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United Gunshot Fracture of the Shaft of the Right Femur
Creator
William H. BellAmerican Photographer · 1830–1910
All works by this person →William H. Bell's photographic career was long and varied. In 1848 he entered into a partnership with his brother-in-law in Philadelphia; the pair operated a daguerreian studio for two years, until Bell branched out on his own, at times collaborating with other operators. A veteran of the Mexican War, Bell joined the Union Army and, after fighting in the battles of Antietam and Gettysburg during t
More on Getty ULAN- Date
- August 7, 1865
- Medium
- Albumen silver print
- Culture
- American
- Department
- Photographs
- Institution
- Getty Museum
- Object ID
- cbb15c32-5191-4521-be76-2057f43b6a25
From the Getty Museum record
Sergeant William Brown stands facing the camera with two wooden crutches under his arms. He is nude from the waist down, and a round scar is visible at the top of his right thigh where it meets the torso. A tall wooden measuring stick stands next to him, held in place between his right arm and the crutch he leans on.
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