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Home > Information resources > Museum > Services > Photo archive and reproduction service

The Society's Museum holds a photo archive of some 7000 images reflecting both the personalities, premises and work of the Society over 150 years and the broader history of British pharmacy. A useful introduction to the archive is given in Pharmacy history: a pictorial record by Kate Arnold-Forster and Nigel Tallis, published in 1989 and available from the Museum.

Historical photo

In addition to its historical photographic archive, the Museum maintains a useful and growing library of photographic images showing a representative selection from its collections of objects. As well as general shots of wrapped medicines, dispensing, storage and display equipment, the majority of the Museum’s fine collections of medical caricatures, mortars and early drug jars have been systematically photographed.

A large selection from the Museum’s caricature collection is available to buy online. Click here to transfer to the Memoryprints website where you can browse the available images.

Rowlandson's The Quack Doctor, from the museum's caricature collection

Researchers are able to consult both the photo archive and the object photo collection by appointment.

Click here for more information about the photo archive and reproduction service.