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Gift of The Hartford Dental Society, 2009.410.18  © 2015 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Souvenir of the Discovery of Anaesthesia
Gift of The Hartford Dental Society, 2009.410.18 © 2015 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Souvenir of the Discovery of Anaesthesia

SubjectPortrait of Horace Wells 1815 - 1848
SubjectPortrait of Dr. William T.G. Morton American, 1819 - 1868
SubjectPortrait of Sir James Young Simpson Scottish, 1811 - 1870
SubjectPortrait of Dr. Charles Thomas Jackson American, 1805 - 1880
SubjectPortrait of Dr. Crawford W. Long American, 1815 - 1878
Dateafter 1842
MediumPrint on Paper board
DimensionsSheet (Height x width ): 23 1/8 x 19in. (58.7 x 48.3cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Hartford Dental Society
DescriptionA large poster with the center picture being of the Ether Monument, Public garden, Mass.
There are seven surrounding portraits of men with their name inscribed underneath the pictures.
The bottom of the poster says "Souvenir of the Discovery of Anaesthia".
Object number2009.410.18
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  • Horace Wells
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