Glass X-rays and Wooden Case

Creator

Keystone View Company

Donor

Westchester Medical Society

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Identifier

2015.1.45

Date Created

c.1892-1900's

Physical Dimensions

4"-by-12.5"

Description

X-rays were discovered in 1895 by Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen of Germany. Only six months after Roentgen's discovery, x-rays were being used during wartime battles to locate bullets within soldiers. Used in Meadville, PA, USA.