Photographs. The Gray Substance of the Medulla Oblongata and Trapezium
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Photographs. The Gray Substance of the Medulla Oblongata and Trapezium

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Portfolio

John Dean

Maker
American, 1831–1888

Photographs. The Gray Substance of the Medulla Oblongata and Trapezium

1864
Portfolio with albumen silver prints
Overall: 32.2 x 26.1 x 1.8 cm (12 11/16 x 10 1/4 x 11/16 in.)
Gift of the 3M Foundation, ex-collection Louis Walton Sipley, 1977
1977.0559.0001-0009
DescriptionThis is a portfolio of nine plates, each with four round photographic prints (8.5 cm. in diameter) arranged in an orderly two up and two down format. These show cross sections of the area of the brain known as the Medulla Oblongata and the Trapezium. There is no written or printed captions or text, apart from the label. An inscription on the front cover indicates that Dr. Dean presented it to the Photographic Society of Philadelphia, where he had been elected a corresponding member on April 6, 1864. The images and the boards are in fair-good condition, but there is considerable staining and foxing on the front cover.
Inscriptions recto, cover (printed label): Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge. 173 / Photographs. The Gray Substance of the Medulla Oblongata and Trapezium. / by John Dean, M.D. / 1864. / Author's Copy

recto, cover (printed label): Library of / The Photograohic Society of Philadelphia / No. (ink) 11 / 2

recto, cover (ink): [to] The Photographic Society of Philadelphia with the respects of the author

recto, cover (label with ink): 11 [?] / 2

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