Photograph
Samuel C.F. Hahnemann, M.D.
| Carte-de-visite featuring a bust of Samuel C.F. Hahnemann (1755-1843), German physician. Hahnemann is credited as the founder of homeopathic medicine, as well as the practice of quarantining. Handwritten inscription on front reads, "1867 - Hahnemann, Founder of the system of Homeopathy." |
| Image ID: | 47822 |
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| Creation Date: | 1867 |
| Creator Name: | Unknown |
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| Collection Name: | Increase A. Lapham papers, 1825-1930 |
| Genre: | Photograph |
| Original Format Type: | photographic print, b&w |
| Original Format Number: | PH 24 |
| Original Dimensions: | 2.5 x 4 inches |
| Printed inscription on back reads, "Hahnemann, The Founder of the System of Homeopathy, After the new and beautiful bust, Fifteen inches high, (parlor size,) Just published by De Vries, Ibarra, & Co., Boston, Mass. Copyright. Price List: A copy, well finished, English Plaster cast, including box and packing, $7.50; A copy, well finished, painted in Oil color, (so that it can be washed,) including box and packing, $8.50; A copy, imitation ivory, including boc and packaging, $15.00; A copy bronzed so as to imitate fine French bronze, including box and packaging, $12.00." From album of portrait photographs collected by Lapham depicting scientists and artists, ca. 1860-ca. 1875. Images include portraits of geologists, botanists, sculptors, and authors. |
| Sculpture |
| Medicine |
| Physicians |
| Indoor photography |
| Men |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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