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Postcard from Georg Bredig to Rosa Bredig

  • 1901-Mar-02

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Postcard from Georg Bredig (1868-1944) to his wife Rosa Bredig (1877-1933). The postcard was created for the foundation celebration of the chemical society. It features light-hearted portraits of chemists (left to right) "Siegfried," "Ranow," Ernst Otto Beckmann (1853-1923), Wilhelm Ostwald (1853-1932), "Wilhelmy," "Wiskienus," "Stobbe," and "Wagner."

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  • 14.5 cm W x 9.5 cm H
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  • Courtesy of Science History Institute
Additional credit
  • Translated by Jocelyn R. McDaniel
  • Transcribed by Jocelyn R. McDaniel
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  • Council on Library and Information Resources

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Series arrangement
  • Series IV – Photographic Materials, 1894-1930
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  • Box 22

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Bredig, Georg. “Postcard from Georg Bredig to Rosa Bredig,” March 2, 1901. Papers of Georg and Max Bredig, Box 22. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/hqreqv0.

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Image 1

Gruss vom Stiftungsfeste der chemischen Gesellschaft

Leipzig, den 2. März 1901.

Liebster Schatz! Herzlichsten Gruss sendet Dein unsolider Gatte Georg!

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Deutsche Reichspost
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Image 1

Greetings from the anniversary celebration of the Chemical Society

Leipzig, 2 March 1901

Dear Sweetheart, warm regards from your fickle husband, Georg!

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German Imperial Postal Service
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