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Case of double ptosis, syphilitic

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 May 7, 2024, https://cppdigitallibrary.org/items/show/918.