Thomson photomicrographs, 1864-19[--].

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Thomson photomicrographs, 1864-19[--].

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Two copies of a volume of photomicrographs made by Thomson in 1864 during the Civil War at Douglas Hospital, Washington, D.C., to demonstrate the value of photomicrography and its possibility with the compound microscope then issued by the Surgeon General's Office to the general hospitals. The volumes were assembled by the Army Medical Museum for the 1876 Centennial Exhibition. Surgeon General's Library copy includes an introductory handwritten note by Joseph J. Woodward and the other copy which belonged to Assistant Surgeon General Charles H. Crane has a 20th century tipped-in photograph of same.

.3 cubic ft. (2 albums)

Armed Forces Institute of Pathology Association Library

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Armed Forces Institute of Pathology Association Library

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Thomson, William, 1833-1907

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Physician and surgeon; Union doctor during the Civil War. From the description of Thomson photomicrographs, 1864-19[--]. (Armed Forces Institute of Pathology Association Library). WorldCat record id: 70952882 ...

Centennial Exhibition 1876 Philadelphia, Pa.

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The Centennial Exhibition of 1876 marked the 100th anniversary of American freedom. The celebration took place in Philadelphia from May 10 to November 10 and attracted over eight million visitors. The exhibition spread across 450 acres of ground in Fairmont Park and consisted of over 200 buildings. Planning for the event began in 1870, and in 1871, Congress established the United States Centennial Commission to plan and run the exhibition. The following year saw the incorporation of the Centenni...

Crane, Charles Henry, 1825-1883

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Douglas Hospital (Washington, D.C.)

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Army Medical Museum (U.S.)

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Woodward, Joseph Janvier, 1833-1884

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Joseph J. Woodward (1833-1884) was a surgeon in U.S. Army Medical Department. He is considered a pioneer in the field of microscopic photography. Woodward was among the surgeons attending President James Garfield after he was shot by Charles Guiteau. From the guide to the Official medical bulletins relating to the health of U.S. President James Garfield, 1881, (History of Medicine Division. National Library of Medicine) Physician, head of the Army Medical Museum's Medical an...

United States. Army

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