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Postcard of Robert Bunsen sent to Georg Bredig

  • 1923-Dec-23

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Postcard sent from an unknown sender to Georg Bredig (1868-1944). The postcard features a black and white portrait of Robert Bunsen (1811-1899). The photograph was taken by Max Kögel (1860-1925) in Heidelberg, Germany.

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Extent
  • 9 cm W x 13.5 cm H
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Inscription
  • ((Front, left under photograph)) "Bunsen."
Subject
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Credit line
  • Courtesy of Science History Institute
Digitization funder
  • Council on Library and Information Resources

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Department
Collection
Series arrangement
  • Series IV – Photographic Materials, 1894-1930
Physical container
  • Box 22

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Scientific Biography
Robert Bunsen and Gustav Kirchhoff

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Kögel, Max. “Postcard of Robert Bunsen Sent to Georg Bredig,” December 23, 1923. Papers of Georg and Max Bredig, Box 22. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/o555lrl.

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