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Description: | inscription, stamped (rubber), handwritten, 20
PHOTO MAYO LTD
15 PORTLAND TCE., NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
NEG. No. A1906/20 Tel. 813565
MEMBER INSTITUTE OF BRITISH PHOTOGRAPHERS
Black and white studio photograph, a head and shoulders view of George Baker of South Shields (1901-1972). The sitter is wearing a dark coloured suit with a white shirt and a tie. He has short grey hair, combed back, and a neatly trimmed moustache. He is posed at an angle, looking slightly away from the camera. The photo was taken by Photo Mayo Ltd. of Portland Terrace, Newcastle upon Tyne. The sitter's daughter, Mareth Baker, confirmed in 2011 that the photo of her father was taken in 1969. George Baker was the youngest son but one of the South Shields artist William John Baker (1865-1938). He was a civil engineer with Gustavus Bailey and after that Philip Cussins building and civil engineering contractors. At the time the photo was taken in 1969, George was on the board of directors of Cussins. He started painting watercolour landscapes at an early age, and painted 'for pleasure' throughout his life.
Material: paper | Source: | Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums | Identifier: | emu.ecatalogue.socialhistory.455358 | Go to resource |
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