SubSection VRU/4/1 - Cambridge and Colney Album

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VRU/4/1

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Cambridge and Colney Album

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  • 1935-1972 (Creation)

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Extent: 1 album

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Large (57.5 x 41 cm) red hardback photograph album embossed in gold lettering 'John Innes Institute', 'Cambridge and Colney': an album of photographs of the Virus Research Unit, Cambridge; the John Innes Centre and the Cambridge Laboratory (formerly the Plant Breeding Institute). Includes an index, 3 pp, listing page references and descriptions of photographs. Photographs include members of VRU staff, visiting workers, the VRU unit, glasshouses etc., BBC 'What is Life' stills (1959), Willow Grange Farm, (1964), construction of the new buildings: Electron Microscopy Block, Dept. of Virology etc. (1969), John Innes Football Team (c 1971-2) back row, left to right: unknown, unknown, Joe Aldous, unknown, Keith Roberts, Ray Martin; front row, left to right: Albert Larke, Jeremy Hyams, George Evans, Rod Casey and Jim Dunwell. People: Joe Aldous Kay Ashworth Auger Bert Baker Dr (Frederick?) Bawden Yvonne Carter Rod Casey L F La Cour Jack and Frank O'Dell D Roy Davies David Dunn Jim Dunwell Alan Evans George Evans Ian Flack Pam Flack Elaine Free Simon Frey Graham Hills Jack Hitchbon Robert W Horne Jeremy Hyams Colnel J Innes Michael Johnson Albert Larke David Lipkin David Luckhurst Roy Markham Ray Martin Penny Morell Dr Nikolic (Yugoslavia) Bill Northrop Joyce Pitt Kitty Plaskitt Mrs Plaskitt and Mr H M Plaskitt (Kitty's parents) Maurice Rees Mr Revells Claude Rivers Keith Roberts Leonard Selmes Pam Shadrach Margaret Short Kyril Sidor John D Smith Kenneth Manley Smith Sheila Vernon Smith Roger Stobbard Mr Street Bob Symons (Australia) Reggie Trim Rick Van Velsen Ted Wells Dr Yarwood (USA) Miss C M Yeomans Sheila or Janet? Barnard? Barbara?

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      R5123

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