Name/Title
Photo of Judge Tappan in Dr. Shepard's dentist chair, with Herbert Clark nearby, 1903Entry/Object ID
1996.177.1Description
Acc. No. 96.177.1
Subject Category: Doctors
Date or Period: 1903
Object: Photograph
Description: Sepia-toned photo, unmounted except for remnants of scrapbook paper on verso. Photographer unknown. Image has been damaged by the following: diagonal tear (L-1 1/2 x W-1 in.) coming from the right margin; glue staining penetrating the image's emulsion; date "1903" is written in blue ballpoint ink onto upper left corner; and a typed description label is affixed to the bottom edge.
Size: L-3 1/2 x W-4 1/2 in.
History of Object: Interesting scene in a turn-of-the-century dental office, showing Dr. William Shepard, the dentist, standing by the chair in which sits his patient, Judge Robert B. Tappan. Herbert Clark sits in a nearby chair.
Acquired from: Unknown.
Date: 5/25/96
Pre-1971 donation, uncataloged
