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Photograph (Gelatine Print) of John R. Baker with his Watson Microscope, 1964 or 1965

Inventory Number 12083


Item type
Object
Provenance
Royal Microscopical Society archive.
Primary inscriptions
Signed on front of mount.
Physical material
Paper
Card
Object type
Photograph
Dimensions
Height: 152mm Width: 199mm
Inventory No
12083

Description

Gelatine print, mounted on card. Signed by the subject. Horizontal format. Portrait of John R. Baker, seated half length, head turned to left, wearing an RMS medallion or badge and with his Watson microscope on the table in front of him (left). Baker was President of the RMS in 1964-65, when this photograph was taken. The companion print is an enlargement of Baker from the same negative, omitting the microscope (12082).