Pieces of ammunition shells removed from wounds with a ruler to illustrate sizes, photograph.
Date:
between 1915 and 1916
Description:
Black and white photo from page 39 of the 1913-1916 photo album created by Wilder Penfield. Believed to be taken in the V.R. 76 military hospital in Ris-Orangis, France, while Penfield was there in late 1915.
Features a pieces of shells, taken from wounds, with a ruler to show their sizes.
Physical Description:
image.photograph.black and white 15.4 x 10.4 cm
Language:
English

is Part Of:
Wilder Penfield Digital Collection

Wilder Penfield Fonds P142 -- Series O (Objects) -- Sub-Series O/V (Objects, visual) -- Photograph Album (1913-1916) -- page39 -- image4
Publisher:
Osler Library of the History of Medicine, McGill University
Citation:
Pieces of ammunition shells removed from wounds with a ruler to illustrate sizes, photograph. [Online image]. Wilder Penfield Digital Collection Wilder Penfield Fonds P142 -- Series O (Objects) -- Sub-Series O/V (Objects, visual) -- Photograph Album (1913-1916) -- page39 -- image4 . Osler Library of the History of Medicine, McGill University . Retrieved April 26, 2024 from http://digital.library.mcgill.ca/penfieldfonds/fullrecord.php?ID=8592
Rights:
This material has been made available with the consent of the copyright holders and can be used in accordance with fair dealing provisions of Canadian copyright law. For more information, please contact the Osler Library of the History of Medicine.
Notes:
Handwritten caption: "Bits of Shell removed from wounds. Centimetres"

Location:
Ris-Orangis (France).
Call Number:
O/V Photograph Album (1913-1916)