Photographic lantern slide, which consists of a black and white photograph emulsion between two flat pieces of rectangular-shaped glass; the glass is held together with black paper strips along all four edges; the front lower left corner has an attached small rectangular white paper label; the phot…
Photographic lantern slide, which consists of a black and white photograph emulsion between two flat pieces of rectangular-shaped glass; the glass is held together with black paper strips along all four edges; the front lower left corner has an attached small rectangular white paper label; the photograph shows a skin cancer on a patient's neck being treated with four radium needles housed in brass screens taped together, then put on the affected area.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
From the Department of Radiology at Kingston General Hospital.
Material
glass: clear
paper: black; white; red
Inscriptions
"Brass screen radium applicators used to treat // skin cancer"; The paper label has a red border along all of its edges, as well as numbers written on in ink, which read, "1035"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-C8-7
Dimension Notes
Length: 10.1 cm. x Width: 8.2 cm. x Depth: 0.3 cm.
Condition Remarks
The slide arrived slightly dirty and dusty; the slide shows minor wear, but the glass and paper are complete