Dorothy with Microscope

Dorothy with Microscope

Seated on a stool placed on a chair, Dorothy Tucker (1899-1986) examines something placed under a microscope, which her father may have owned or borrowed from Curtis High School in Staten Island, N.Y. where he taught physics at the time this photograph was taken, among other courses.

Charles Rollins Tucker, 1868-1956.

See our in-depth blog post with link below: Revealed: C.R. Tucker: Restless Wanderer with a Camera, to learn more.

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Dorothy with Microscope
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Dimensions

Image Dimensions17.0 x 11.4 cm laid down

Support Dimensions23.4 x 18.5 cm black card mount

Print Notes

Recto: Chemical and age-related markings to print surface due to improper storage.

Verso: Subjects name in graphite in unknown, albeit Tucker family hand: Dorothy

 

Provenance

Purchased for this archive in 2010 from dealer in PA. The photograph had been owned by photographer Charles Rollins Tucker: 1868-1956, whose many works can be seen in this archive.