Back tothumbnails

'Alexander Graham Bell and assistant use an electrical detector to find a bullet in the torso of ail Artist: W Shinkle.

'Alexander Graham Bell and assistant use an electrical detector to find a bullet in the torso of ail Artist: W Shinkle.

2-650-363 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

'Alexander Graham Bell and assistant use an electrical detector to find a bullet in the torso of ailing US President James Garfield, 1881', c1882, (1938). In 1881, after President Garfield had Iain for several weeks with an unlocated bullet in his torso, young Mr. Bell increased his renown by making an electrical detector which he and an assistant were permitted to apply to the sufering Executive. From Adventures of America 1857-1900, by John A. Kouwenhoven [Harper & Brothers Publishers, New York and London, 1938]

Image Details

People Information

Creator
  1. W Shinkle, attributed to: : Artist
Subject
  1. Alexander Graham Bell: British, Scottish, American: Inventor, audiologist
  2. James A Garfield: American: President of United States, politician
People Related
  1. Harper & Brothers Publishers: American: Publishers, publisher, publishing company
  2. John A Kouwenhoven: : Author, writer
Medium
  1. Engraving
Geographic Hierarchy

World North and Central America United States

  1. 38 00 00 N , 098 00 00 W
Category Hierarchy

Science & Nature Medicine

Science & Nature Technology & Innovation

History & Politics Politics Politicians

People Inventors

Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 9278x6688
File Size : 60,597kb

Aliases

  1. 0580036109
  1. 2-650-363
  1. 2650363
Buy a Print  

Keywords - refine your search by combining multiple keywords below.

Back to top