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Brig. Gen. William Alexander Hammond, The Surgeon General, U.S. Army, 1862-1864.
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Mary Frances Gridley, compiler of a manual of Histologic and Special Staining Technics issued in 1952. After her death in December 1954, her fellow workers had the manual reissued in a memorial edition.
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The third home of the Museum. Picture is from an engraving by H. H. Nichols of the Museum staff.
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Samples of the fascicles.
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This group is carrying out one of the three prime responsibilities of the Institute, diagnostic consultation, under the direction of Dr. Hugh G. Grady (upper right), Scientific Director, American Registry of P... More
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A sample study kit.
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President Harry S. Truman inspects an Institute exhibit on U.S. Government hospital services, shown at a meeting of the American Hospital Association.
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Antonio Cortizas, Cuban-born medical sculptor, at work on a heart-lung model. Sergeant Cortizas, a master specialist, died in 1956.
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Roy M. Reeve, who went to work for the Museum in 1917, and for 37 years was its official—and sometimes only—photographer.
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Aerial view showing the location of the Institute building (upper left corner) in relation to the Walter Reed Army Medical Center.
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Dr. Ernest W. Goodpasture, first Scientific Director, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, 1955-1959.
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Capt. (later Rear Adm., Ret.) William M. Silliphant, MC, USN, third Director, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, 1955-1959.
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Capt. Roger H. Fuller, MC, USN, Deputy Director, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, 1959—1963.
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Col. Joe M. Blumberg, MC, USA, Deputy Director, 1957-1963, and Director, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, 1963- ; Scientific Director, American Registry of Pathology, 1960- .
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The "Incredible" General Sickles and his leg bones.
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Col. Frank M. Townsend, USAF, MC, fourth Director, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, 1959-1963.
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Dr. Robert E. Stowell, second Scientific Director, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, 1959- .
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Specimens in storage and on display. A. Large crock jars for storage of specimens are being replaced by plastic bags.
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B. Sealed plastic bags for storage of specimens require less space and preservative fluid and are handled more conveniently. C. Wet specimens on display embedded or enclosed in unbreakable plastic (compare fig... More
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Optical and electron microscopes. A. How they work.
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Electron microscope in use.
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Handling radioactive materials.
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Educational sessions. A. Lectures are conducted for and by members of the Institute staff. B. Opportunity is afforded for more intensive study by smaller groups.
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Dr. Elson B. Helwig, Chief, Department of Pathology, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology.
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The evolution of an emblem. A. Sketches showing steps in the development of the idea for the Institute seal by Herman Van Cott, Chief of the Medical Illustration Service.
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Mr. Van Cott at work.
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Lt. Col. George A. Otis, the second Curator of the Army Medical Museum, 1864-1881.
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Award-winning exhibits of the Medical Illustration Service. A. Full-size exhibit which is shipped to the place of showing.
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Light, portable type exhibit which can be carried by one man.
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For uniformity in war surgery, this material, based on the NATO Handbook, is designed to lessen the language barrier among the medical officers of the NATO nations by telling its story largely in pictures.
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Modern photomicrography apparatus.
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Printing the fascicles of the Atlas of Tumor Pathology.
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Television camera mounted in ceiling of Armed Forces Institute of Pathology autopsy room.
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Lectures, with and without the use of visual aids, are an important part of the Institute's educational mission. In this instance, Col. Joseph L. Bernier (later Maj. Gen. and Chief of the Dental Corps, U.S. Ar... More
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Threefold mission of the Institute.
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The Institute Organization, 1962.
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The three Surgeons General and the Director, AFIP, participate in the unveiling of a plaque on 19 July 1962. Left to right, Lt. Gen. Leonard D. Heaton, Maj. Gen. Oliver K. Niess, Col. Frank M. Townsend, USAF, ... More
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Executive officer and administrative staff. Front row (left to right): Lt. Col. L. J. Neurauter, USAF, VC, Lt. Col. R. Z. Seidel, MSC, USA, Lt. Col. V. P. Verfuerth, MSC, USA, Lt. Col. W. F. Maybaum, MSC, USA,... More
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Lt. Col. Joseph J. Woodward, MC, who pioneered in America in the use of aniline dyes for staining microscope slides and in photomicrography "using the highest powers."
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Organizational chart, Department of Pathology, 1 February 1962.
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Administrative staff, Department of Pathology. Left to right, seated: Lt. Col. D. C. Auld, USAF, MC, Maj. C. B. Broadway, USAF, MSC, Lt. Col. N. Cooper, USAF, MSC, B. L. Parnell, D. G. Koelle. Left to right, s... More
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Lawrence W. Ambrogi, Chief, Histopathology Laboratories, who served for 36 years.
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Department of Pathology staff, Professional Divisions. Left to right, front row: Lt. Col. D. C. White, MC, USA, G. H. Klinck, M.D., Capt. A. W. Hilberg, USPHS, Capt. L. S. Hansen, DC, USN, Col. P. C. LeGolvan,... More
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American Registry of Pathology staff. Left to right, seated: Capt. E. L. Howes, Jr., MC, USA, Maj. H. H. Shamdin, MC, USA. Left to right, standing: Capt. H. M. Price, MC, USA, R. DiPretoro, Capt. A. W. Lazar, ... More
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Medical Illustration Service staff. Left to right, seated: Herman Van Cott, Morris M. Goldberg. Left to right, standing: Julius Halsman, William E. Macy, Frank J. Dillon, Jr., William W. Nicholls.
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This building, erected for the Army Medical Museum and the Army Medical Library in 1887 was in part occupied by the Museum and its successor, the Institute, until 1955. The Museum and certain offices of the In... More
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Curator and staff of Medical Museum, 1962. Left to right, seated: Col. J. W. Sheridan, MSC, USA, H. R. Purtle. Left to right, standing: G. T. Harrell, 1st Lt. W. R. Schafer, MSC, USA, H. E. Demick.
