5/3/11

Reminder- Civil War Photography Lecture & Reception Tonight

Dr. Burns Will Lecture on
The Wounded Civil War Solder-
New York’s Civil War Soldiers:
Photographs of Dr. R. B. Bontecou, Words of Walt Whitman


LECTURE AND BOOK SIGNING TONIGHT, MAY 3, 6 P.M.
OPENING EXHIBITION RECEPTION TO FOLLOW AT 7 PM

If you wish to attend the lecture- please RSVP as it is nearly full!
RSVP TO education@merchantshouse.org or 212-777-1089

The Merchant’s House Museum
29 East Fourth Street (Between Lafayette and Bowery), New York, NY 10003


PREVIEW IMAGES FROM THE EXHIBITION
The Center Image is a Page from Dr.Bontecou's Wartime Album
The Larger Images Are From His Later Album
Below is the Sign From Bontecou's Private Practice
A Civil War Amputation Kit, Stereoviews...
The Two Large Images at The Botton are of Rowland Ward- Rare Plastic Surgery Case
(Multiple Operations to Create a Lower Jaw by NY Surgeon Gurdon Buck 1807-1877)
The 7th Regiment Case. In The Corner is a Photo of Charles Cunard Co A 7th NY
Wounded April 7th 1865 at The Battle of Bachelor's Home  
Dr. Stanley Burns at The Merchant's House Museum