Name/Title
Dissecting Class No. 31, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Baltimore, MD [18]82-[18]83Entry/Object ID
1997.244.188Description
Group photo of White men standing around a corpse on a table, with a Black man seated on the floor in front. The White medical students wear rubberized aprons and smocks over their suits; the Black man, identified as a janitor and "professional body snatcher," wears a light-colored smock, and holds a pipe in his mouth.Photograph Details
Type of Photograph
Albumen PrintCollection
Alumni Association CollectionAcquisition
Accession
1997.244Acquisition Method
Found in CollectionsInscription/Signature/Marks
Type
InscriptionLocation
versoTranscription
Dissecting Class, No. 31 College of Physicians and Surgeons, Session 82-83, Baltimore, MD.
Commencing on the left hand side
name and home
W. W. Morgan Wheeling W. Va.
A A. Haig- Ogdensburg N.Y-
M. P. Conway Ithaca N.Y.
T. J. Smoth Providence R.I.
Frank R. McDonald Pittsburg Pa.-
Fred. M. Walsh, St. John. N.B.
Elon N. Carpenter Phelps N.Y.
L. . Seiver Big Rapids Mich
H. H. Phillips " " " " "
Yours Respty [Respectfully]
W. P. Conway
Nigger John
Janitor and Professional Body Snatcher Jan 8 '83Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Print, PhotographicNomenclature Primary Object Term
PhotographNomenclature Sub-Class
Graphic DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsDimensions
Dimension Description
MountHeight
8 inWidth
10 inDimension Description
PrintHeight
6-1/8 inWidth
9 inCreated By
khammerstrom@umaryland.eduCreate Date
April 3, 2025Updated By
khammerstrom@umaryland.eduUpdate Date
April 3, 2025
