Cross section of a human brain
- Title:
- Cross section of a human brain
- Collection:
- Introduction to Photography Collections at Cornell
- Set:
- History of photography
- Creator:
- Wilder, Burt Green
- Creation Date:
- late 1880s
- ID Number:
- REX037_018
- Collection Number:
- 14-26-95
- File Name:
- REX037_018.jpg
- Work Type:
- Photograph
- Materials/Techniques:
- platinum prints
- Subject:
- Science
anatomy
medicine - Measurement:
- 13.5 x 17.6 (centimeters, height x width)
- Description:
- The brain is sitting on an unmarked surface, it is a vertical section, providing a view of both hemispheres, the lateral ventricle, and the thalamus. The folds of the brain can be seen around its border, but the center mass looks rather homogenous.
- Notes:
- Platinum print, one of a series of prints of anatomy in the 'Burt Green Wilder papers' collection.
- Cite As:
- Burt Green Wilder papers, #14-26-95. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
- Repository:
- Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library
- Archival Collection:
- Burt Green Wilder papers
- Box:
- 13
- Folder:
- 3
- Format:
- Image
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