Government Laboratories
Date
ca.1897
Creator
J Glover (British) , Photographer
Object type
Archive reference number
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 114mm
width (print): 152mm
width (print): 152mm
Subject
Content object
Description
Architectural interior showing the Government contracts laboratory, with central desk space, laboratory benches (right) and glazed cupboards (left). Taken at the Government Laboratories at Clement's Inn Passage, Strand, London. These laboratories opened in 1897 and this image, without staff or activity, appears to be from that date.
Not captioned. Stamped verso: 'J Glover [?].
From the papers of Thomas Thorpe. Sir Thomas Edward Thorpe (1845-1925), British chemist served as Chief Chemist to the British Government, as Director of the Government Laboratory, from 1894 to 1909. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1863.
Not captioned. Stamped verso: 'J Glover [?].
From the papers of Thomas Thorpe. Sir Thomas Edward Thorpe (1845-1925), British chemist served as Chief Chemist to the British Government, as Director of the Government Laboratory, from 1894 to 1909. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1863.
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