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	Record Group Number:	900000
	Series/Collection Number:	M87- 33
	Creator:	Seldomridge Studio
	Title, Dates:	Seldomridge Studio photographic collection, 1947-1972.
	Amount:	32.00 cubic ft. (15,000 acetate negatives; 5x7)
	Medium Included:	photographs (negatives)
	Organization/Arrangement:	Negatives are numerical, ledgers are chronological and receipts are alphabetical.
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	Biographical/Historical:	Seldomridge Studio, active from the 1940s to the 1970s, was a prominent portrait studio in Tampa, Florida.
	Summary:	This collection consists of 15,000 acetate negatives of portraits taken at the Seldomridge Studio of Tampa, Florida, from 1947 to 1972. The collection consists primarily of studio portraits and includes portraits of many well-known Tampa personalities and members of prominent Tampa families. Also included in this collection are ledgers of clients and receipts of payments for prints. The ledgers document the year, client name and negative number of portraits; the receipts also provide client names and associated negative numbers as well as the dates of orders placed for prints.
	Finding Aids:	Box listing available. 0
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	Ownership/Custodial History:	This collection of negatives was in the possession of Mrs. Lucy O'Brien, a Tampa antique dealer, who donated them to the Florida Photographic Collection.
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	Subject Access Fields:	Seldomridge Studio Commercial photography Photography Photography, Commercial Ledgers. aat Negatives. aat Photographs. aat Registers (lists) aat Tampa (Fla.)
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