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"Surgical Marvels: From UFOs to Cattle Mutilation

Background imageSurgical Collection: Trepanation, 14th century artwork

Trepanation, 14th century artwork
Trepanation. 14th century artwork of a doctor using a hammer and scalpel to perform a surgical operation known as trepanation

Background imageSurgical Collection: Nurses Watch Surgery

Nurses Watch Surgery
Nurses watch a surgical demonstration from a balcony

Background imageSurgical Collection: Total hip replacement, X-ray

Total hip replacement, X-ray
Total hip replacement. Coloured frontal X-ray of a female pelvis with a total hip replacement (white, lower right). The replacement hip consists of a ball and shaft

Background imageSurgical Collection: Calots spinal surgery, 19th century

Calots spinal surgery, 19th century
Calots spinal surgery, 19th-century artwork. This operation is being carried out by the French surgeon Jean-Francois Calot (1861-1944) on a condition known as Potts disease

Background imageSurgical Collection: Joseph Gray and Sons, Surgical Instrument Makers, Truss Works and Star Works

Joseph Gray and Sons, Surgical Instrument Makers, Truss Works and Star Works, Boston Street - trade card c. 1890
Original at Sheffield Archives ref. SY233/B4/2

Background imageSurgical Collection: Barber-surgeons, satirical artwork

Barber-surgeons, satirical artwork
Barber-surgeons. Satirical artwork depicting barber-surgeons and their patients as monkeys. At bottom, the barber role is being performed, while at top the surgical and medical roles are shown

Background imageSurgical Collection: Artificial hand of Goetz von Berlichingen

Artificial hand of Goetz von Berlichingen
Prosthethic hand and arm of Gottfried (Goetz) von Berlichingen (1480 1562), also known as Goetz of the Iron Hand, a German Imperial Knight and mercenary. Date: 1868

Background imageSurgical Collection: Pasteurs Jubilee celebrations, 1892

Pasteurs Jubilee celebrations, 1892
Pasteurs Jubilee celebrations. Artwork of British surgeon Joseph Lister (in gown, walking up steps, 1827-1912) and French chemist Louis Pasteur (being approached by Lister)

Background imageSurgical Collection: Hugh Owen Thomas, Welsh surgeon C016 / 6299

Hugh Owen Thomas, Welsh surgeon C016 / 6299
Hugh Owen Thomas (1834-1891), Welsh surgeon. Thomas is known as the father of orthopaedic surgery. He came from a family of renowned bone-setters

Background imageSurgical Collection: Sister and patient, Convalescent Police Seaside Home, Hove

Sister and patient, Convalescent Police Seaside Home, Hove
A nursing sister and her patient in the surgery of the Convalescent Police Seaside Home at 205 Kingsway, Hove, East Sussex

Background imageSurgical Collection: Eye surgery, conceptual artwork

Eye surgery, conceptual artwork
Eye surgery. Conceptual artwork of a human eye with a windscreen wiper being used to produce clear vision. This represents the correction of conditions such as a cataract (cloudiness of the eyes lens)

Background imageSurgical Collection: Cartoon - WWI - Haircut

Cartoon - WWI - Haircut
A cartoon making light of the perils of life on the front line and the frequent need for surgical intervention to operate on soldiers

Background imageSurgical Collection: Surgical Instruments / C18

Surgical Instruments / C18
Variety of surgical instruments

Background imageSurgical Collection: Lawson Tait

Lawson Tait
3586304 Lawson Tait; (add.info.: Photograph of Lawson Tait (1845-1899) a Scottish pioneer in pelvic and abdominal surgery. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Background imageSurgical Collection: Knives and tourniquets used for amputation. The tourniquets not only stemmed the flow of blood

Knives and tourniquets used for amputation. The tourniquets not only stemmed the flow of blood
526847 Knives and tourniquets used for amputation. The tourniquets not only stemmed the flow of blood, they also induced numbness, so reducing pain

Background imageSurgical Collection: An infected bullet wound

An infected bullet wound
2626721 An infected bullet wound; (add.info.: Infection in bullet wound, Surgical Memoirs of the War of the Rebellion, Vol 1, 1870.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Background imageSurgical Collection: Islamic treatise on surgery

