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Successful Excision of the Head of the Left Femur for Gunshot Fracture
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
- November 1865
- Medium
- Albumen silver print
- Culture
- American
- Department
- Photographs
- Institution
- Getty Museum
- Object ID
- ec633574-a5e3-496d-8bce-e578915e7be6
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Portrait of Private Joseph Brown standing next to a pedestal, resting his right hand on the corner. He is nude from the waist down, and two scars are visible on his left hip.
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