Portrait of Ivan de Burgh Daly
Date
1929
Sitter
Ivan de Burgh Daly (1893 - 1974) , Physiologist
Creator
Lillian Mary Pickford (1902 - 2002) , Physiologist
Object type
Image reference
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 75mm
width (print): 53mm
width (print): 53mm
Subject
Description
Full length portrait Ivan de Burgh Daly, on the deck of the S.S. Minnekahda, with a mast, lifeboat and machinery behind.
The image is inscribed in ink, verso: ‘Minnekhada 1929 I de B Daly’. From a collection of snapshots taken by Mary Pickford on board, captioned and donated by her. Backed with cardboard.
The S.S. Minnekahda was a U.S. Atlantic Transport converted troopship, repurposed as a single-class passenger ship. Archibald Vivian Hill (1886-1977) organised its use to transport European scientists attending the International Physiological Congress in Boston, U.S.A., in 1929.
Ivan de Burgh Daly (1893-1974) British physiologist, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1943.
Lillian Mary Pickford (1902-2002) British physiologist, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1966.
The image is inscribed in ink, verso: ‘Minnekhada 1929 I de B Daly’. From a collection of snapshots taken by Mary Pickford on board, captioned and donated by her. Backed with cardboard.
The S.S. Minnekahda was a U.S. Atlantic Transport converted troopship, repurposed as a single-class passenger ship. Archibald Vivian Hill (1886-1977) organised its use to transport European scientists attending the International Physiological Congress in Boston, U.S.A., in 1929.
Ivan de Burgh Daly (1893-1974) British physiologist, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1943.
Lillian Mary Pickford (1902-2002) British physiologist, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1966.
Object history
Presented by Lillian Mary Pickford.
Associated place