Leg in cast with large open area for wounds on the shin and knee

Item Information

Title:
Leg in cast with large open area for wounds on the shin and knee
Description:
From a set of two boxes of lantern slides by Dr. Robert Battey Greenough, covering his service in 1915 with the First Harvard Unit and the American Ambulance in France during World War I. Lantern slide taken in France during World War I, showing a leg in a cast with metal cage-like supports over the knee and shin to add stability while still allowing access to wounds on the leg.
Creator:
Greenough, Robert B. (Robert Battey), 1871-1937
Date:
1917–1919
Format:
Photographs
Location:
Center for the History of Medicine (Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine)
Collection (local):
Robert B. Greenough Latern Slide Collection
Warren Anatomical Museum (21245.083)
Series:
Robert B. Greenough Latern Slide Collection
Subjects:
Lantern slides
Greenough, Robert B. (Robert Battey), 1871-1937
World War, 1914-1918
Surgical plaster casts
Wounds and injuries
Extent:
1 black-and-white lantern slide
Link to Item:
https://collections.countway.harvard.edu/onview/items/show/17614
Terms of Use:
The Harvard Medical Library does not hold copyright on all the materials in the collection. For use information, contact the Warren Anatomical Museum Curator at chm@hms.harvard.edu
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Notes:
Donated to the Warren Anatomical Museum by the estate of Dr. Robert Battey Greenough, 1937.
Identifier:
WAM 21245.083