Photograph
Joseph Dalton Hooker, Botanist
![Carte-de-visite portrait of Joseph D. Hooker (1817-1911), English botanist, plant collector and traveller. Son of Sir William Hooker. A close friend of Charles Darwin, Hooke became the director of Kew Gardens in 1865. Shown here in three-quarter profile. Handwritten script at bottom of the image reads, "Jos. D. Hooke[r], 1864."](http://images.wisconsinhistory.org/700006060026/0606000164-l.jpg "Joseph Dalton Hooker, Botanist")
| Carte-de-visite portrait of Joseph D. Hooker (1817-1911), English botanist, plant collector and traveller. Son of Sir William Hooker. A close friend of Charles Darwin, Hooke became the director of Kew Gardens in 1865. Shown here in three-quarter profile. Handwritten script at bottom of the image reads, "Jos. D. Hooke[r], 1864." |
| Image ID: | 46473 |
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| Creation Date: | 1864 |
| Creator Name: | Edwards, Ernest |
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| Collection Name: | Increase A. Lapham papers, 1825-1930 |
| Genre: | Photograph |
| Original Format Type: | photographic print, b&w |
| Original Format Number: | PH 24 |
| Original Dimensions: | 2.5 x 4 inches |
| Handwritten inscription on the back, later crossed out, reads, "Mr. Ernest Edwards, 20 Baker Street, London W." referring to the photographer. From album of portrait photographs collected by Lapham depicting scientists and artists, ca. 1860-ca. 1875. Images include portraits of geologists, botanists, sculptors, and authors. |
| Ephemera |
| Men |
| Portrait photography |
| Scientists |
| Clothing and dress |
| Beards |
| Indoor photography |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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