Caption
Enlargement of a membrane in a piece of large intestine, Perpendicular Section of Colon Coated with Pseudomembrane, page, photomechanical print, inscription: 'Magnified 63 diameters., Photo-micrograph by assistant surgeon JJ Woodward, USA, From No. 681. MICROSCOPICAL SECTION.', address: '624 N. 24th St., Philadelphia.', photographer: Joseph Janvier Woodward, cliché maker: American Photo-Relief Printing Company, Philadelphia, c. 1874 - in or before 1879, North America, paper, Woodburytype, Woodburytypepie, height 127 mm x width 115 mm, anatomical specimen, intestines, A rectangular framed image with a high-contrast, textured horizontal composition occupying the upper portion of a pale page; the top area shows a dark, irregular mound with dense stippled texture that slopes down into a band of lighter, finely wrinkled, layered patterns, beneath which lies a broad dark horizontal stripe with a rough surface, followed by another textured, fibrous band at the bottom of the framed area; the paper surrounding the framed image is off-white with slight discoloration and a narrow margin.
Credit line
Photo12/Liszt Collection
Reference
LZT26B04_244
License type
Rights managed
Available size
40.2Mb (6.4Mb) / 10.6in x 14.7in / 3193 x 4404 (300dpi)