Item TAA iii.46.1 - Photograph: "Mrs. Tut"

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TAA iii.46.1

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Photograph: "Mrs. Tut"

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  • 1923-03-19 (Creation)
  • 1923-03-15 (Creation)

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1 photograph

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(1874-1939)

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(1879-1940)

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(1867-1945)

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(23 April 1869 - 7 August 1949)

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Acquired in an online auction by Elizabeth Fleming.

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Presented by Elizabeth Fleming in July 2021.

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  • Press photograph of Miss Evelyn Baldwin, Captian of the New York Girl Scouts, shaking the hand of "Mrs King Tut", taken at the International Flower Show, New York, on 15 March 1923.
  • Wording from sign featuring in the photograph: " Mrs. Tut | Here are the flowers that King Tut-Ankh-Amen's queen loved, as indicated by the Egyptian tomb Excavation. | They Include | Lotus | Poppy | Daisy | Delphinium | Acacia | Jasminium".
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    • Affixed typewritten label: "PHOTO BY PICTORIAL PRESS | INTERNATIONAL FLOWER SHOW, NEW YORK, MARCH 15. | MISS EVELYN BALDWIN, CAPTAIN OF THE NEW YORK GIRL SCOUTS, SHAKES HANDS WITH MRS. KING TUT AT THE SHOW. BETWEEN THEM IS SHOWN THE NEW SWEET PEA, "KING TUT", AWARDED A CERTIFICATE OF MERIT. | 31523."
    • Ink stamped: "Please acknowledge PICTORIAL PRESS PHOTOS 145 West 41st Street, N. Y. C. | For your use only, and must not be used for Advertising Purposes without permission."
    • Ink stamped: "REFERENCE DEPT. | MAR 19 1923 | N .E. A." and annotated "A4323".

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Property of the Griffith Institute. No restrictions.

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Copyright Griffith Institute, University of Oxford.

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  • 25.9 x 20.4 cm

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Archived scans in Griffith Institute.

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