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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Scientist Portrait Collection
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0191
- Creators:
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WilhelmWhite, Sydney VictorLord, R. H.Petit, Pierre, 1832-Pirou, Eug.Hills & SaundersElliott & Fry
- Dates:
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ca. 1870-1900
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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17 Photographs
- Repository:
This collection contains twelve photoprints in the cabinet print format, although only nine are true albumen cabinet prints. The subjects depicted are European scientists. Except as otherwise noted in the listing, biographical information about the subjects was located in standard biographical references, such as Asimov's Biographical Encyclopedia of Science and Technology, Dictionary of Scientific Biography, Chambers' Dictionary of Scientists, and World Who's in Science.
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
12 photoprints: portraits of various scientists and scholars, including Irish, French, English, and German men. All are on cabinet-size mounts, nine being silver albumen cabinet prints, while three are silver gelatin prints.
Arrangement
Arrangement
One series, unarranged.
Administration
Author
NMAH Staff
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased from the Harris Auction Galleries, Baltimore, Maryland, 1985.
Processing Information
Collection processed by NMAH Staff, undated
Custodial History
These photographs were part of a larger group purchased as a lot by Robert Vogel, Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering (now Division of Work and Industry), at the Harris Auction Galleries, Baltimore, ca. 1985. Portraits of several engineers were retained for the division's collections, and the remainder were forwarded to the Archives Center.
Using the Collection
Preferred Citation
Scientist Portrait Collection, Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Keywords
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
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