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Military surgery of the zone of the advance

Tarnowsky, George de, 1873- · 1918 · Philadelphia and New York : Lea & Febiger · 25 pictures

A 1918 field manual of military surgery by George de Tarnowsky, issued by Lea & Febiger in Philadelphia and New York for army surgeons treating gunshot wounds near the front. The plates shown are outline diagrams of X-ray localizing apparatus—jointed rods, pointers, plumb bobs and dashed sight lines projected onto a flat board—alongside grey halftone photographs of bench-mounted equipment, offering clean lettered technical line work and geometric projection motifs.

World War, 1914-1918 · Gunshot wounds · X-rays · Medicine, Military · Wounds and injuries · Military Medicine · Surgical Procedures, Operative

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