Sebaceous Glands in Eyelid of Calf

Artist Joseph Javier Woodward (American, 1833 - 1884)

Dateca. 1865

MediumAlbumen print

DimensionsOverall: 6 1/8 x 6 1/8 inches (15.56 x 15.56 cm)

Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.

Object number2005.27.401

InscribedInscription with attached label "WAR DEPARTMENT / Surgeon General's Office, Army Medical Museum" Front of Mount Letterpress Description: and continues "By J.J. WOODWARD, Asst. Surg., U.S.A. / By Order of the Surgeon General" On white label affixed below "...Army Medical Museum": "Sebaceous Glands in Eyelid of Calf. / From a carmine imbibtion. The hair around which the gland lobules are / grouped, being out of focus, appears as a black spot. The secreting / cells of the gland lobules and their nuclei are well shown. / Magnified 500 diameters. Negative No. 367, New Series."

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DescriptionCircular image with small amorphous objects inside larger semi-translucent circles surrounded by water-like ripples, a dark circle appears near the center.Gallery Label

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By the 1860s, the camera was a valued tool of scientific research. When used in conjunction with the telescope and the microscope, photography greatly expanded the range of human perception. This work is from a large series of medical images made by the staff of the Surgeon General's Office of the U. S. Army.

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