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Amputation of both Thighs for Gunshot Injury
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
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- 1865
- Medium
- Albumen silver print
- Culture
- American
- Department
- Photographs
- Institution
- Getty Museum
- Object ID
- b31e4774-95e5-4861-ba2d-2502f74c48af
Portrait of Columbus G. Rush standing between a chair and a decorative pedestal topped with a large, round finial. His left arm extends straight out to rest his hand atop the finial, as he leans on a cane in his right hand. He stands on two prosthetic legs that extend up to his hips, and wears socks and shoes but no trousers.
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