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Surgeon Collection

Background imageSurgeon Collection: An infamous image of the Loch Ness Monster

An infamous image of the Loch Ness Monster
The Loch Ness Monster? A photograph taken by Mr R. K Wilson, a London surgeon, after noticing an object moving in Loch Ness

Background imageSurgeon Collection: Dr Joseph Bell

Dr Joseph Bell
Dr JOSEPH BELL surgeon at Edinburgh University school of medicine where he taught Conan Doyle and inspired the character of Sherlock Holmes

Background imageSurgeon Collection: Operating Table 1930S

Operating Table 1930S
A group of student nurses in theatre, observing a surgeon performing an operation

Background imageSurgeon Collection: Barber-Surgeon Operation

Barber-Surgeon Operation
A barber-surgeon performing an operation

Background imageSurgeon Collection: Barber-Surgeon at Work

Barber-Surgeon at Work
A barber-surgeon treating a patient

Background imageSurgeon Collection: Operation / Paris

Operation / Paris
Eminent surgeon Dr Doyen performs an operation at the Maison de Sante, Paris, watched by students and colleagues

Background imageSurgeon Collection: Cartoon - WWI - Haircut

Cartoon - WWI - Haircut
A cartoon making light of the perils of life on the front line and the frequent need for surgical intervention to operate on soldiers

Background imageSurgeon Collection: Nehemiah Grew

Nehemiah Grew
NEHEMIAH GREW medical, surgeon

Background imageSurgeon Collection: Emil Theodor Kocher

Emil Theodor Kocher
EMIL THEODOR KOCHER Swiss surgeon

Background imageSurgeon Collection: Guillaume Dupuytren

Guillaume Dupuytren
GUILLAUME DUPUYTREN French surgeon and anatomist

Background imageSurgeon Collection: Thomas Wakley / Meadows

Thomas Wakley / Meadows
THOMAS WAKLEY English surgeon, founder of The Lancet (1823), and MP

Background imageSurgeon Collection: 16Thc Dentist

16Thc Dentist
A barber surgeon treats a patient in the open air

Background imageSurgeon Collection: Lister / Begg / Iln

Lister / Begg / Iln
JOSEPH LISTER English surgeon, medical scientist and founder of antiseptic surgery

Background imageSurgeon Collection: Injured Cat

Injured Cat
A veterinary surgeon holding a cat at the Cats Hospital, Hampstead, London

Background imageSurgeon Collection: Surgical instruments found Pompeii, Italy, Mount Vesuvius

Surgical instruments found Pompeii, Italy, Mount Vesuvius
Vintage 19th century photograph: Surgical instruments found at the house of the surgeon in Pompeii, Italy, after the eruption of Mount Vesuvius

Background imageSurgeon Collection: Fouberts surgical operation to remove a bladder stone

Fouberts surgical operation to remove a bladder stone: Mr Fouberts scalpel 1, flexible canula 2 and mark on the perineum for the external incision

Background imageSurgeon Collection: Examples of 18th century bandages, tongs and sutures

Examples of 18th century bandages, tongs and sutures
Examples of 18th century bandages 1, bec-de-corbin tongs 2, bec-de-canne tongs 4, bullet-remover tongs 4, and various sutures 5-11

Background imageSurgeon Collection: 18th century surgical equipment

18th century surgical equipment
Bone saw 1, pincers 2, 3, scissors 4, lead mallet 5 and hook for childbirth 6. Copperplate engraving by Robert Benard from Denis Diderots Encyclopedia, Pellet, Geneva, 1779

Background imageSurgeon Collection: WW1 Surgeon at work in a field hospital

WW1 Surgeon at work in a field hospital

Background imageSurgeon Collection: Dr Christopher James Davis House Surgeon St Bartholomew's

Dr Christopher James Davis House Surgeon St Bartholomew's
Dr, Christopher, James, Davis, House, Surgeon, St, Bartholomew's, Hospital, The, Family, Friend, magazine, April, 1871, , 13974348

Background imageSurgeon Collection: Sir James Paget, Victorian period

Sir James Paget, Victorian period

Background imageSurgeon Collection: Sir Thomas Spencer Wells

Sir Thomas Spencer Wells

Background imageSurgeon Collection: Joseph Lister, taken in the late 1860s

Joseph Lister, taken in the late 1860s. Date: late 1860s

Background imageSurgeon Collection: Dr Antoine Joseph Jobert de Lamballe, French surgeon

Dr Antoine Joseph Jobert de Lamballe, French surgeon
Dr Antoine Joseph Jobert de Lamballe (1799-1867), French surgeon Date: circa 1850s

Background imageSurgeon Collection: Dr Auguste Nelaton, French surgeon

Dr Auguste Nelaton, French surgeon
Dr Auguste Nelaton (1807-1873), French surgeon, famous for a successful operation on Garibaldi in 1862. In 1866 he was appointed surgeon to Napoleon III. Date: circa 1860s

Background imageSurgeon Collection: John Hunter

John Hunter (1728 - 1893), Scottish surgeon, one of the most distinguished scientists and surgeons of his day. He assisted his brother

Background imageSurgeon Collection: RECOGNITION AT AUTOPSY

RECOGNITION AT AUTOPSY
A surgeon about to perform an autopsy recognises the dead woman lying on the table Date: 1899

Background imageSurgeon Collection: Sir Alfred Downing Fripp, Vanity Fair, Spy

Sir Alfred Downing Fripp, Vanity Fair, Spy
SIR ALFRED DOWNING FRIPP (1865 - 1930), surgeon at Guys Hospital, London. Appointed Surgeon in Ordinary to the Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII) and to his successor King George V

Background imageSurgeon Collection: Comic postcard, Doctor and nurse, operating theatre Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Doctor and nurse, operating theatre Date: 20th century

