Oliver Wendell Holmes and members of the Boston Society for Medical Improvement

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Title

Oliver Wendell Holmes and members of the Boston Society for Medical Improvement

Subject

Photographs
Holmes, Oliver Wendell, 1809-1894
Boston Society for Medical Improvement

Description

This rare photograph depicts physicians (standing, left to right) Charles Eliot Ware, Robert William Hooper, Le Baron Russell, Samuel Parkman, (seated, left to right) George Amory Bethune, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Samuel Cabot, Jonathan Mason Warren, William Edward Coale, and James Browne Gregerson, near the period of Holmes’ presentation on puerperal fever. The photograph was possibly taken at one of the events for which Holmes wrote and delivered a celebratory poem.

Abstract

Photograph of Oliver Wendell Holmes (1809-1894) with members of the Boston Society for Medical Improvement around 1853

Creator

Unknown

Date Created

1853, circa

Rights

The Harvard Medical Library does not hold copyright on all materials in this collection. For use information, consult Public Services at chm@hms.harvard.edu

Access Rights

Access to the original work depicted requires advance notice. Contact Public Services at chm@hms.harvard.edu for additional information

Is Part Of

Picture Collection, Ser. 249, box 3, f. 3

Format

image

Extent

1 photograph

Medium

black and white photograph

Type

still image

Identifier

DigID0002141

Provenance

Reproduced from an original donated by Joseph Warren to the Boston Medical Library, 1940

Files

http://stage.collections.countway.harvard.edu/onview/file_upload/0002141_dref.jpg

Collection

Citation

Unknown, “Oliver Wendell Holmes and members of the Boston Society for Medical Improvement,” OnView, accessed April 23, 2024, https://collections.countway.harvard.edu/onview/items/show/6255.