Portrait of Mr Fitch seated at a microscope with a lady stood at his side
- Date:
- Oct 1892
- Reference:
- BL11864C
- Type:
- Photograph (Negative)
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Description
Research in the census records suggests that this may be Frederick Fitch and his daughter Emma who, aged 76 and 45 respectively, resided in Highbury, London. Frederick Fitch was a provision merchant. It seems that David Livingstone the Christian missionary who led expeditions to discover the sources of the Nile, had stayed with the family in 1857. The prescence of a microscope in the photograph may reflect this connection and Mr Fitch's possible interest in science and exploration.
Content
This is part of the Series: HBL01/01 Series Of Photographic Negatives And Prints; within the Collection: HBL01 The Bedford Lemere Collection
Rights
Source: Historic England Archive
People & Organisations
Photographer: Boucher, Adolphe Augustus: Bedford Lemere And Company
Keywords
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