Background imageSurgeon Collection: Militray Hospital at Netley, Hampshire

Militray Hospital at Netley, Hampshire
Operating Theatre at R. V. (Royal Victoria) Hospital at Netley. A large military hospital near Southampton, Hampshire. Date: 1912

Background imageSurgeon Collection: Earls Court House

Earls Court House
The eminent surgeon John Hunter (1728-1793) bought this house in Earls Court in London in 1765. It had large grounds which he used to house a collection of animals including zebra

Background imageSurgeon Collection: Sir Benjamin Brodie

Sir Benjamin Brodie
Sir Benjamin Collins Brodie (1783-1862) 1st Baronet, an English physiologist and surgeon who pioneered research into bone and joint disease. Date: 1875

Background imageSurgeon Collection: Sir Johann VI Hans von Kronberg and his wife Katharina

Sir Johann VI Hans von Kronberg and his wife Katharina
Sir Johann VI Hans von Kronberg (died 1488) and his wife Katharina von Reifenberg. From the grave effigy in St. Johann Church, Kronberg im Taunus, Hessen Germany

Background imageSurgeon Collection: Portrait of Roman Emperor Pertinax

Portrait of Roman Emperor Pertinax
Roman Emperor Pertinax, 126AD-193AD, Publius Helvius Pertinax Augustus. Copperplate engraving from Abraham Bogaerts De Roomsche Monarchy, The Roman Monarchy, Francois Salma, Utrecht, 1697

Background imageSurgeon Collection: The Grave of Surgeon Lipmann Kessel, Oosterbeek

The Grave of Surgeon Lipmann Kessel, Oosterbeek
Kessel is buried in the Oosterbeek local cemetery which is opposite the Commonwealth War Graves one. He was the surgeon to 16th Para Field Ambulance who had established themselves in the St Elisabeth

Background imageSurgeon Collection: Portrait, The Late Mr Joseph Pope, The Doctor

Portrait, The Late Mr Joseph Pope, The Doctor
Portrait, The Late Mr Joseph Pope, nicknamed The Doctor, who had served in India as a staff surgeon in the Royal Artillery. He died at the age of 49. 1885

Background imageSurgeon Collection: Sir Henry Thompson by Sir J E Millais

Sir Henry Thompson by Sir J E Millais
Portrait of Sir Henry Thompson (1820-1904), surgeon, by Sir John Everett Millais (painted in 1881). 1881

Background imageSurgeon Collection: Advert, Mr Goodman, Surgeon Dentist, dentures

Advert, Mr Goodman, Surgeon Dentist, dentures
Advert for Mr Goodman, Surgeon Dentist, A Complete Set of Dentures for One Guinea, Bold Street, Liverpool. 1885

Background imageSurgeon Collection: Surgical instruments to remove foreign bodies

Surgical instruments to remove foreign bodies from the esophagus 1-3, encysted stone in the bladder 4 and a hernia in the bowel 5

Background imageSurgeon Collection: Surgical equipment including machines for

Surgical equipment including machines for
Surgical equipment including a machine for complex bone fractures 3-9, and machine for a dislocated arm 10, 11. Copperplate engraving by Robert Benard from Denis Diderots Encyclopedia, Pellet

Background imageSurgeon Collection: 18th century tweezers and speculum for obstetrics

18th century tweezers and speculum for obstetrics
Wire-knot tweezers for obstetrics 1, 2, use of the wire-knot tweezer to remove an uterine polyp 3, tweezers and speculum invented by Andre Levret 4, 5

Background imageSurgeon Collection: 18th century surgical knee pad and dislocation machine

18th century surgical knee pad and dislocation machine
18th century surgical knee pad in place on a leg 1, Jean Louis Petits machine for dislocated joints 2-5. Copperplate engraving by Robert Benard from Denis Diderots Encyclopedia, Pellet, Geneva, 1779

Background imageSurgeon Collection: 18th century knee pad 1, slipper 2, winch 3 and key 4

18th century knee pad 1, slipper 2, winch 3 and key 4. Copperplate engraving by Robert Benard from Denis Diderots Encyclopedia, Pellet, Geneva, 1779

Background imageSurgeon Collection: 18th century sutures, tourniquet, syringe and bandages

18th century sutures, tourniquet, syringe and bandages
18th century sutures 1, 2, tourniquet 3, Dominique Anels fine-pointed syringe 4, siphon 5, injection tubes 6-9, 18-sheet bandage for complex fractures 10 and graded compress 11

Background imageSurgeon Collection: 18th century lacrimal gland operation and surgical equipment

18th century lacrimal gland operation and surgical equipment
18th century lacrimal gland operation 6, and dental surgical equipment: silver spoon to cover the eye 1, cauterizing funnel 2 and cauterizer 3, bone perforator 4, teeth scaler 5, probe 7, splints 8

Background imageSurgeon Collection: Eye surgery, 18th century

Eye surgery, 18th century
Lacrimal gland conditions 1, 2, bandages for lacrimal gland swelling 3, and cataract surgery 4, 5, 18th century. Copperplate engraving by Robert Benard from Denis Diderots Encyclopedia, Pellet

Background imageSurgeon Collection: Jean Louis Petits machine to compress

Jean Louis Petits machine to compress the femoral artery during amputation of the thigh 1, and bandages 2, aneurysm needle 3 and scissors 4

Background imageSurgeon Collection: 18th century surgeon Jean Louis Petits screw-type

18th century surgeon Jean Louis Petits screw-type
18th century surgeon Jean Louis Petits screw tourniquet for compressing blood vessels: tourniquet device 1, double band to adjust the tourniquet 2, compress in chamois leather 3 and ball bearing 4



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