M0016477: Portraits of Sir Henry Wellcome (1852-1936) and Silas Burroughs (1846-1895)

Previous title, replaced March 2022: Henry S. Wellcome and Silas M. Burroughs

Two photographs on one negative: a portrait of Sir Henry Solomon Wellcome (1852-1936) and Silas Mainville Burroughs (1846-1895) American pharmaceutical businessmen and philanthropists and founders of Burroughs Wellcome & Co. The photographs were taken around the time of the firm's foundation in 1880.

December 1957

5 photographs glass plate negative; 8.3 x 10.8 cm sheet film negatives; 10.2 x 12.7 cm

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 2022.

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