Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1869-1887 (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
1245 glass plate negatives and 57 photographic prints
Context area
Name of creator
Administrative history
Ernest Baudoux opened his photographic studio at a premises on New Street in 1869. His son joined the business in 1885 only two years before the business was sold to John Stroud in 1887.
Repository
Archival history
Ernest Baudoux was born in France and worked in Paris before moving to Jersey with his wife and son in 1869.
He opened his photographic studio at 56 New Street in 1869. The business was sold to John Stroud in 1887, and then to Albert Smith in 1892.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
The negatives were donated to the Société Jersiaise by David Smith (the son of Albert Smith) in 1940.
The prints listed in this collection have been received independently.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
This collection contains commercial photographic products and records of E. Baudoux and Son Ltd (1869-1887). The collection is predominantly made up collodion glass plate negatives and albumen prints in various mounted and unmounted formats. As was common for commercial studios at the time they produced individual and group portraits, views of the built and natural environment and social events. Ernest's technical ability and use of high quality processes single the collection as one of particular value for researchers. High resolution scans of the collodion negatives offer a level or detail that far surpasses that of later photographic processes and mass market digital cameras.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
Further accruals of prints and products produced by E. Baudoux and Son Ltd are possible.
System of arrangement
The collection is arranged in two series.
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
No restrictions
Conditions governing reproduction
No restrictions
Language of material
English
French
Script of material
Language and script notes
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Notes area
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Description control area
Description identifier
Institution identifier
Rules and/or conventions used
Manual of Archival Description, Third Edition (MAD3) and Getty Art and Architecture Thesaurus (AAT)
Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation revision deletion
Created 14 October 2024
Revised 12 November 2025
Language(s)
English
Script(s)
Sources
Archivist's note
Described by Orlando Echeverri
Revised by Patrick Cahill