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'From Sir Henry's pockets 12.40 am 25 July 1936 [at death]'. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.
'From Sir Henry's pockets 12.40 am 25 July 1936 [at death]'
- Date:
- Jul 1936
- Reference:
- WA/HSW/OB/B.27
- Part of:
- Personal papers of Henry Solomon Wellcome (1853-1936)
- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
About this work
Description
Contents include:
1 pocket watch engraved 'Presented to William John White by BW & Co for 21 years service, 7 November 1900'
1 ring with green stones
1 black purse with green silk lining containing 1 calling card
1 black wallet with green lining and name G.E Pearson, containing 4 photographs
38 photographs including of Henry S Wellcome and Ada Misner in USA, Windsor
5 small coins
1 dollar bill
1 newspaper clipping
1 note of congratulations on graduating to Henry's nephew
1 scrap of paper showing the logo of The Washington Park Hotel, Washington DC.
1 cardboard kodak sleeve containing 2 photographs.
1 black wallet with green lining containing 12 Henry S Wellcome calling cards, 1 from David Fairchild, 1 from Sir Walter T. Swingle, a Christmas stamp 1933, and a small kodak patent list.
1 envelope used as a descriptive label following his death.
1 label with note ‘From [H/W]CW 30.8.68’
Publication/Creation
Jul 1936
Physical description
44 photographs, 15 cards, 5 objects, 5 coins, 1 dollar bill, 1 stamp, 1 newspaper cutting, 3 pieces of paper, and 1 envelope
Acquisition note
HSW
Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed stores