Pneumo-thorax!

Name/Title

Pneumo-thorax!

Entry/Object ID

2022.12.1.11

Description

Photograph of Ken Ho, a tuberculosis patient, receiving a pneumothorax treatment. He is wearing a mask and laying on his right side. This photograph was likely taken at Bellevue Hospital. Handwritten caption on album page reads, "Pneumo-thorax!"

Photograph Details

Subject Person or Organization

Ho, Kenneth

Subject Place

Business

Bellevue Hospital

City

New York

State/Province

New York

Country

United States of America

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Ho, Kenneth

Role

Photographer

Date made

circa 1946 - circa 1947

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Photograph, Black-and-White

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Surgery, Tuberculosis, Medical personnel, Physicians, Nurses, Operating rooms

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Ho, Kenneth