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Antique brain tissue, St Elizabeth's Hospital, Washington DC
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Creator
Jon Malis
Title
Antique brain tissue, St Elizabeth's Hospital, Washington DC
Description
Large format photograph of an antique glass-plate specimen of brain tissue (unknown brain, slide #79), first created approximately 80 years ago at St Elizabeth's hospital in Washington DC, USA. St Elizabeth's was America's first federal mental healthcare facility. The glass plates were believed to have been made in the laboratory of Dr Walter Freeman, who brought lobotomy to the US and popularised its use. This image is one of over 100 images which were captured as part of a dcoumentary to examine the hospital's history and rebirth into 21st century mental healthcare.
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Subject
Antiques
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Specimen
Orange
Brown
Lobotomy
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Source
Image and original data from Wellcome Collection
License
Creative Commons: Attribution-NonCommercial Creative Commons: Attribution-NonCommercial
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B0010498.jpg
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