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Excised Head and Comminuted Upper-Portion of Shaft of Left Humerus, with a Conoidal Musket Ball
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
- June 25, 1865
- Medium
- Albumen silver print
- Culture
- American
- Department
- Photographs
- Institution
- Getty Museum
- Object ID
- 4590a384-2263-4683-9491-aaa87cbae823
Portrait of Jennison L. Erving seated in profile with his hands resting in his lap. A long scar runs down the upper portion of his left arm.
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