Ascertaining capacity of cranial cavity by means of water: photograph no. 3

Ascertaining capacity of cranial cavity by means of water: photograph no. 3

Collection:
Images from the History of Medicine (IHM)
Contributor(s):
Julius Rien & Co., publisher.
Publication:
[United States] : Julius Rien & Co., [1885]
Language(s):
English
Format:
Still image
Subject(s):
Skull
Genre(s):
Pictorial Work
Abstract:
Black and white print of 2 men; one is emptying water from a skull and the other is removing putty from another skull. This is "photograph no. 3" that appears in "On composite photography as applied to craniology; on measuring the cubic capacity of skulls, memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences; volume 3, 13th memoir" by J.S. Billings and Washington Matthews.
Copyright:
The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain. (More information)
Extent:
1 print : 30 x 23 cm
Technique:
black and white
NLM Unique ID:
101406478 (See catalog record)
NLM Image ID:
A022274
OCLC no.:
922019416
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101406478