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Collection of dermatological illustrations and photographs

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Held at: Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia [Contact Us]19 S. 22nd Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103

This is a finding aid. It is a description of archival material held at the Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia. Unless otherwise noted, the materials described below are physically available in their reading room, and not digitally available through the web.

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Call Number:
MSS 2/360
Repository:
Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia
Extent:
3.6 linear feet (5 document boxes, 2 photograph boxes)
Language:
English
Date:
circa 1895-1922 (inclusive)
Form:
Photographs and Stereographs
Abstract:
This collection consists of over 1800 illustrations, engravings, and photographs of skin conditions taken from various sources (journals and books) and pasted on black paper, often with a description on the verso. Also included in this collection are an incomplete set of the Stereoscopic Skin Clinic stereograph cards by Selden Irwin Rainforth, 1910; and various dermatological stereograph cards with descriptions from Albert Niesser's Stereoskopischer Medizinischer Atlas, 1894-1911. Dermatological conditions represented include: acne, dermatitis, eczema, epithelioma, lichen planus, lupus, pellagra, psoriasis, scabies, syphilis, and variola. The compiler of this collection is unknown.

The collection was found during the Archives survey in 2015. A note on the box read: "From Mutter Museum record: Stereoscopic skin clinic by Selden Irwin Rainforth, 1910; 'Specimen no. HMP - Box 50'. Not cataloged. Shelved at Cage 6/30/4/3 in a large brown pamphlet box. Illustrations from various sources mounted on black paper." Accession record not found (7/21/09); no title, etc. inside or on outside of box.

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Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia

Collection Inventory

Dermatological reference cards, 1895-1922.
Selden Irwin Rainforth Stereoscopic Skin Clinic stereograph cards, 1910.
Albert Niesser Stereoskopischer Medizinischer Atlas, 1894-1911.

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