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Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip of the United Kingdom at the Beckman Instruments plant in Glenrothes, Scotland

  • 1959

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The man shaking hands with Queen Elizabeth may be Arnold O. Beckman, founder of Beckman Instruments. The man to the right of the image is unidentified.

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Extent
  • 8.25 in. W x 6.25 in. L
Inscription
  • (verso) "James R. Smith & Son, 8 Rosslyn Street, Kirkcaldy"
Subject
Rights In Copyright - Rights-holder(s) Unlocatable or Unidentifiable
Credit line
  • Courtesy of Science History Institute

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Collection
Series arrangement
  • Series X. Photographic Materials
  • Sub-series 1. Image Files
Physical container
  • Box 55, Folder 25

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Scientific Biography
Arnold O. Beckman

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James R. Smith & Son. “Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip of the United Kingdom at the Beckman Instruments Plant in Glenrothes, Scotland,” 1959. Beckman Historical Collection, Box 55, Folder 25. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/05741r719.

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