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Title
Left lateral view of brain of Charles J. Guiteau
Subject
Guiteau, Charles J. (Charles Julius), 1841-1882.
Garfield, James A. (James Abram), 1831-1881--Assassination.
Brain
Description
Photograph presenting a left lateral view of brain of Charles J. Guiteau, assassin of President James A. Garfield. Guiteau's trial was one of the first high profile cases in which the insanity defense was used, and after his execution, his brain was removed during autopsy for study by doctors at the Army Medical Museum in Washington DC. Pieces were kept by both the National Museum of Health and Medicine in Maryland and the Mütter Museum in Philadelphia.
Title supplied by cataloger
Source
Historical Medical Photographs, Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia
15715
Publisher
Digitized by the Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia
Date
ca 1882
Relation
Language
eng
Type
StillImage
Identifier
15715
Coverage
19th Century
Date Created
2015
Citation
“Left lateral view of brain of Charles J. Guiteau,” The College of Physicians of Philadelphia Digital Library, accessed May 19, 2024, https://cppdigitallibrary.org/items/show/4409.