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Secretary of Defense Louis Johnson and Undersecretary of the Army Archibald S. Alexander, making an inspection tour of the Army Medical Center's Prosthetic Research Laboratory this week, examine the new universal hand demontrated [sic] by Virgil Pittman, research test amputee

Collection:
Images from the History of Medicine (IHM)
Contributor(s):
Army Prosthetics Research Laboratory (U.S.)
Publication:
Washington, D.C. : Army Medical Center, Prosthetic Research Laboratory, [1949 or 1950]
Language(s):
English
Format:
Still image
Abstract:
A young male amputee with a prosthetic left arm stands in profile on the right. He raises his prosthetic hand toward Secretary Louis Johnson who stands on the left and points at the hand. Undersecretary Archibald S. Alexander stands in the middle and looks at the young man.
Copyright:
The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain. (More information)
Extent:
1 photographic print : 26 x 21 cm.
Technique:
black and white
NLM Unique ID:
101442562 (See catalog record)
NLM Image ID:
A014997
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101442562