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Cabinet of Skulls

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Description: View of a wood and glass cabinet full of human skulls arranged on shelves. Probably photographed by Charles Van Schaick.
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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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Leroy Lumbard

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Description: Ninth plate daguerreotype of Leroy Lumbard, taken at the age of 2 after his death. The portrait is three-quarter length with the child laying back and turn...
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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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