M0008526: Portrait of Thomas Heazle Parke (1857-1893)

Previous title, replaced September 2020: Surgeon Thomas Heagle Parke

Reproduction of a photograph of Thomas Heazle Parke (1857-1893), Irish doctor and army medical staff. He was part of Sir Henry Morton Stanley's expedition to Africa in 1871. The reproduction is from The American testimonial banquet to Henry M. Stanley in recognition of his heroic achievements in the cause of humanity, science & civilization, and a greeting to his chief officers, Portman Rooms, London, May 30th, 1890.

19 February 1942

1 photograph glass plate negative; 12 x 16.5 cm

Wellcome Collection holds the publication depicted in the glass plate negative

Catalogue data comes from a combination of entries in the original glass plate registers, metadata created when the glass plates were digitised in the early 2000s and enhancements made by the cataloguer in 2020.

Please consult the digitised version as this item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.