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Patient in a hot head pillow.

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COLLECTION
United States Sanitary Commission records

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Title
Patient in a hot head pillow.
Additional title: [Man lies on cot under bed cover, his bandaged head rests in wooden apparatus with straps designed to elevate and cool head while allowing moisture from bandages to drip in basin below head.]
Names
United States Sanitary Commission (Creator)
Collection

United States Sanitary Commission records

Condensed Historical Matter

Photographs, prints and drawings

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1861 - 1872
Library locations
Manuscripts and Archives Division
Shelf locator: MssCol 3101
Topics
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
Genres
Photographs
Notes
Content: Separated from Medical Committee Archives No. DCCLXXI (772), first draft, “Posture[,] dressings and the daily care of wounded parts” by David Prince, M.D. Titles supplied from document and photographs in second draft.
Physical Description
Extent: 14 x 19 cm.
Albumen prints
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11660964
MSS Unit ID: 18819
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 22237d90-c614-012f-3313-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1861: Created (Approximate)
  • 2013: Digitized
  • 2021: Found by you!
  • 2022

MLA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Patient in a hot head pillow." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1861 - 1872. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47dd-e7ad-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Patient in a hot head pillow." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 20, 2021. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47dd-e7ad-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. (1861 - 1872). Patient in a hot head pillow. Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47dd-e7ad-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Wikipedia Citation

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Patient in a hot head pillow.