Historical Medical Photographs Collection

Collection

Identifier: HMP

Scope and Contents

Since photography was invented in the mid-19th century, it has been used for medical purposes. The collection contains more than 4,000 photographs and showcases a variety of patients with diseases, injuries, and malformations, such as Civil War amputations, conjoined twins, and birth defects.

Please see the inventory linked below for further details.

Dates

Creation: 1865-1974, undated

Full Extent

73 boxes

Language of Materials

English

Subjects

Genre / Form

Photographs

Topical

Record Groups

P. Photograph collections

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title: Historical Medical Photographs Collection
Description rules: Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description: English
Script of description: Latin

External Documents

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia Repository

http://www.collegeofphysicians.org/library/

Contact:
19 S. 22nd Street
Philadelphia PA 19103 United States

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