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Orthopedic slings

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  • A lone, wounded, French grenadier greets a skeletal death figure with the words "I am ready". Lithograph, 1829, by N.-T. Charlet.
  • A French hospital for wounded soldiers, World War I: at 5.30 am, breakfast is brought to a sleepy ward and the mail is delivered to an eager patient. Colour lithograph after L. Ibels, 1916.
  • An amputated leg in a tourniquet supported by a piece of wood that covers the end of the stump. Engraving by J. Beugo.
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    A lone, wounded, French grenadier greets a skeletal death figure with the words "I am ready". Lithograph, 1829, by N.-T. Charlet.

    Charlet, Nicolas-Toussaint, 1792-1845. | Date: 1829 | Reference: 24445i
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    A French hospital for wounded soldiers, World War I: at 5.30 am, breakfast is brought to a sleepy ward and the mail is delivered to an eager patient. Colour lithograph after L. Ibels, 1916.

    Ibels, Louise Catherine, 1891-1965. | Date: 1916 | Reference: 24100i
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    An amputated leg in a tourniquet supported by a piece of wood that covers the end of the stump. Engraving by J. Beugo.

    | Reference: 22325i
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    A man (George C. Lewis) with a wounded hand, holding his arm in a sling. Photograph, 1873.

    | Date: 1873 | Reference: 587360i
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