Frederick Dougan Bird (1858-1929) President, Medical Society of Victoria 1896

Date
Circa 1914-1929
Description
Mounted sepia portrait photograph of Dr. Frederick Dougan Bird (1858 - 1929), President of the Medical Society of Victoria in 1896, in army uniform, depicting his head and upper torso. Underneath the photograph is a handwritten inscription, "Frederick Dougan Bird President Medical Society of Victoria 1896". The photograph was originally framed as indicated by tack indentations on the backing board.

This item was originally collected by the Medical Society of Victoria (which later became part of the Victorian Branch of the Australian Medical Association). The A.M.A. donated its historical collection of documents and artifacts to the University of Melbourne's Medical History Museum in 1994.
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Object detail

Date

Circa 1914-1929

Medium

sepia photograph and ink, mounted

Measurements

31.7 x 44.3 cm

Accession Number

MHM03902

Credit line

Gift of AMA Victoria, 2011

Inscriptions

name/inscriptions ▫ handwritten below image: 'FREDERICK DOUGAN BIRD/PRESIDENT . MEDICAL SOCIETY OF VICTORIA/1896'
verso: 'L31' & '26232'

Object Type

photographic medium/photograph

Named Collection

AMA Victoria

Medical History Museum Category

Photography, Sound and Film

Museum

Medical History Museum

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