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Portrait
of Samuel D. Gross, MD.
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Portrait
of Samuel D. Gross, MD
An 1828
graduate of Jefferson Medical College, Samuel D. Gross (1805-1884)
served as Professor of Surgery at Jefferson from 1856-1882. Considered
one of the finest surgeons of his time, Gross was the first alumnus
to be appointed to a professorship at Jefferson. After serving on
Jefferson's faculty for twenty-five years Gross resigned in March
of 1882. He retained the title of Emeritus Professor of Surgery
until his death on 6 May 1884 in Philadelphia.
During
the nineteenth century, studios produced thousands of cabinet cards,
such as the one featured here, each day. While often of private
individuals, studios also sold photographs of popular figures. The
image itself was produced either as an albumen print from a wet
collodian negative or by a paper print process such as gelatin silver
or salted prints. The photograph was then mounted on a board for
stability.
This portrait
is an example of the portraits preserved in the University Archives
and Special Collections' Art/Photo Collection. Many of the images
in the Art/Photo Collection have been digitized and placed online
as part of the Philadelphia Historical
Digital Image Library (PHDIL).
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