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DescriptionPenicillin Past, Present and Future- the Development and Production of Penicillin, England, 1944 D17802.jpg
English: Penicillin Past, Present and Future- the Development and Production of Penicillin, England, 1944
A close up portrait of Professor Alexander Fleming at work in his laboratory at St Mary's Hospital, London. Fourteen years after his discovery of penicillin, he is still experimenting to investigate the effect of the drug on bacteria. In this photograph, he is checking progress of a culture in a petri dish.
This photograph was scanned and released by the Imperial War Museum on the IWM Non Commercial Licence. The image was catalogued by the IWM as created for the Ministry of Information, which was dissolved in 1946. Consequently the image and faithful reproductions are considered Crown Copyright, now expired as the photograph was taken prior to 1 June 1957.
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Ministry of Information Second World War Official Collection
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Associated places
London, England, UK
Associated events
Home Front, UK, Second World War
Associated themes
British Home Front 1939-1945
Associated keywords
Civilians, Daily Life, Medical, Research & Development
Category
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photographs
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