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Gross Anatomy

Date: 1902
Description: Medical students dissect a cadaver at the Chicago College of Physicians and Surgeons, University of Illinois. Surnames on the students' aprons include: Cor...
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Anatomy Lab

Date: 1900
Description: Cadavers are laid out on gurneys in a sky-lit anatomy lab at Rush Medical College.
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Head-On Train Collision

Date: 10 1891
Description: The wreckage of a head-on collision of two Chicago, St. Paul Minneapolis & Omaha Railroad trains at Tramway. Men stand near and on top of the railroad cars...
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Men with Two Small Bucks

Date: 1910
Description: Bringing in two small bucks, dead and loaded on a sled behind a team of horses, Old Camp 2. The third man from the right is Clarence Deitz.
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Bison Surrounding Dead Indian Warrior

Date: 1902
Description: Painting of a group of bison surrounding a prostrate dead Indian warrior with arrows protruding from his chest and half buried in the snow.
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Executed Man

Date: 1896
Description: View of a man executed by firing squad at the base of a tree. His face is covered with a cloth, and he has a small heart bull's eye on his chest.
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Beheaded Criminals in China

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Description: A view of four beheaded men lying on the ground with a group of officers standing behind, posing for the camera. A man to the left in the central group hol...
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Public Hanging in Korea

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Description: A view of men's bodies hanging from poles. People are watching from behind. Caption reads: "Public Hanging in Korea."
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Yaquis After the Execution of Six Men

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Description: A view of members of the Yaqui tribe after the execution of six men in Guaymas Mexico. Caption reads: "Yaquis after the execution, Guaymas, Mexico."
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Funeral Ceremony at the National Military Home

Date: 1915
Description: View of a funeral ceremony at the National Military Home, which opened in 1867. A group of veterans march before a horse-drawn vehicle pulling a coffin on ...
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Autopsy Cadaver and Students

Date: 1900
Description: View of an autopsy cadaver around which eight male students are gathered. The photographer was from Black River Falls, probably Charles Van Schaick. This i...
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Deathbed Scene

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Description: Illustration drawing of a European deathbed scene around 1850.
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Deathbed Scene

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Description: Illustration drawing of a European deathbed scene around 1870. The drawing features a woman lying in a canopied bed and grieving loved ones.
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Family with Pets and Dead Fox

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Description: A family poses outdoors in the snow in front of their house. The father proudly holds a dead fox. The mother and youngest child stand on the left, and the ...
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Thomas Bartlett

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Description: Sixth plate daguerreotype of Thomas Barlett of Old Town, Maine. He is seated, resting his arms on the arms of the chair, and holding a handkerchief. His ey...
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Medical Students and Cadaver

Date: 1896
Description: Group of medical students (?) and instructor (?) posed around a cadaver. Presented by Dr. John G. Meachem III of Racine, Wis. Probably a dissection class a...
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Eau Claire Deer Hunters

Date: 1885
Description: Six deer hunters are posing with their rifles, dogs, and nine killed deer hanging from a buck pole supported by log structures on the left and right.

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