[Benjamin King]
- Collection:
- Images from the History of Medicine (IHM)
- Publication:
- [19uu?]
- Format:
- Still image
- Subject(s):
- Surgeons Military Personnel
- Genre(s):
- Photographs Portraits
- Abstract:
- Photograph of a portrait of Benjamin King. Half-length, left pose, full face; wearing uniform with epaulettes; holding sword. Image caption on page 13 of the book US National Library of Medicine: "Benjamin King (1797-1888) served as interim Surgeon General of the Army after the death of Joseph Lovell in the fall of 1836. King served in this position for only a few months, but his actions were instrumental in formally establishing the Library of the Office of the Surgeon General. He originally enlisted in the Army as a Surgeon's Mate on October 14, 1818, at the age of 21."
- Copyright:
- This item may be under copyright protection; contact the copyright owner for permission before re-use.
- Related Title(s):
- US National Library of Medicine
- Extent:
- 1 photograph : image 20 x 16, on mount 39 x 29.
- Technique:
- black and white
- NLM Unique ID:
- 101420454 (See catalog record)
- NLM Image ID:
- B016426
- Permanent Link:
- http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101420454