Islamic treatise on surgery
2910548 Islamic treatise on surgery; (add.info.: Islamic treatise on surgery 12th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Background imageSurgical Collection: Dental keys for tooth extraction

Dental keys for tooth extraction
2625328 Dental keys for tooth extraction; (add.info.: Illustration of dental keys for tooth extraction. Savigny's catalogue of surgery implements, circa 1798.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Background imageSurgical Collection: Islamic treatise on surgery

Islamic treatise on surgery
2910532 Islamic treatise on surgery; (add.info.: Islamic treatise on surgery 12th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Background imageSurgical Collection: coronavirus

coronavirus
engin akyurt

Background imageSurgical Collection: coronavirus

coronavirus
engin akyurt

Background imageSurgical Collection: Surgical instruments found Pompeii, Italy, Mount Vesuvius

Surgical instruments found Pompeii, Italy, Mount Vesuvius
Vintage 19th century photograph: Surgical instruments found at the house of the surgeon in Pompeii, Italy, after the eruption of Mount Vesuvius

Background imageSurgical Collection: Fouberts surgical operation to remove a bladder stone

Fouberts surgical operation to remove a bladder stone: Mr Fouberts scalpel 1, flexible canula 2 and mark on the perineum for the external incision

Background imageSurgical Collection: 18th century surgical equipment

18th century surgical equipment
Bone saw 1, pincers 2, 3, scissors 4, lead mallet 5 and hook for childbirth 6. Copperplate engraving by Robert Benard from Denis Diderots Encyclopedia, Pellet, Geneva, 1779

Background imageSurgical Collection: WW2 - Hall Barn, near Beaconsfield, which was re-purposed during wartime to the

WW2 - Hall Barn, near Beaconsfield, which was re-purposed during wartime to the production of hospital supplies under its chatelaine the Honourable Mrs E F Lawson

Background imageSurgical Collection: surgical operation, Paris

surgical operation, Paris Date: 1925

Background imageSurgical Collection: Detail of Anatomy Lesson (oil on canvas)

Detail of Anatomy Lesson (oil on canvas)
490156 Detail of Anatomy Lesson (oil on canvas) by Flemish School, (17th century); Groeningemuseum, Bruges, Belgium; (add.info.: See also 490156.); © Art in Flanders

Background imageSurgical Collection: Anatomy Lesson (oil on canvas)

Anatomy Lesson (oil on canvas)
490155 Anatomy Lesson (oil on canvas) by Flemish School, (17th century); 109x133 cm; Groeningemuseum, Bruges, Belgium; © Art in Flanders

Background imageSurgical Collection: 13132609

13132609
Turtle approaching surgical glove drifting in the ocean. The glove looks like a jellyfish which is one of its common foods

Background imageSurgical Collection: 13132608

13132608
Used surgical glove drifting at sea, along with other plastic waste. Single-use masks, gloves and bottles of sanitizer shielding us from the spread of COVID-19 are ending up on the streets

Background imageSurgical Collection: 13132607

13132607
Used surgical glove drifting at sea, along with other plastic waste. Single-use masks, gloves and bottles of sanitizer shielding us from the spread of COVID-19 are ending up on the streets

Background imageSurgical Collection: 13132606

13132606
Surgical mask drifting in the ocean along with other plastic waste. Note Yellow Pygmy Goby, Lubricogobius exiguus, (about 2cm size) hiding inside the mask folds

Background imageSurgical Collection: 13132605

13132605
Plastic garbage floating in the ocean. The Covid-19 crisis has spurred rapid production of surgical masks, gloves, and other protective equipment

Background imageSurgical Collection: 13132604

13132604
Plastic garbage floating in the ocean. Single-use masks, gloves and bottles of sanitizer shielding us from the spread of COVID-19 are ending up on the streets, in the seas and among wildlife

Background imageSurgical Collection: 13132603

13132603
Used surgical mask used adrift at sea, along with other plastic waste. Single-use masks, gloves and bottles of sanitizer shielding us from the spread of COVID-19 are ending up on the streets

Background imageSurgical Collection: 13132602

13132602
Concept image depicting the ocean pollution by plastic gloves and masks related with coronavirus disease. The Covid-19 crisis has spurred rapid production of surgical masks, gloves

