Print from the first X-ray negative of the human hand
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1896 (made)
1896 (made)
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Albumen print from the first X-ray negative of the human hand. At the bottom of the print it reads 'Print from the first X-ray negative of the human hand made in England on January 13th 1896 by A.A Campbell Swinton , and shown by him at the camera club on January 16th 1896. Exposure: 20 minutes through an aluminium sheet. 0075 inch thick'
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| Title | Print from the first X-ray negative of the human hand (popular title) |
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| Brief description | Albumen print from the first X-ray negative of the Human Hand by A.A Campbell Swinton, 1896 |
| Physical description | Albumen print from the first X-ray negative of the human hand. At the bottom of the print it reads 'Print from the first X-ray negative of the human hand made in England on January 13th 1896 by A.A Campbell Swinton , and shown by him at the camera club on January 16th 1896. Exposure: 20 minutes through an aluminium sheet. 0075 inch thick' |
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| Gallery label | Cameraless Photography
Alan Archibald Campbell-Swinton (1863–1930)
X-ray Negative of the Human Hand
13th January 1896
Printing our paper print
30.5 x 24 cm
Museum no. RPS. 1239-2018
The first X-ray images were made in Germany by Wilhelm Röntgen in late 1895 and immediately caused a sensation. Electrical engineer Campbell-Swinton produced his own in England just weeks later. He was among the first to test the new discovery for medical applications, opening the first radiographic laboratory in Britain in 1896. His experiments in imaging continued, publishing in 1908 an explanation of ‘Distant Electric Vision’ – what we now know as television.
The Royal Photographic Society Collection at the V&A, acquired with the generous assistance of the Heritage Lottery Fund and Art Fund |
| Credit line | The Royal Photographic Society Collection at the V&A, acquired with the generous assistance of the National Lottery Heritage Fund and Art Fund. |
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| Accession number | RPS.1239-2018 |
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| Record created | February 23, 2018 |
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