Excised Head and Comminuted Upper-Portion of Shaft of Left Humerus, with a Conoidal Musket Ball

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Excised Head and Comminuted Upper-Portion of Shaft of Left Humerus, with a Conoidal Musket Ball

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William H. Bell

American Photographer · 1830–1910

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Daguerreotypist

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

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Date
June 25, 1865
Medium
Albumen silver print
Culture
American
Department
Photographs
Institution
Getty Museum
Object ID
6e687984-df1b-45dc-a43a-7c157fee0c2d

Portrait of a portion of the head and shaft of a humerus bone, held together in several places with metal screws, pins, and wires. The fragment is suspended on a rod attached to a wooden base with the number "1931" painted along the edge.

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