Background imageSurgical Collection: 13132601

13132601
Hawksbill Turtle approaching surgical glove drifting in the ocean. The glove looks like a jellyfish which is one of its common foods.Single-use masks

Background imageSurgical Collection: 13132600

13132600
Turtle approaching surgical glove drifting in the ocean. The glove looks like a jellyfish which is one of its common foods

Background imageSurgical Collection: 13132599

13132599
Transparent plastic glove drifting in the ocean. Single-use masks, gloves and bottles of sanitizer shielding us from the spread of COVID-19 are ending up on the streets

Background imageSurgical Collection: 13132598

13132598
Used masks and surgical gloves at the waters edge in an estuary. Single-use masks, gloves and bottles of sanitizer shielding us from the spread of COVID-19 are ending up on the streets

Background imageSurgical Collection: 13132597

13132597
Used masks and surgical gloves at the waters edge in an estuary. The Covid-19 crisis has spurred rapid production of surgical masks, gloves, and other protective equipment

Background imageSurgical Collection: 13132596

13132596
Mask and surgical gloves on top of urban sewer grid. Single-use masks, gloves and bottles of sanitizer shielding us from the spread of COVID-19 are ending up on the streets

Background imageSurgical Collection: 13132595

13132595
Mask and surgical gloves on top of urban sewer grid. Single-use masks, gloves and bottles of sanitizer shielding us from the spread of COVID-19 are ending up on the streets

Background imageSurgical Collection: 145-148 Aldersgate Street, London, 1879 (b / w photo)

145-148 Aldersgate Street, London, 1879 (b / w photo)
1786064 145-148 Aldersgate Street, London, 1879 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); London Metropolitan Archives

Background imageSurgical Collection: Une Operation (engraving)

Une Operation (engraving)
3645457 Une Operation (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Une Operation. Illustration for Le Magasin Pittoresque (1867)

Background imageSurgical Collection: The Book of Cirurgia by Hieronymus Brunschwig (litho)

The Book of Cirurgia by Hieronymus Brunschwig (litho)
6009910 The Book of Cirurgia by Hieronymus Brunschwig (litho) by German School, (15th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageSurgical Collection: The Book of Cirurgia by Hieronymus Brunschwig (litho)

The Book of Cirurgia by Hieronymus Brunschwig (litho)
6009934 The Book of Cirurgia by Hieronymus Brunschwig (litho) by German School, (15th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)



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"Surgical Marvels: From UFOs to Cattle Mutilation, Unveiling the Intriguing World of Medical Advancements" Step into the fascinating world wonders as we explore a myriad of captivating hints that have shaped the field throughout history. Delve into the enigmatic realm where Ufos and cattle mutilation intertwine with Joseph Gray and Sons, Surgical Instrument Makers, Truss Works and Star Works on Boston Street - an intriguing trade card from 1890 that leaves us pondering their connection. Travel back in time to the 14th century through trepanation's hauntingly beautiful artwork, showcasing ancient techniques used for cranial surgery. Witness nurses closely observing surgeries, their unwavering dedication evident in every watchful gaze. Marvel at X-ray images revealing total hip replacements, a testament to modern medicine's ability to restore mobility and improve lives. Journey further into medical history with Calots spinal surgery in the 19th century; a groundbreaking procedure that revolutionized treatment for spinal conditions. Behold Goetz von Berlichingen's artificial hand – an extraordinary creation embodying both artistry and functionality. Satirical artwork depicting barber-surgeons reminds us of how far we've come from those unconventional practices. Discover Hugh Owen Thomas, a Welsh surgeon whose contributions continue to shape orthopedic care today. His legacy lives on through his revolutionary methods that transformed patient outcomes forever. Witness heartwarming moments between sister and patient at Convalescent Police Seaside Home in Hove – a reminder of compassion amidst healing journeys. Conceptual artwork unveils eye surgeries' intricate nature while Pasteurs Jubilee celebrations transport us to an era celebrating scientific breakthroughs. Join us as we unravel these surgical mysteries – each hint offering glimpses into humanity's relentless pursuit of knowledge and innovation within this awe-inspiring field.