Historic Surgical Procedures

Black and white images showcasing various surgical procedures from the 19th century, including eye and arm surgeries, highlighting medical practices of the era.

Image depicting a soldier with a medical condition known as Dyskeratosis of Bowen. The soldier is at the American Skin Hospital in Paris, France. The photograph was taken on August 6, 1918 as part of the documentation of American military activities during World War One.

Right hand and forearm of a boy suffering from paralysis of the ulnar nerve

An operation in progress: an incision in the armpit. Photograph by Félix Méheux, ca. 1900.

Moving a part of the iris during an eye surgery, A. de Montméja, c. 1865 - Before c. 1870 photograph France photographic support albumen print operation, surgery. disabilities affecting the eyes. eyes

Excision of 4 inch of Shaft of Humerus - L.B. Snead, Co. A. 9' N.Y. Wounded May 7, 1864.... Attributed to W. Thompson (American, active 1860s)

Forearms and hands of a boy suffering from paralysis of the right ulnar nerve

Removing cataract during an eye surgery by means of a puncture; Extraction Linéaire. Ponction ..

Albert Schwartz aet 31. photo B. Myositis ossificans

Right hand of Saml. Hagle, wounded at Petersburg (---illeg.) June 17th 1864.. H.D. Ward (American, active North Adams, Massachusetts 1860s - 1870s)

Bust of a woman for a surgical procedure, Anonymous, 1930 - 1964 photograph unknown baryta paper gelatin silver print breasts

Image depicting a soldier with a medical condition known as Dyskeratosis of Bowen. The soldier is at the American Skin Hospital in Paris, France. The photograph was taken on August 6, 1918 as part of the documentation of American military activities during World War One.

A seated man suffering from abcesses () and diseased areas of skin on his face, head, arms, legs and torso. Watercolour by C. D'Alton, 1867.

Pustular eruption on the hand of a man suffering from glanders

The torso and arm of a woman suffering from dermatitis herpetiformis. Process print after a photograph, ca. 1905.

Hermaphrodite 1860 Nadar French Since its inception, belief in the cameras capacity to capture the world more accurately than human observation has prompted reliance on photography as a clinical tool. Its use as a seemingly detached record was particularly pronounced in anatomical research of the nineteenth century, a period in which many presumed physical appearance to be an index of character and culture.In an undated letter, the chair of the Paris municipal hospital asked Nadar to create portraits of an unknown patient "with as much truth and art as you can." Although he rarely applied for copyright, Nadar registered his series of nine photographs of a hermaphrodite, which were granted copyright protection on the condition that they were used only for scientific purposes and not put on public display.. Hermaphrodite. Nadar (French, Paris 1820-1910 Paris). 1860. Albumen silver print from glass negative. Photographs

Syphiloderma papulosum humidum. Dr. George Henry Fox, photographer (American, 1846 - 1937) 1881 Two images side by side. The left image shows a man bent over to show papular lesions from secondary syphilis on and around his anus. The right image shows a man sitting with his legs spread apart to show papular lesions from secondary syphilis on his testicles and inner thighs. (Recto, sheet) lower center, printed in brown ink: "SYPHILODERMA PAPULOSUM HUMIDUM. / PLATE XVII." (Verso, sheet) upper left, along left edge, printed in brown ink: "HARROUN & BIERSTADT, N.Y."

Left arm of a child showing concurrent smallpox and vaccination, 10th day

'General Moreau on his Deathbed'. 1813. Dimensions: 18x23 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg. Author: WILHELM TERNITE.

Photo production of a drawing, representing the cutting of stare during an eye surgery; Expulsion de la cataract ..

Syphilis Ulcero-serpiginosa. Dr. Selden I. Rainforth (American, 1879 - 1960)

The left knee and elbow with skin disease. Watercolour by Mabel Green, 1906.

Elbow joint deformed by osteo-arthitis in a patient with tabes dorsalis

A woman suffering from open sores and abcesses on her face and entire body. Watercolour by C. D'Alton, 1867.

Hand with numerous cartilaginous tumours in its metacarpal bones and phalanges

Two photographs of a woman suffering from anorexia

Shifting part of the iris during an eye surgery, A. de Montméja, c. 1865 - Before c. 1870 photograph France photographic support albumen print operation, surgery. disabilities affecting the eyes. eyes

Diseased foot and toes. Watercolour by C. D'Alton, ca. 1857.

