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Society of Clinical Surgery photograph album

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Call Number:
MSS 3/017
Repository:
Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia
Extent:
1 volume (123 pages)
Language:
English
Date:
1925
Creator:
Society of Clinical Surgery
Form:
Photograph albums
Abstract:

The Society of Clinical Surgery was founded in 1903, but the idea for the Society began three years earlier, in August 1900, at the 13th International Medical Congress in Paris. At this time, Harvey Cushing, considered the Father of the Society of Clinical Surgery, began to formulate the idea for a "surgical travel club" that would provide physicians with the opportunity to travel to different clinics to observe other surgeons at work. The object of such a society would be active participation and direct observation of surgical procedures, rather than the presentation of scientific papers.

Cushing shared his ideas with his colleagues, George Brewer, George W. Crile, Charles H. Frazier, James G. Mumford, and John Munro. These physicians were enthusiastic about Cushing's ideas, yet nothing was done to foster the establishment of the Society until 11 July 1903, when James G. Mumford held a meeting in New York. The end result of this informal meeting was to plan an official meeting for 12 November 1903 in Baltimore, Maryland. On this date, the Society of Clinical Surgery was established; a provisional constitution was adopted, and officers were selected.

According to its constitution, the Society of Clinical Surgery was "directed toward the general advancement of surgery", and its object was to "encourage the presentation of subjects by objective methods rather than by the formal reading of papers". The Society met twice each year to take short trips to different clinics in the United States. The Society took its first trip abroad in 1910, when its members travelled to Great Britain. The next trip abroad was to Germany in 1912, and in the summer of 1925, the Society participated in a European tour.

As of 1978, the Society of Clinical Surgery remained an active organization.

This photograph album documents the 1925 European tour of the Society of Clinical Surgery. The Society visited clinics and surgeons in Italy, Switzerland, Germany, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, and England. Included are photographs of scenic views, tourist attractions, and members of the Society. Of special interest, however, are the numerous photographs of clinics, hospitals, and famous European surgeons. Many of these photographs where taken while the surgeons were performing in the operating room.

The tour began on 20 June 1925, when sixteen Society members and twenty three family members departed from New York on the Italian ship, "Duillio". The ship landed in Naples; the group then travelled to Rome where they visited the clinics of Roberto Alessandri and Raffaele Bastianelli. The tour then moved to Florence, and then Bologna, where the Society visited the clinic of Vittorio Putti, the famous orthopedic surgeon. Many other clinics and surgeons were visited during the tour, including Davide Giordano in Venice, Paul Clairmont in Innsbruck, Fritz de Quervain in Lucerne, Emile Roux in Lausanne, Rene Leriche in Strassbourg, Jean Louis Faure and Pierre Duval in Paris, and Jan Schoemaker in the Hague. Present are numerous photographs of these surgeons at work in the operating room (see pages 28, 29, 75, 82-84, 92, 95, and 96). Also included are photographs of heliotherapy in Davide Giordano's clinic in Venice (see pages 52 and 53).

The collection also contains numerous photographs of members of the Society and their families, including Charles H. Peck (then President of the Society), John H. Gibbon, William D. Haggard, David B. Cheever, Daniel F. Jones, Edward S. Judd, James F. Mitchell, Allen O. Whipple, and George W. Crile.

The page captions are listed in the inventory list.

The photograph album of the 1925 European tour of the Society of Clinical Surgery was donated to the Historical Collections of the Library of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia on 20 January 1981 by Mrs. Winthrop H. Battles.

The album was catalogued in 1992; during the course of cataloguing, it was disbound.

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Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia

