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Sacramento,CA - No Date - Doctor's Office Photograph :

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Photographic Images Start Price:50.00 USD Estimated At:100.00 - 200.00 USD
Sacramento,CA - No Date - Doctor's Office Photograph :
This 5 1/2" by 3 3/4" black mounted photo by an unknown photographer shows a doctor in his office most likely in the late 1800s. Mounted 8 7/8" by 6 7/8." The mounting is in excellent condition. There are only two nicks - one on the upper left corner and the other on the lower edge. The bottom right corner has a bit of wear. The photo itself is clear and has good contrast. It does have one darker spot on the left side and some darkening on the right side. In typical Victorian picture hanging fashion, the doctor has his degrees displayed for all to see. The office is quite cluttered and not what modern neatly arranged doctor's offices reflect at all. His shelves are messy with papers but his parmaceuticals are in order. Behind the doctor's chair on the floor is a Mallinckrodt Chemical Works box. Apparently, the doctor bought many of is drugs from this St. Louis, MO based company. Incorporated in 1877, the company was one of the first drug companies in the West. It produced anhydrous ammonia, aqua ammonia, ether, chloroform among other chemicals. Behind the doctor to the left, pinned on the wall is a Southern Pacific, Sacramento broadside. Under that is a metal candlestick phone with a wooden ear piece. They were manufactured from the 1890s to the 1920s, helping to pinpoint the time of this photo.