

Profession:

Photographic Artist

Professional Years:

1913 to 1940

Related Portfolios:

BODDY, ETHEL

Where Practised:

Studio, 25½ Perkins St, Newcastle, NSW, (1907-1915); Cnrs Hunter and Wolfe Sts, Newcastle, NSW, (1914); May & E Boddy, 25½ Perkin St, Newcastle, NSW (1915- ); May & E Boddy, 119 King St, Newcastle, NSW, (1920); May & E Boddy, 121 King St, Newcastle, NSW, (1928); May & E Boddy, Cnr Union and Hunters St, Newcastle, NSW, (1 Aug 1930); May & E Boddy, 4 Union St, Newcastle, NSW, (1936); Fennells Bay, NSW, (1943-1963)
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27 May 1915, Newcastle Morning Herald, (NSW), pg 6. TROVE

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Portrait of little girl standing against a furniture backdrop. Postcard, black and white, 81mm x 134mm. Source: Photoria Collection

Reverse of Portrait of little girl standing against a furniture backdrop. Postcard with studio logo printed on left hand side. Source: Photoria Collection

Portrait of toddler taken on 7 April 1916. B&W postcard. Source: Photoria Collection

Reverse of a portrait of toddler. B&W postcard. Source: Photoria Collection

Wedding portrait, c1920s. B&W photograph, 15.5cm x 14.2cm, originally in presentation folder since removed, photograph, mounted on brown card 22.8cm x 15.4cm. Source: Photoria Collection

Portrait of gentleman, seated. B&W photograph mounted on brown card, cut down for framing. c1920s. Source: Photoria Collection

Portrait of Maisie. c1930s. B&W photograph mounted on grey card with darker border. Source: Photoria Collection