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Call Number:

PH-02629

Collection Name:

Micro-Photography Including a Description of the Wet Collodion and Gelatino-Bromide Processes. Together with the Best Methods of Mounting and Preparing Microscopic Objects for Micro-Photography

Creator:

Malley, A. Cowley

No. of Items:

1 item

Span Dates:

1883

Description:

Photographically illustrated book by A. Cowley Malley entitled Micro-Photography Including a Description of the Wet Collodion and Gelatino-Bromide Processes. Together with the Best Methods of Mounting and Preparing Microscopic Objects for Micro-Photography (London: H. K. Lewis, 1883). The book contains one mounted photograph which is a composite of four micro-photographs. Print information follows.

964:0154:0001 -- 1. Section of Lung, containing Bacillus Anthacis from a case of Splenic Fever. 420 diameters. 2. Central portion of A. Kittonii. 1500 diameters. 3. S. Gemma and P. Spencerii. 1000 diamters. 4. Scales of P. Argus. 320 diameters, 1883 or earlier. Albumen print, 11.8 x 9.2 cm (image).

Accession No(s):

964:0154:0001; Purchase from Helmut and Alison Gernsheim, 1963.

Location(s):

QH 251 M25 HRC-P (964:3657:0001)
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