Excised Head and Portion of Shaft of Left Humerus, comminuted by a Musket Ball. Possibly William H. Bell, photographer (American, 1830 - 1910) 1865 Portrait of a portion of the head and shaft of a humerus bone, held together in several places with metal screws, pins, and wires. The fragment is suspended on a rod attached to a wooden base with the number "1767" painted along the edge. (Recto, mount) upper center, handwritten in pencil: "2" Lower center, handwritten in faded pencil: "103" (Verso, mount) center, printed on paper affixed to mount: "Surgeon General's Office. / ARMY MEDICAL MUSEUM.
Excised Head and Portion of Shaft of Left Humerus, comminuted by a Musket Ball. Possibly William H. Bell, photographer (American, 1830 - 1910) 1865 Portrait of a portion of the head and shaft of a humerus bone, held together in several places with metal screws, pins, and wires. The fragment is suspended on a rod attached to a wooden base with the number "1767" painted along the edge. (Recto, mount) upper center, handwritten in pencil: "2" Lower center, handwritten in faded pencil: "103" (Verso, mount) center, printed on paper affixed to mount: "Surgeon General's Office. / ARMY MEDICAL MUSEUM. / PHOTOGRAPHIC SERIES NO. 103. Excised Head and Portion of Shaft of Left Humerus, communuted by a Musket Ball [italicized]. \ Second Lieutenant Horace G. Jacobs,...[complete description]" Lower left, handwritten in pencil: "IB (Bell)"
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