Henry Holborn
- BORN
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November 29, 1859
Bristol, England
- DIED
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July 8, 1947
Saint Louis, Missouri
Henry Holborn was born in Bristol, England, in 1859, where his father was a photographer. In 1911, Henry said that his father had been the leading photographer in Bristol for twenty-five years and was still in business.
He emigrated to the United States in 1880. He opened the When Art Studio, a photography studio in St. Louis, Missouri. His studio moved to various locations in St. Louis.
In 1911, he bought Joseph L. Douglass’ studio in Columbia, Missouri. Holborn ran the studio until 1921, when he moved back to St. Louis to retire. During his time in Columbia, he took student photographs for the University of Missouri yearbook, The Savitar. His archive at the Boone County Historical Society includes photos of people of color and immigrants from Europe along with other subjects.
Henry Holborn died on July 8, 1947, in St. Louis.
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“Henry Holborn” Missouri Digital Heritage, Missouri Death Certificates, 1910-1970, Certificate No: 22952, https://www.sos.mo.gov/images/archives/deathcerts/1947/1947_00022953.PDF.
David A. Lossos, “Early St. Louis Photographers,” accessed November 19, 2021, https://stlouis.genealogyvillage.com/tracylewis.htm.
“Henry Holborn Studio Photography Collection,” Boone County Historical Society, accessed November 12, 2021, https://cdm17098.contentdm.oclc.org/.
“Henry Holborn”, Find A Grave, accessed November 12, 2021, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/48307628/henry-holborn.
“Photographer Dies,” St. Louis Globe-Democrat, July 10, 1947, 6.
“News Briefs,” The Democrat-News (Fredericktown, Missouri), May 10, 1934, 8.
“Photographer Buys Fruit Farm,” The Evening Missourian, May 17, 1915, 1.
“Henry Holborn,” The Evening Missourian, January 8, 1914, 4.
“Open Letter,” The Evening Missourian, November 28, 1911, 4.
“Buys the Douglass Studio,” Evening Missourian, September 24, 1911, 1.
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Image Credits
Artwork
Henry Holborn, University High School Basketball Team, 1913.
Photograph, 8 x 10 glass plate negative.
Boone County Historical Society, hbn.0034.019.
Henry Holborn, Minnie Hobbs, 1919.
Photograph, 5 x 7 glass plate negative.
Boone County Historical Society, hbn.0004.021.
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References
Artist clippings file is available at:
Bibliography
Select Sources
“Henry Holborn” Missouri Digital Heritage, Missouri Death Certificates, 1910-1970, Certificate No: 22952, https://www.sos.mo.gov/images/archives/deathcerts/1947/1947_00022953.PDF.
David A. Lossos, “Early St. Louis Photographers,” accessed November 19, 2021, https://stlouis.genealogyvillage.com/tracylewis.htm.
“Henry Holborn Studio Photography Collection,” Boone County Historical Society, accessed November 12, 2021, https://cdm17098.contentdm.oclc.org/.
“Henry Holborn”, Find A Grave, accessed November 12, 2021, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/48307628/henry-holborn.
“Photographer Dies,” St. Louis Globe-Democrat, July 10, 1947, 6.
“News Briefs,” The Democrat-News (Fredericktown, Missouri), May 10, 1934, 8.
“Photographer Buys Fruit Farm,” The Evening Missourian, May 17, 1915, 1.
“Henry Holborn,” The Evening Missourian, January 8, 1914, 4.
“Open Letter,” The Evening Missourian, November 28, 1911, 4.
“Buys the Douglass Studio,” Evening Missourian, September 24, 1911, 1.
Core Reference Sources
Contributors
Roberta Wagener, Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Artist Record Published
Published on November 24, 2021
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