Rare Antique American Medical Civil War Doctor Cornelius Agnew NY Cabinet Photo
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UP FOR SALE:Rare Antique American Medical Civil War Doctor Cornelius Agnew! NY Cabinet Photo!
Sanitary Commission! Columbia School of Mines! Hospital!
Fantastic Antique Victorian American Mounted Cabinet Photograph!
Wonderful Portrait of ID'd Doctor!
Doctor C. R. Agnew (Famous Medical Professional)
Location: 266 Madison Ave. New York City, NY
Date: 1880 - 1888
Portrait of Doctor Agnew Sitting at Table with Other M...edical Professional! Servant / Waitress waiting with tray!
INFO:
"Cornelius Rea Agnew (August 8, 1830 – April 18, 1888) was an American surgeon.[1]
Agnew was born in New York City, the son of William Agnew and Elizabeth Thompson Agnew. He graduated from Columbia College in 1849, and from the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons in 1852. That same year, he was appointed surgeon-general of New York State. He began to practice medicine in 1854, and served as a surgeon at the Ear and Eye Infirmary in New York City from 1855 through 1864. In 1856, he married Mary Nash.
During the American Civil War, he was medical director of the New York Volunteer Hospital, treating wounded soldiers from the Union army. He was prominent in the United States Sanitary Commission, which administered supplies and medical assistance to the field armies.
After the war, he assisted in establishing the Columbia School of Mines in 1864. He then founded the Brooklyn Eye and Ear Hospital in 1868 and the Manhattan Eye and Ear Hospital in 1869. He served as a professor of diseases of the eye and ear through 1888 until his death that year in New York City.
His papers were donated to the National Library of Medicine in the late 1980s" (WIKI)
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A great piece of 19th Century American Photography Ephemera!
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Sanitary Commission! Columbia School of Mines! Hospital!
Fantastic Antique Victorian American Mounted Cabinet Photograph!
Wonderful Portrait of ID'd Doctor!
Doctor C. R. Agnew (Famous Medical Professional)
Location: 266 Madison Ave. New York City, NY
Date: 1880 - 1888
Portrait of Doctor Agnew Sitting at Table with Other M...edical Professional! Servant / Waitress waiting with tray!
INFO:
"Cornelius Rea Agnew (August 8, 1830 – April 18, 1888) was an American surgeon.[1]
Agnew was born in New York City, the son of William Agnew and Elizabeth Thompson Agnew. He graduated from Columbia College in 1849, and from the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons in 1852. That same year, he was appointed surgeon-general of New York State. He began to practice medicine in 1854, and served as a surgeon at the Ear and Eye Infirmary in New York City from 1855 through 1864. In 1856, he married Mary Nash.
During the American Civil War, he was medical director of the New York Volunteer Hospital, treating wounded soldiers from the Union army. He was prominent in the United States Sanitary Commission, which administered supplies and medical assistance to the field armies.
After the war, he assisted in establishing the Columbia School of Mines in 1864. He then founded the Brooklyn Eye and Ear Hospital in 1868 and the Manhattan Eye and Ear Hospital in 1869. He served as a professor of diseases of the eye and ear through 1888 until his death that year in New York City.
His papers were donated to the National Library of Medicine in the late 1980s" (WIKI)
(NOTE: We are SELLING (4) Cabinet Photographs from Mr. Agnew's Office! Featuring His Assistant Doctors!Please Check Out Our Other Listings! All Out of the Same Estate! Worth a Look! )
A great piece of 19th Century American Photography Ephemera!
Actual item pictured! Item comes as seen and as is! Please see all photos!Shipping includes insurance & tracking for both buyer and seller's protection!If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to ask!
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