Unaffected right hand of a patient whose left median nerve was divided

James Brownlee : Wounds in chest & abdomen. Three-quarter view, shirtless man standing, clothing adjusted to show gunshot wounds to chest and lower abdomen.. 1861 - 1872. Photographs. Manuscripts and Archives Division. United States , History , Civil War, 1861-1865

Eye surgery for stabbing (strabismus), A. de Montméja, c. 1865 - Before c. 1870 photograph France photographic support albumen print operation, surgery. cross-eyed; squint. eyes

Post -mortem portrait of an unknown man, Pierre Vanhuysen, 1863 - 1884 Photograph. visit card Louvain cardboard. paper albumen print adult man Louvain

Photo production of a signed portrait of an unknown woman, probably on the deathbed, Laurens Lodewijk Kleijn (attributed to), after Anonymous, c. 1865 - c. 1900 glass wet collodion negative historical persons not known by name - BB - woman. deathbed

Slid away from a part of the iris during eye surgery; Expulsion par glissement ..

Chinese C18: Paediatric pox - 'Blood Blister' pox

Girl who had contraction with paralysis of the joints and muscles, after treatment

G. Kirkland, 30 Plates of the small pox and cow pox.

Cosmetic surgery in progress: a woman's pubes with an incision in the mons pubis. Photograph by Félix Méheux, 1903/1905.

Sores and pustules on the hand and arms of a woman suffering from secondary syphilis. Watercolour by C. D'Alton, 1858.

Photograph of two cadaverous feet, 108th General Hospital, France ca. 1945.

A hand and wrist covered in a rash of sores, showing symptoms of erythema. Colour lithograph after Mracek (), ca. 1905.

Woman with a scar on her chest after removing a sarcoma. .

amputation at the shoulder-joint by transfixion, from fergusson's, medical equipment, surgical instrument, history of medicine

Eczema Chronicum Infantum. Dr. Selden I. Rainforth (American, 1879 - 1960)

Severe dermatitis exfoliativa on the body of a forty year old man, seen from behind. Process print after a photograph, ca. 1905.

Fluctuating swelling at the vulva of an infant suffering from pyocolpos

Gloucester smallpox epidemic, 1896: Kate Mills, a smallpox patient. Photograph by H.C.F., 1896.

Zygmunt Krasiński on his deathbed. Nadar (1820-1910), photographer, Maleszewski, Tytus (1827-1898), draughtsman, cartoonist

Friern Hospital, London: a young child with rotten teeth. Photograph, 1890/1910.

Trichophytosis Corporis. Dr. Selden I. Rainforth (American, 1879 - 1960)

Mucous patches on the tongue of a man suffering from secondary syphilis

Alopecia Areata. Dr. Selden I. Rainforth (American, 1879 - 1960)

Medical illustration, clinical picture, venereal disease, primary affect of syphilis on the upper lip, chancre, school picture, authentic reproduction of a school mural, around 1900, exact date unknown, historical

Woman of 47 years with a scar on the chest after operating a breast tumor, c. 1874 - in or before 1884 photomechanical print paper collotype infections and wounds. tumours - AA - female human figure

The hand of a young woman suffering from erythema multiforme, with the arm, hand and face of a young woman of mixed-race, shown below, also displaying symptoms of the disease. Process print after a photograph, ca. 1905.

Willem Witsen on his death bed.

The trunk of a young man with a weal caused by urticaria. Watercolour by H.M.T. Hill, 1894.

Sloughing of the skin following an attack of varicella gangrenosa

Congenital syphilitic eruption on the face and anus of a child

Clusters of abcesses or sores on the back of a woman. Watercolour by C. D'Alton, 1857.

Diseased tissue on the finger of a man: shown before and after treatment () Watercolour by C. D'Alton, 18--.

Syphilide tuberculeuse en voie de guérison. Arthur de Montmeja, photographer (French, born 1841) negative about 1867, print 1882 View of a man straddling a chair backwards to show healing lesions from syphilis covering his back. (Recto, mount) upper center, printed in black ink: "SYPHILIDES" Lower left, printed in black ink: "A. de Montmeja" Lower center, printed in black ink: "SYPHILIDE TUBERCULEUSE EN VOIE DE GUÉRISON" Lower right, printed in black ink: "Ad naturam fecit"

$United Gunshot Fracture of the Upper Third of the Left Femur. Possibly William H. Bell, photographer (American, 1830 - 1910) September 1865 Portrait of Private Timothy F. Pridgen standing in front of a backdrop facing the camera. He leans back on a table covered with a dark cloth, his left hand resting on the table, his right arm bent slightly. His shirt is rolled up and he is nude from the waist down. (Recto, mount) upper center, handwritten in pencil: "34" Lower center, handwritten in faded pencil: "140" (Verso, mount) center, printed on paper affixed to mount: "Surgeon General's Office. / ARMY MEDICAL MUSEUM. / PHOTOGRAPH NO. 140. United Gunshot Fracture of the Upper Third of the Left Femur italicized. \ Private Timothy F. Pridgen,...complete description" Lower left, handwritten in pencil: "IB 24.34 (Bell)" Lower center, handwritten in pencil: "140"$

Acupuncturist with a patient. Inscribed in pencil on lower left corner of paper mound : Kano, October 1878. From the 'Medicine' series'.

