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Holiday party at the University of Leipzig

  • 1899

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Black and white photograph of the 1899 Christmas party for the Physical Chemistry Institute at the University of Leipzig.

Georg Bredig (1868-1944) has identified some of the men in the photograph as Frederick William Skirrow (1876-), "Foulk", "Drucker", "Mrs. Isaposchnikoff", "Reichenbach," Johannes Brode (1874-1936), Hans Heinrich Landolt (1831-1910), "Eikstaedt", Alexander Findlay (1874-1966), Charles Edward Fawsitt (1878-1960), "Whatmong", "Ernst", Lmeaton", "Gros", and "Zapfe". The the middle (7th from the right) is Wilhelm Ostwald (1853-1932). The subjects of the photograph surround a large decorated Christmas tree. In the foreground are women and children.

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  • 29.75 cm W x 24 cm H
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  • Courtesy of Science History Institute
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  • Council on Library and Information Resources

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  • Series IV – Photographic Materials, 1894-1930
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  • Box 26

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“Holiday Party at the University of Leipzig,” 1899. Papers of Georg and Max Bredig, Box 26. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/ehnsojj.

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