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Consolidated Gunshot Fracture of the Middle Third 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
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- 1865
- Medium
- Albumen silver print
- Culture
- American
- Department
- Photographs
- Institution
- Getty Museum
- Object ID
- ed9e49a8-c9c9-435e-baa5-5a84921b190e
Portrait of Private William D. Gilbert standing next to a chair with a wooden crutch under his right arm. He is nude and two scars are visible on his right thigh. His left arm holds the back of the chair.
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