Ripley's Believe It or Not Cartoon of Phineas Gage, 1947
Dublin Core
Title
Ripley's Believe It or Not Cartoon of Phineas Gage, 1947
Subject
Advertisements
Paper
Gage, Phineas
Wounds and Injuries
Skull
Brown and Bigelow
Abstract
Cartoon of Phineas Gage in four pieces. Cartoon has image of Phineas Gage's skull with a crowbar protruding from it, and states that the skull and crow bar are on exhibition in the Harvard Medical Museum. Advertisement labels the story of Phineas Gage as "the most amazing accident that ever happened." There is an additional cartoon image of Phineas Gage during the accident, as well as a printed paragraph about the facts of the accident. Next to Phineas Gage cartoon is advertisement for "Western Steel & Wire Co."
Creator
Brown and Bigelow
Date Created
1947
Rights
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Access Rights
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Is Format Of
Warren Anatomical Museum: 21568
Is Part Of
Warren Anatomical Museum: 21568
Format
image
Extent
1 Cartoon
Medium
Advertisements
Type
still image
Identifier
Warren Anatomical Museum Catalog Number: 21568
Provenance
This cartoon advertisement was created by the firm of Brown and Bigelow in St. Paul, Minnesota in 1947 for Ripley's Believe It or Not. It was found in a bookstore in Detroit, Michigan and donated to the Warren Anatomical Musuem in 2012.
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Advertisement
Physical Dimensions
11.5 W x 15 D (each piece)
Files
Citation
Brown and Bigelow, “Ripley's Believe It or Not Cartoon of Phineas Gage, 1947,” OnView, accessed April 18, 2024, https://collections.countway.harvard.edu/onview/items/show/13707.