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Postcard sent to Georg Bredig of the Katarina Elevator

  • 1895

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Postcard of the Katarina Elevator in Stockholm, Sweden. The postcard, sent to Georg Bredig (1868-1944), is signed by well-known scientists such as Svante Arrhenius (1859-1927), Astronomer Gustav Kobb, Otto Berg (1873 -1939), and Nils Strindberg (1872-1897).

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  • 13.75 cm W x 9 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 22

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Scientific Biography
Svante August Arrhenius

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“Postcard Sent to Georg Bredig of the Katarina Elevator,” 1895. Papers of Georg and Max Bredig, Box 22. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/qsxbzsj.

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