Photograph
Portrait of Agassiz and Agassiz
| Carte-de-visite photomontage double portrait of the geologist and zoologist, Jean Louis Rudolphe Agassiz (1807-1873). Founded the Museum of Comparative Zoology in 1860. Founding member of the National Academy of Sciences in 1863. Shown simultaneously sitting and writing at a table. Handwritten inscription at the bottom reads, "Agassiz and Agassiz." |
| Image ID: | 47318 |
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| Creator Name: | Brown, H. S. |
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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 |
| Photographer's credit on back reads, "H.S. Brown, Photographer, 201 E. Water St., Milwaukee, Wis." Other inscriptions on the back include, "Taken some time in the sixties," "Prof Louis Agassiz + John Y. Scammon," and then later, "No, both are Agassiz." |
| Clothing and dress |
| Furniture |
| Teachers |
| Ephemera |
| Men |
| Portrait photography |
| Scientists |
| Writing |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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