Photograph of paleoanthropologist Mary Leakey at London Airport

PART OF:
The photographic library of the 'Daily Herald' newspaper
Made:
1948
Mrs Mary Leakey arrives at London Airport with her 26 million

Mrs Mary Leakey arrives at London Airport with her 26 million
Daily Herald Archive/Science Museum Group/SSPL
© Keystone

Photograph of Mary Leakey. Caption on back reads: 'Mrs Mary Leakey arrives at London Airport with her 26 million year old skull. What is said to be the world's oldest by its finer - Mrs. mary Leakey - wife of Dr. Louis Seymour Bazett Leakey - the skull - which is an Ape's was found by Mrs. Leakey - two feet deep in rock in Kenya, and is said to be 25 million years old'.

Keystone Photo/Daily Herald

Details

Category:
Photographs
Collection:
Daily Herald Archive
Object Number:
1983-5236/19865
Materials:
paper (fibre product)
type:
photograph
credit:
Daily Herald Archive at National Science and Media Museum