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The Institute's expanding research program. The table closes with 1961 but 1962 saw a further increase in the value of this outside support to more than $1 million.
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The miscroscope shown is one of those issued by the Surgeon General's Office.
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Maj. Edward Curtis, U.S. Volunteers, who collaborated with Dr. J. J. Woodward in photomicrography.
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Photomicrography spreads. A. The idea of photomicrography had spread from the Medical Museum to the general hospitals, as shown by this memorandum of its use in the Douglas Hospital in Washington.
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Pioneer photomicrography. A. By sunlight. B. The microscope is wedded to the camera.
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A diatom, a form of unicellular life of microscopic size, is magnified by 2,540 diameters.
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Photomicrography by artificial light. A. Using the electric light. B. Using the magnesium light.
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Hermann Faber, whose sketch of the Lincoln deathbed scene gives some idea of the throng in attendance.
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This sketch, made by Hermann Faber immediately after the removal of President Lincoln's body from the Petersen house in which he died, was approved for accuracy by Surgeon General Barnes.
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The bullet that ended President Lincoln's life, the instrument used to locate it, and bone fragments which adhered to it.
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Reward poster, revised. Public domain photograph of an advertising poster, advertisement, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
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Surgeon General Hammond announces his intention to establish the Army Medical Museum, 21 May 1862.
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Surgeon David Low Huntington, U.S. Army, third Curator of the Museum, 1881-1883.
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The fourth home of the Museum. Public domain photograph of theater building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
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Bullet from the body of President Garfield, located at autopsy by Dr. Daniel Smith Lamb, pathologist of the Museum.
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Maj. Gen. Joseph K. Barnes, The Surgeon General of the Army for 18 years, 1864-1882, who carried forward much of the program initiated by General Hammond.
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Maj. Charles Smart, Surgeon, U.S. Army.
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The Museum adopts visiting rules.
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Early "dry" exhibits in comparative anatomy at the Medical Museum included skeletal remains of a variety of mammals, birds, and reptiles.
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Dr. John Shaw Billings, famed Librarian, fourth Curator of the Museum (1883-1893), and father of its collection of microscopes.
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Main exhibit hall of the Museum, Ford's Theater building, 1866-1887.
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Wet specimens on display enclosed in glass.
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Continued. B. A part of the famous microscope collection displayed in the Medical Museum.
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Foundation and evolution of the microscope collection. A. The instruments shown are from the original 17 sent by John Mayall of the Royal Microscope Society of London.
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Circular No. 5, Surgeon General's Office, 9 June 1862.
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A. Medical and Surgical History of the War of the Rebellion. B. A page from the History.
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B. Chemistry laboratory.
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This group of U.S. Army medical officers includes several who were to be prominent in the history of the Army Medical Museum and the Library of The Surgeon General. Standing (left to right): Lt. Col. William G... More
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Brig. Gen. George M. Sternberg, The Surgeon General of the Army for 9 years, 1893-1902, turned the thought of the Museum toward bacteriology.
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Early X-ray apparatus at the Medical Museum. A. Roentgen ray tube. B. Static electric apparatus.
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Dr. Carlos Juan Finlay, whose theory of transmission of yellow fever by the bite of mosquitoes was tested and proved by Walter Reed.
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Fifth home of the Museum. The view of the building shown here is from the architect's drawing.
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Lt. James Carroll, a member of the Yellow Fever Board, who contracted the disease in its experiments, became sixth Curator of the Army Medical Museum, 1902-1907.
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Dr. Jesse W. Lazear, a member of the Yellow Fever Board, who lost his life in its experiments.
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Dr. Aristides Agramonte, Cuban member of the Yellow Fever Board, was its only "Immune."
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Camp Lazear. A. The small cabins in the distance are the "Infected Mosquito Building" and the "Infected Clothing Building." The tents housed the detachment. B. Building in which the fomites theory was disproved.
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Maj. Walter Reed, fifth Curator of the Museum, 1893-1902.
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Maj. Frederick F. Russell, seventh Curator of the Museum, 1907-1913, who introduced typhoid fever vaccination in the Army.
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Maj. Frederick Fuller Russell (extreme right) vaccinating volunteers against typhoid.
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Maj. Eugene R. Whitmore, eighth Curator of the Museum, 1913-1915.
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Changes in the concepts of dentistry since the time when this type of equipment was familiar have been quite as profound as the change in the equipment and instruments used.
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Army Medical School laboratories, located in the Museum-Library building in the first decade of the 20th century. A. Bacteriological laboratory.
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Col. Champe C. McCulloch, Jr., ninth Curator of the Museum, 1915-1916.
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Dr. Daniel Smith Lamb.
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Cutting and polishing room for motion pictures.
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In 1917, with the coming of World War I, typhoid vaccination scenes such as this were commonplace.
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This laboratory of the nineties was that of Dr. William M. Gray, who carried on the tradition of achievement in photomicrography established by Dr. Woodward and Dr. Curtis.
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After 15 years of operation in the Museum building, the Army Medical School moved in 1910 to rented quarters on Louisiana Avenue.
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Headquarters for medical art in the Army Medical Museum, World War I, with staff members dutifully posing for the photographer.
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Maj. John Hill Brinton, U.S. Volunteers, first Curator of the Army Medical Museum, 1862-1864.
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Instruction Laboratory, World War I. A. Drying racks for motion-picture film.
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Col. William O. Owen, tenth Curator of the Museum, 1916-1919.
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Colonel Owen's "dream" of a new Museum and Library building, as pictured by Lt. Morris L. Bower, October 1918.