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photographs were hardly in his catalogue for nothing!
The negatives were acquired by Suter in 1896, and his
revised catalogue appeared in 1900, the years between
presumably yielding the 512 micro-photographs.

“Uncle Dick”

Above is a family tree compiled by Helen Reed, the
inheritor of the artefacts illustrated so far. As can be

seen, Richard Suter junior (our preparer) was by far the
eldest of nine children. The female siblings fared less
well than their brothers, since two (Jane and Sarah)
died in infancy. Both were born in Shoreditch, and
inner London was a hazardous place with high infant
mortality: their deaths may have been a major factor
influencing the family’s move to then semi-rural
Tottenham (Daisy was born in Tottenham). Richard,
by contrast, continued mounting into the twentieth
century, and died in 1959 at the age of 95. As attested
by Helen Reed, he became a father figure for other
members of the family. Never married, lacking
children of his own, he was affectionately known as
“Uncle Dick”. (The parallel with William Joseph
Norman – “Uncle Will” - is obvious, since both were
accomplished mounters, both had additional artistic
abilities, both were childless, and both became father
figures for younger family members.)

Daisy Suter, our mounter’s sister, younger by 24 years,
married William Peirce, and their son William’s
wedding to Grace Chapman is shown below. “Uncle