S.M. Babcock | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society

Photograph

S.M. Babcock

S.M. Babcock | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society
Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of group of nine men, identified on the reverse as associates of the Geneva, New York Experiment Station. Stephen Moulton Babcock, with beard, sits in the center on the arm of a chair. Babcock was at Cornell's New York State Agricultural Experiment Station from 1881 until 1888, when he joined the Dairy Department at the University of Wisconsin. The men are wearing suits and all sport facial hair of various styles.
DESCRIPTION
Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of group of nine men, identified on the reverse as associates of the Geneva, New York Experiment Station. Stephen Moulton Babcock, with beard, sits in the center on the arm of a chair. Babcock was at Cornell's New York State Agricultural Experiment Station from 1881 until 1888, when he joined the Dairy Department at the University of Wisconsin. The men are wearing suits and all sport facial hair of various styles.
RECORD DETAILS
Image ID:108612
Creation Date:before 1888
Creator Name:Vail, James Gardiner
City:Geneva
County:
State:New York
Collection Name:Single Item Oversize
Genre:Photograph
Original Format Type:photographic print, b&w
Original Format Number:PH 3-2132
Original Dimensions:12 x 10 inches
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Acquired by the Wisconsin Historical Society from the Stephen M. Babcock Estate in 1931.
SUBJECTS
Painting
Murals
Eyeglasses
Neckties
Shoes
Suits (Clothing)
Household furnishings
Cigars
Beards
Indoor photography
Men
Moustache
Portraits, Group
Studios and dark rooms
Smoking
Scientists

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