Deck tennis match
Date
1929
Sitter
Philip Eggleton (1903 - 1954, British) , Biochemist
Creator
Lillian Mary Pickford (1902 - 2002) , Physiologist
Object type
Image reference
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 48mm
width (print): 41mm
width (print): 41mm
Subject
Description
Scene showing passenger sports aboard the S.S. Minnekahda. The two central figures, playing as a team [at deck tennis?] are Philip Eggleton (left as viewed) and Brook [?] (right as viewed), in profile and half-profile, facing left. Behind, a pair of players, one in a cricket sweater holding a staff, probably a deck shuffleboard cue.
The image is inscribed in ink, verso: ‘P. Eggleton Brook Minnekhada 1929’. The ‘Velox’ photographic paper stamp also appears verso. From a collection of snapshots taken by Mary Pickford on board, captioned and donated by her.
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.
Philip Eggleton (1903-1954) British biochemist and physiologist, was a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh.
Lillian Mary Pickford (1902-2002) British physiologist, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1966.
The image is inscribed in ink, verso: ‘P. Eggleton Brook Minnekhada 1929’. The ‘Velox’ photographic paper stamp also appears verso. From a collection of snapshots taken by Mary Pickford on board, captioned and donated by her.
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.
Philip Eggleton (1903-1954) British biochemist and physiologist, was a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh.
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