Nellie Stockbridge

Nellie Stockbridge
Nellie Stockbridge
Born	Nellie Jane Stockbridge; 1868; United States
Died	1965 (aged 96–97)
Known for	Photography

Nellie Stockbridge (1868[1] – May 22, 1965) was an early Idaho frontier mining district photographer.

Biography

Stockbridge moved from Chicago, Illinois to Wallace, Idaho. She arrived in 1899 to provide photo touch-up work for the at T.N. Barnard's studio, eventually running the studio.[1][2]

Stockbridge's subject included everyday subjects in Wallace like townscapes and events, but she also photographed the local mines including portraits of miners and capturing mining disasters.[1]

Her career spanned over 60 years. She was the oldest living member of the Zonta International club for advancement of women when she died in 1965.

Works

Photographic books

Hart, Patricia; Nelson, Ivar (1993). Mining Town: The Photographic Record of T. N. Barnard and Nellie Stockbridge from the Coeur D'Alenes. University of Washington Press. ISBN 0-295-97254-8.

External links

Barnard Stockbridge Collection (about the collection held at the University of Idaho)
Historical Photographs in the University of Idaho Library
Silver Lining: The Early Days of Idaho's Silver Valley video

References

Albright, Syd. "Nellie Stockbridge: A tough photographer through tough times". The Coeur d'Alene Press. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
"Historical Photographs in the University of Idaho Library". University of Idaho Library. Retrieved 7 April 2018.

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[Coeurd'Alene-1] Albright, Syd. "Nellie Stockbridge: A tough photographer through tough times". The Coeur d'Alene Press. Retrieved 7 April 2018.

[uil-2] "Historical Photographs in the University of Idaho Library". University of Idaho Library. Retrieved 7 April 2018.