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ca. 1847, [Reenactment of the First Public Demonstration of the Surgical Use of Ether], Southworth and Hawes
via Harvard University, Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Department of Photographs
c. 1861-72, [portrait of a gentleman exhibiting an injured leg in brace with arched foot resting on an artificial foot], U.S. Sanitary Commission
via the New York Public Library, Civil War Medical Care: Photographs and Drawings from the United States Sanitary Commission Collection
c. 1861-72, [portrait of soldier James Brownlee with wounds in chest & abdomen], U.S. Sanitary Commission
ca. 1865, [Illustration showing male head in right profile with exposed muscles and veins of neck, with inserted metal probe], U.S. Sanitary Commission
via the New York Public Library, Civil War Medical Care: Photographs and Drawings from the United States Sanitary Commission Collection
ca. 1864, “Lt. Charles W. Hobbes, 7th New York Artillery, wounded during the Civil War at Cold Harbor, VA, June 3 1864”
via the National Museum of Health and Medicine, Otis Historical Archives on Flickr
ca. 1870, “SP 310: Cranium with an Iron Arrow-Head impacted in the left Temporal Bone”, George A. Otis
via the National Museum of Health and Medicine, Otis Historical Archives on Flickr
ca. 1870, [portrait of a blind produce vendor]
ca. 1850’s, [portrait of a blind gentleman]
via I Photo Central
ca. 1865, [Unidentified Girl with Hydrocephalus]
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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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