Condylomata on the tongue of a man suffering from secondary syphilis

Face and chest of a young girl of mixed-race, showing skin affected by pityriasis rubra pilaris. Process print after a photograph, ca. 1905.

Photography from "An account of manufacturing at the State Railway's prosthetic workshop in Nässjö", 1932. Visces the arm prosthesis's ability to move and usability.

Hà-Nôi, Tonkin, Indochina A child with pian, lying on his stomach at the Hà-Nôi hospital , Léon Busy in Indochina (French - Hà-nôi , Tonkin , Indochine Un enfant atteint de pian , couché sur le ventre à l' hôpital d' Hà-nôi). Child, portrait, hospital, nudity, illness , handicap, Human beings, health, Indochina, Tonkin, Hanoi, the pian (Hanoi hospital)

Man grinds the teeth of another, Anonymous, 1898 - 1935 stereograph Afrikapublisher: Berlin baryta paper gelatin silver print teeth. care of the body, hygiene

Chinese C18: Paediatric pox - 'Stacked Coins' pox

Face of a man with a bloody discharge from the nose and pustules on his skin probably due to glanders

Sarcomatosis Cutis. Dr. Selden I. Rainforth (American, 1879 - 1960)

Head of a woman with a severe disease affecting her face. Watercolour by Christopher D' Alton, 1856.

Man with a large periosteal sarcoma springing from his shoulder

Medical illustration, clinical picture, venereal disease, tripper eye, symptoms of gonorrhea in the eye, gonococcal conjunctivitis, severe reddening of the conjunctiva, swollen eyelids, school picture, authentic reproduction of a school mural, around 1900, exact date unknown, historical

Chinese C18: Paediatric pox - 'Rootless' pox

medicine abnormalities affectedly distortion foot bandage feet of a Chinese woman wood engraving by C. Koehnlein after photography circa 1900,

VICTOR HUGO 'Victor Hugo n'est plus...' - the poet on his deathbed. Date: 1802 - 1885

Medicine - Pathology - Dermatitis - Infantile seborrheic eczema. Drawing

Face of a man with herpetiform syphilide and enlarged cervical glands

William Lang, Improved Splint, c 1940 Improved Splint

Overhead view of the feet of a corpse. A sign reading '108th Gen. Hosp.' is positioned between the feet.

2000s EGYPTIAN MUMMY MAN UNWRAPPED LYING IN A WOOD BOX IN A MUSEUM DEAD PRESERVED HEAD NECK DEATH IMMORTALITY SCIENCE HISTORY

Labor Inspectorate Photo Collection. 13x18 Eye disease. undated

Trichophytosis Unguium. Dr. Selden I. Rainforth (American, 1879 - 1960)

A Japanese woman being massaged by a blind Japanese masseur. Coloured photograph.

Rashes of diseased skin on the arm, hand and foot of a patient suffering from framboesia (yaws). Chromolithograph by E. Burgess, 1850/1880

Gloucester smallpox epidemic, 1896: Mr Worgan as a smallpox patient. Photograph by H.C.F., 1896.

Caesarean section, Uganda: the patient being prepared for the operation; the sutured wound; the surgeon's knife. Lithograph, ca. 1884.

Cosmetic surgery in progress: a woman's pubes, showing a sutured incision in the mons pubis. Photograph by Félix Méheux, 1903/1905.

Soissons, Aisne, France nurse of the hospital reading at her office , 1917 - Aisne - Fernand Cuville (photographic section of the army) - (May -July) (French - Soissons , Aisne , France Infirmière de l' hôpital lisant à son bureau). Rear-Front, woman, work scene, interior view, portrait, care center, work clothing, medical staff, army, First World War, Human Starries, Daily Life, Habitat , Architecture, Health, Clothing, Society

Horror of war: Facial injuries to German soldier in World War I.

Deformity of the hand, possibly due to division of the ulnar nerve

Labor Inspectorate Photo Collection. 9x12 occupational diseases (nail release chlorine lime) / nailbrangals. undated

Gloucester smallpox epidemic, 1896: William Allen as a smallpox patient. Photograph by H.C.F., 1896.

Medical acupuncture model of human on gray background

Bandaged legs are positioned closely together, highlighting medical treatment and care against a dark background. This stark contrast emphasizes the significance of wound recovery

"Do have it out.". London Stereoscopic Company (active 1854 - 1890)

Gloucester smallpox epidemic, 1896: Mary Wicklin, aged 4 years, as a smallpox patient, a few days before her death. Photograph by H.C.F., 1896.

Lower end of right femur affected with pulmonary osteo-arthropathy (posterior view)

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