Framed colour photograph (mountains, Switzerland)

Framed souvenir colour photograph of snow-covered mountains in Switzerland, copies of which (without frame) were presented as a gift from Burroughs to Burroughs Wellcome & Co staff.

Set into the back of the frame is a printed text (from Snow Hill Buildings, 22 December, 1894), as follows:

"I have much pleasure in presenting this card with best wishes for your happy Christmas and for a prosperous New Year.

For a long time I have been studying the profit-sharing or co-operative idea applied to manufacturing enterprises. I regard the subject as one of great importance, and therefore desire to offer prizes aggregating £20, for Essays containing the best plans or schemes to this end, whether including investment of capital by employes [sic] or not. Each Essay or plan should occupy not more than one side of a single sheet of foolscap paper, preferably type-written. Replies are requested by the 1st January, and should be addressed to / Yours faithfully, S M Burroughs."

1 glass-framed photograph Wooden frame, with glass front. Frame measures 280 x 330mm.

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