About This Item
Title
Case of double ptosis, syphilitic
            Subject
Blepharoptosis
                    Syphilis
                    Men
                    Blockley Almshouse
                    Philadelphia General Hospital
                    Photographs
            Description
Head of male patient.
                    Front of image: Jas Officer, double ptosis, syphilitic, The following neurological pictures taken by Ralph Plinkerton in 1904.  [illegible] neurological ward site of Internes Home, 1940
                    Back of image: Jas Officer, double ptosis, syphilitic
            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. 103
                    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_103
            Is Part Of
Hunter, Robert J. (Robert John), 1882-1980. Blockley photographs
            Original Format
1 photograph 
            Physical Dimensions
13 x 11 cm
            Citation
Hunter, Robert J. (Robert John), 1882-1980, “Case of double ptosis, syphilitic,” The College of Physicians of Philadelphia Digital Library, accessed November 4, 2025, https://cppdigitallibrary.org/items/show/918.
    
