About this artwork
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artist:Dr John Kirk (1832 - 1922) Scottish
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title:Hippopotamus trap. River Shire
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date created:About 1880s
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materials:Albumen print
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measurements:15.20 x 20.40 cm
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object type:
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credit line:Purchased 1997
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accession number:PGP 203.30
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Dr John Kirk
Dr John Kirk
Born in Barry, Forfarshire, Kirk studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh, graduating in 1854. He then served as assistant physician in the Crimean War in 1855. In 1857 he was appointed to accompany Dr. David Livingstone on his Zambezi expedition. The numerous photographs that Kirk took...
