Permanent Collection Photographs and Postcards

Juneau—Douglas City Museum

2014.11.023

2014.11

Donated by Linnea and Bernie Osborne.

Print, Photographic

Christmas Portrait of Thelma, Geraldine & Gerald Bodding

Elite Studio

Juneau, Alaska

1890

1950

Photograph portrait of two young women and one young man, identified as Thelma, Geraldine and Gerald Bodding. Photograph is black and white, matted and in a two—flapped cardboard cover. The matte is gray with dark gray and silver geometric details. The name three names "Bud Bodding \ Thelma Bodding \ Geraldine Bodding" are handwritten in script in black ink in the lower proper right corner of the mat. Black typed text on the mat at center beheanth the photograph reads: "Elite Studio \ JUNEAU, ALASKA". Both girls are sitting and turned slightly to their left. Both have short hair and are wearing tops with decorative sleeves and necklaces. The young man is standing behind the two girls wearing a suit and looking directly forward. The cardboard case is gray in color. The lower triangular flap fits into the the rectangular upper flap to create a stand for the portrait. The retangular flap has a crest embossed at center. Script text handwritten in black ink on the back of the cardboard cover reads: "A Merry \ Christmas from \ Thelma, Geraldine & \ Gerald Bodding".

Osborne, Linnea
Osborne, Bernie
Osborne, George
Bodding, Gerald "Bud"
Bodding, Geraldine
Bodding, Thelma

Print
Photograph
Portrait
Holiday
Christmas