Robert Bingham Negatives and Album Collection

Collection

Identifier: 2009.0036

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The collection contains 882 negatives, 4 photographic albums, 11 photographs, and one book. The images include family photographs, pictures from the University of Redlands, and travel photographs, especially from Mexico.

Dates

1900-1940

Language of Materials

English

Publication Rights

Use of images in publication is subject to the approval of Robert Bingham’s descendants, who the museum will contact on author’s behalf.

Access Conditions

All items in the collection are available for on-site viewing by appointment.

Biography

Riverside physician Dr. Robert Bingham was a nationally known camera collector and founder of the Western Photographic Collectors Association, whose donation began the formation and founding of the California Museum of Photography.

Extent

2 boxes (One box containing 882 negatives, and 10 photographs: 2 Polaroid, 7 smaller photographs, two 9.5 x 8 photographs. The second box contains 4 albums, and one book, The Effects of Atomic Bomb on Health and Medical Services in Hiroshima and Nagasaki.)

Additional Description

Abstract

This collection contains photographs taken by Robert Bingham. It includes negatives, a few loose photographs, and photographs encased in four different albums. There is also a book titled, The Effects of Atomic Bombs on Health and Medical Services in Hiroshima and Nagasaki.