M0000173: First demonstration of surgical anaesthesia by Dr William T. G. Morgan, 16th October 1846.
- Date:
- 22 July 1929
- Reference:
- WT/D/1/20/1/3/45
- Part of:
- Wellcome Trust Corporate Archive
- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
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About this work
Also known as
Previous title, replaced May 2020: First demonstration of surgical anaesthesia, 16th Oct 1846.
Description
Reproduction of a painting depicting the first demonstration of surgical anaesthesia on 16th October 1846, in the Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, USA. The anaesthetist was Dr. William T.G. Morton. Published in Ayer, Washington: An eye-witness account of the discovery of anesthesia, 1965
Publication/Creation
22 July 1929
Physical description
1 photograph glass plate negative; 12 x 16.5 cm
Related material
Wellcome Collection holds the publication depicted in the glass plate negative
Notes
Catalogue data comes from a combination of entries in the original glass plate registers, metadata created when the glass plates were digitised in the early 2000s and enhancements made by the cataloguer in 2020.
Terms of use
Please consult the digitised version as this item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.
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Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed storesBy appointment Manual request