ca. 1840’s, [Portrait of a Physician with Surgical Tools and Test Tubes]
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ca. 1840’s, [Portrait of a Physician with Surgical Tools and Test Tubes]
via I Photo Central
I think HE looks more terrifying than the instruments!!
This fits right in...my love of early photography. I’d love to have this!
Bringing new meaning to the doctor’s “guinea pig”.
This is precisely how...want to look when I am older and doing full-time science.
I thought this was Abraham Lincoln for a second
"Until the handkerchief of history covers us with its Times New Roman black and white post script..."
This blog is a collection of photographs and ephemera focused mainly within the curious and often misunderstood realm of 19th century America. I have a soft spot for all things silly, antiquated, macabre, and grotesque. The content is from a variety of collections; public, academic, and private. In addition, there's an occasional emphasis on Ulysses S Grant and the Civil War, as well.
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