Collection Inventory

1 Leaving New York Boats of the Duillio, undated.
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2 The President, Dr. Chas. Peck Forward deck of the Duillio, undated.
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3 The three presidents Drs. Peck, Gibbon, and Haggard, undated.
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4 Cheever, Jones, Gibbon, Haggard The Society on deck, undated.
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5 Peck and Judd have tea The Society, undated.
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6 Dr. and Mrs. Rixford First sight of land, the Azores, undated.
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7 Dr. Jas. F. Mitchell Dr. and Mrs. Mitchell and Jimmie, undated.
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8 Mrs. Mitchell and Jimmie Mrs. Mitchell and Mrs. Gibbon, undated.
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9 David Cheever The police dog, undated.
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10 Dr. and Mrs. Sistrunk Miss Jane Crawford, undated.
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11 Whipple and Gibbon at chess The Bar, undated.
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12 The Duillio at Naples The harbor of Naples, undated.
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13 The dock at Naples Street in Naples, undated.
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14 Castello dell Ovo On the steps of the museum Naples, undated.
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15 Pompeii Haggard sees Pompeii, undated.
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16 The ladies at Pompeii The entire party in the Forum, undated.
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17 Roman Theatre Gladiators' quarters, undated.
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18 The bake shop with grist mills Temple of Isis, undated.
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19 Atrium of Pompeiian house House of the Vetti, undated.
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20 Ancient aqueduct near Rome A lesson in archaeology in the Forum, undated.
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21 The Vatican Colonade [sic] at St. Peters, undated.
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22 Monument to Victor Emanuel Il Policlinico, undated.
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23 Prof. Alessandria [Alessandri] and assistants The Society at Il Policlinico, undated.
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24 Prof Alessandri and the Society Hotel de Russie, undated.
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25 The Coliseum The Bull, the Ram, and the Boar, undated.
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26 The Forum and Capitoline Hill Arch of Septimus Severus, undated.
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27 The Basilica Julia Coffee?, undated.
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28 Clinic of Prof. Bastianelli Prof. Bastianelli at work [in operating room], undated.
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29 Prof. Bastianelli at work [in operating room] Treve Fountain, Rome, undated.
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30 Satyr on Michelangelo Fountain Florence Loggia Florence, undated.
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31 Children's Hospital The Arno digging gravel, undated.
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32 Michelangelo Place Florence from Michelangelo Place, undated.
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33 The Campanile Cloister of San Lorenzo, undated.
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34 Cart[h]usian monastery Michelangelo's well, undated.
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35 Cart[h]usian monk The Society at the well, undated.
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36 Fiesole Franciscan Monastery, undated.
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37 Istituto Rizzoli from the air The library Istituto Rizzoli, undated.
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38 Prof. Putti and the Society The Museum, undated.
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39 St. Michael's chapel Prof. Putti, undated.
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40 Doubtful about Americans [Vittorio Putti] The court looking out, undated.
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41 Entrance to Istituto Rizzoli Galvani, undated.
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42 The University of Bologna Clock tower of the University, undated.
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43 Monselice? near Padua The Society arrives at Venice, undated.
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44 On the way to the Bauer Gruenwald A busy canal, undated.
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45 On the Grand Canal Gondolas near the Doges Palace, undated.
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46 The pigeons of St. Marks Doges Palace and St. Marks, undated.
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47 Court of the Doges Palace Staircase in the court, undated.
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48 Fountain in the court Bridge of sighs, undated.
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49 Grand Canal and the Rialto The Rialto, undated.
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50 Venetian quiet A street in Venice, undated.
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51 Chapel of Ospedale Civil Prof. Giordano inviting the Society on board, undated.
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52 Ospedale Mare at the Lido Heliotherapy, undated.
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53 Tanned youngsters on the beach The Women's ward [heliotherapy], undated.
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54 Prof. Giordano and Dr. Peck Prof. Giordano and Dr. Richardson, undated.
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55 After luncheon [with Davide Giordano] At the Hotel Excelsior, The Lido, undated.
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56 Luncheon given by Prof. Giordano The Menu, undated.
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57 Sommobene e Sapienza D. Giordano, undated.
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58 Torcello church built in 7th century Torcello from church, undated.
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59 Pieve del Cadore View from the Hotel, undated.
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60 Campanile at Cortina Farm house at Cortina, undated.
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61 Cortina Monte Tofano, undated.
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62 Where the Italians and Austrians fought Wire entanglements still in place, undated.
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63 Miss Crile at Falzerengo Pass The Pass, undated.
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64 Beyond the pass Col di Lana, undated.
