M0019558: Letter to Joseph Lister from the German Embassy, 1885

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Photograph of a letter dated 26 January 1885 from the German Embassy acknowledging a letter from Lister conveying his thanks for the decoration of Order of Merit for Science and Art. It is one of a number of photographs accumulated by the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum as part of its exhibition held in 1927 to celebrate the centenary of Lister, in conjunction with The Royal Society, The British Universities Hospitals and Medical and Surgical Colleges. Related images: M0019557

M0019558: Letter to Joseph Lister from the German Embassy, 1885

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