Accession No

6704

Brief Description

black and white photograph of Christ's College Biological Society in 1903, English, 1903

Origin

England; Cambridge

Maker

Class

ephemera; biology

Earliest Date

1903

Latest Date

1903

Inscription Date

Material

paper (card and photographic paper)

Dimensions

Including mount: length; 340mm, width; 230 mm, just photograph: length; 263 mm, width; 206mm

Special Collection

Provenance

Donated by an individual in 4/2019. Formerly the property of William Alfred Cunnington (1877-1958), who was a member of Christ's College Biological Society.

Inscription

Handwritten paper attachment mounted next to the photograph: ' 1.W.Bygrave 2.Eschwege 3.J.N.Wheeler 4.R.H.Rastall 5.D.Embleton 6.J.P.Millington 7.G.H.Drew 8.C.H.BEpps 9.W.Denton 10.W.H.Jones 11.W.A.C.Hon Sec 12.Mr.A.E.Shipley Pres. 13.E.B.Haddon Vice-Pres. 14.G.K.Wright 15.R.W.B.Sewell 16.-Ewing 17.A.W.Bartlett 18.W.H.Hodgson 19.E.W.Nelson

Christ's Coll. Biological Society 1903'

On the reverse a newspaper cutting is stuck to the paper, it reads ' Lake Tanganyika, in Central Africa, presents one or two curious features in natural history. There is found in it a species of jelly fish or medusa, unknown in any other similar sheet of fresh water. The existence of this creature seemed to indicate that in former ages the lake had been connected with the sea; and this theory was strengthened by a remarkable series of whelk-like molluscs obtained in the deep waters of the lake by Mr. J. E. S. Moore. To investigate this matter a committee of the Royal Society was formed, comprising Professor Ray Lankester, Sir John Kirk, Sir W. Thistleton-Dyer, Dr. P. L. Sclater, and Mr. G. A. Boulenger, and having appealed to the public for funds, this committee, sent out a party of explorers under Mr. Moore. The results of their inquiries have been published; and though they do not in all respects support the theory cited above they present many features of great interest. The Tanganyika Committee have consequently resolved to send out a second expedition, which will be led by Mr. W. A. Cunnington of Christ's College, Cambridge, to clear up certain points on which fuller information is desired. It will leave shortly. Lake Tanganyika is nearly half the size of the Victoria Nyanza, which is as large as Scotland.'

Then in handwritten on the bottom of this exert 'Feb.18.1.04'

Under this is another newspaper cutting that reads 'SOUTHAMPTON, March 26- Marquette left to-day for new York and since passed Hurst Castle 1.55 p.m. Galician and Dunvegan Castle for South Africa, left to-day at 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. respectively. Armdale Castle arrived at 9.10 a.m. today.'

Description Notes

Black and White photograph of Christ's College Biological Society in 1903, mounted on paper, with a hand-written note of the names of the members attached at the side.

The photograph is horizontal and shows three lines of men posing for a photograph. There are eight men in the back row, standing and all wearing hats apart from the two on the far right. The seven men in the second row are all seated and all wearing hats, with the middle man (Mr. A. E. Shipley) wearing a mortar board and gown and holding a book. There are four men seated crossed legged on the grass to make the third and final row. In the middle of them, at the feet of Mr. A. E. Shipley is a small bird skeleton.

The background is one of foliage and leaves.

To the left hand side of the photograph is a handwritten list of the members names. It is attached on a vertical plane.

The paper the photograph is mounted on is faded and discoloured with tattered and torn edges.

On the reverse of the paper are stuck two newspaper cuttings

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