Monochrome portrait of Dr. James Third, from his chest up, looking to his right; behind Dr. Third is a blank canvas; Dr. Third is dressed in professional attire, consisting of a figured neck tie and a black suit with a white shirt; Dr. Third has a grey beard and grey hair; the image takes up less t…
Monochrome portrait of Dr. James Third, from his chest up, looking to his right; behind Dr. Third is a blank canvas; Dr. Third is dressed in professional attire, consisting of a figured neck tie and a black suit with a white shirt; Dr. Third has a grey beard and grey hair; the image takes up less than half of the photograph, leaving a large blank space below; the image is faded around the edges, creating a circular shape; written in pen at the bottom-right corner of the photograph is Dr. James Third's name and city and province of the location of the photograph.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Originally owned by Mrs. Muriel Parker, who then passed the photographs on to Dr. Charles Hayter in 1997.
Slightly faded evenly throughout image; a few smudges and small stains in the shape of dots throughout the photograph; the back of the photograph has remnants of material from which the photograph was previously attached to
Copy Type
original
Research Facts
Dr. James Third graduated from the University ofTorornto Faculty of Medicine or Trinity College as it was previously known in 1890.
An article by Dr, Charles Hayter "Making Sense of Shadows: Dr. James Third and the Introduction of X-rays, 1896-1902" (CMAJ, 1.11.1995)