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Case of chronic anterior poliomyelitis

About This Item

Title

Case of chronic anterior poliomyelitis

Subject

Poliomyelitis
Hand Deformities, Acquired
Men
Blockley Almshouse
Philadelphia General Hospital
Photographs

Description

Male patient's arms and hands.
Front of image: Chronic anterior polio myelitis
Back of image: Nath Hunt, chronic anterior polio myelitis

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. 128
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

between 1904 and 1906

Type

StillImage

Identifier

PGH_30_128

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 chronic anterior poliomyelitis,” The College of Physicians of Philadelphia Digital Library, accessed March 29, 2024, https://cppdigitallibrary.org/items/show/929.