About This Item
Title
Case of cerebral diplegia
Subject
Cerebral Palsy
Women
Blockley Almshouse
Philadelphia General Hospital
Photographs
Description
Female patient on bed with legs twisted.
Front of image: Mary Acheson, Cerebral Diplegia, "[illegible] Palsy", The following neurological pictures taken by Ralph Plinkerton in 1904. [illegible] neurological ward site of Internes Home, 1940
Creator
Hunter, Robert J. (Robert John), 1882-1980
Source
Original image: Philadelphia General Hospital Photograph Collection, Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia, box 30, photo no. 102
Philadelphia General Hospital was originally part of the Philadelphia Almshouse, which was founded in 1731 for the city’s poor, elderly and indigent. Nicknamed “Old Blockley,” because of its location in Blockley Township of West Philadelphia, the hospital was renamed Philadelphia General Hospital in 1919. The hospital eventually closed in 1977. The images in this collection have been compiled from a number of sources but appear to be predominantly from the personal photo albums of attending physicians.
Publisher
Digitized by the Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia
Date
1904
Type
StillImage
Identifier
PGH_30_102
Is Part Of
Hunter, Robert J. (Robert John), 1882-1980. Blockley photographs
Original Format
1 photograph : sepia
Physical Dimensions
10 x 13 cm
Citation
Hunter, Robert J. (Robert John), 1882-1980, “Case of cerebral diplegia,” The College of Physicians of Philadelphia Digital Library, accessed October 31, 2025, https://cppdigitallibrary.org/items/show/917.