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65 Luncheon by the wayside Dr. Haggard and Mrs. Mitchell, undated.
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66 Dr. Crile superintending the luncheon Paola and Francesca [Italian children], undated.
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67 Karersee Hotel Leaving Karersee, undated.
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68 Dolomites from Karersee Mill on the road to Bozen, undated.
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69 Tyrolean Village The baggage truck arrives, undated.
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70 Picnic luncheon near Frazensfeste Gibbon's reflexes are O.K., undated.
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71 Brenner Pass Alipini at Brenner, undated.
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72 Haggard joins the Alpini Maximilian's tomb at Innsbruck, undated.
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73 Prof. Ranzi, Pres. Peck, and Prof. Chiari Hotel at Innsbruck, undated.
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74 Prof. Clairmont and staff Prof. Clairmont and the Society, undated.
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75 Prof. Clairmont and the Society Prof. Clairmont at work [in operating room], undated.
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76 One clinic too many Near Lucerne, undated.
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77 Thorvaldsen's Lion The drive along Lake Lucerne, undated.
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78 School boys fond of oranges Dr. Walter N. Niles, Honorary Consultant, undated.
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79 Miss Crile at William Tell Chapel Prof. de Quervain and family at home, undated.
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80 The Garden Party Snapshot at the party, undated.
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81 Au revior [sic] Dan Jones is happy, undated.
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82 Prof. de Quervain at work [in operating room, two photographs], undated.
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83 The clinic at Berne Prof. Roux at work [in operating room], undated.
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84 Cotton gloves [operating room] Subscapular thoracoplasty [operating room], undated.
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85 Prof. Roux Lausanne The clinic at Lausanne, undated.
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86 Fresco in Roux' clinic Leysin log cabin Rolliers Inst. in distance, undated.
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87 A Californian in Lausanne The trunk of the Sequoia, undated.
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88 Roman foundations of Chillon Castle of Chillon, undated.
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89 Basle, St. George and the dragon Strassbourg flower market, undated.
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90 Strassbourg Cathedral Narrow houses at Strassbourg, undated.
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91 Hotel at Strassbourg Prof. R. Leriche Strassbourg, undated.
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92 Prof. R. Leriche Section of Romi Communicantes [operating room], undated.
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93 Notre Dame Paris DeMartel, Clopton, Heitz Boyer, undated.
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94 The Interpreter Napoleon's Arch in the Tuilleries, undated.
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95 Prof. Faure removes a fibroid [operating room] Hospital St. Michael, undated.
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96 Through a glass darkly [operating room] Judd is interested in a colossal stone, undated.
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97 In Paris a consultation Dr. Heitz Boyer, undated.
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98 His father confessor Surgical clinic of the Salpetriere, undated.
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99 Hospital Vaugirard Prof. Pierre Duval and staff, undated.
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100 Notre Dame Hotel Dieu, undated.
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101 The Dukes Palace Brussals [sic] Hotel de Ville Brussels, undated.
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102 Grave of Antoine Depage The Society honoring Depage, undated.
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103 Monument to Edith Cavell and Marie Depage, undated.
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104 Hotel de Ville, Louvain War Monument, Louvain, undated.
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105 American Cemetary [sic], Romaigne Office of the American Cemetary [sic], undated.
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106 German Shelters near Verdun [two photographs], undated.
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107 Where the Americans crossed the Meuse Beast, Man, and Dog, undated.
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108 Prof. Jan Shoemaker [Schoemaker], The Hague Bartlett, Peck, Shoemaker [Schoemaker], and Judd, undated.
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109 Hotel Victoria, Amsterdam Embarking for Edam, undated.
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110 Primitive drawbridge Dutch windmill, undated.
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111 Peat Bog Young Holland, undated.
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112 Edam Gates to the Zuyder Zee, undated.
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113 A Holland mother Modern Edam, undated.
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114 Willard Bartlett Richardson and the boys, undated.
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115 The Fleet at Vollendam On the dyke [sic] at Vollendam, undated.
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116 On the Zuyder Zee Monument to Donders, Utrecht, undated.
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117 German Submarine Shelter The Mole at Zeebrugge, undated.
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118 British Naval Monument, Zeebrugge Mole at Ostend where lies the Vindictive, undated.
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119 Pier from which the Mayflower sailed Mayflower House at Plymouth, undated.
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120 Stonehenge, undated.
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121 The old wall at Oxford [two photographs], undated.
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122 Edinburgh Castle Coaching thru the Trossachs, undated.
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123 Tower Bridge, undated.
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Photograph album cover, undated.
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Postcard of the "Duillio", undated.
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Menu 1925 July 26, undated.
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