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Recovery from the Passage of an Iron Bar Through the Head
This is the 1869 reprint of Dr. Harlow's 1868 speech, Recovery from the Passage of an Iron Bar Through the Head, given at the Massachusetts Medical Society.The speech is a twenty year follow up after Harlow's inital speech about the Phineas Gage…
Correspondence Sir David Ferrier to Henry Pickening Bowditch, 1877-1879
Correspondence between Sir David Ferrier to Henry P. Bowditch with mention of the case of Phineas Gage as a subject for lecture and publication.
[Dr. Elmer E. Southard with visitors looking at the 'crow-bar skull' preserved by Dr. John M. Harlow on exhibit in the Warren Anatomical Museum],, 1910s.
A photograph of the original Phineas Gage exhibit in the former Warren Anatomical Museum. Showcased is the skull of Phineas Gage, a life cast of Gage, and the tampan iron from the accident. The woman second in from the left is Annie Taft. Pictured to…
Handwritten Note from Phineas Gage
A handwritten note asking for the removal of the iron bar at the request of Phineas Gage. The date written appears to be "August 24th, [18]54." Gage had been living in Chile since 1852. The message is from Gage; however, there is skepticism towards…
An Entry for the Iron Bar of Phineas Gage in the Warren Anatomical Museum Index
The entry marks the donation of the iron bar that went through Phineas Gage's head. Initially, the bar had been donated by Gage but then it was removed at his request in 1854. After Gage's death. Dr. Harlow obtained the bar with the approval of…
Discussion of Phineas Gage in Correspondence of Henry J. Bigelow to Dr. Jewett
Dr. Henry J. Bigelow writes a letter to Dr. Jewett about a man, Linn with a similar case to Phineas Gage. Bigelow offers advice for different options on how Linn could live his life post accident. An alternative is to continue to study from Linn for…
