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(Please see all pictures. As shown, cardboard is not in the best of shape. Photo itself shows some wear but as expected from 100+ years)
Original 1920s Harvard Medical School fraternity photograph.
Offered is an original large-format gelatin silver group photograph of members of Theta Kappa Psi at Harvard Medical School, identified on the reverse as dating to about May 1925.
The photograph was produced by the renowned Notman photographic studio, with the Boston studio imprint visible beneath the image.
One of the best features of this piece is the extensive handwritten identification on the reverse, listing the names and medical schools of many of the members pictured, including students from Harvard, Washington University, Jefferson Medical College, Minnesota, Nebraska, Pittsburgh, and others. Several members are noted as absent as well.
Details
Original gelatin silver photograph
Approximate date: circa May 1925
Harvard Medical School
Theta Kappa Psi medical fraternity
Notman Studio (Boston)
Large format mounted photograph
Handwritten identifications on reverse
Original mount included
Condition
Good antique condition considering age.
Mount exhibits edge wear, tears, corner loss, creasing and age discoloration.
Photograph itself displays well with strong contrast and good image clarity.
Please review all photographs carefully as they are part of the description.
This is an outstanding piece of Harvard medical history and would make an excellent addition to any collection of medical memorabilia, Harvard University, early fraternity history, or antique photography.
Please feel free to message with any questions.
We did our best to transcribe as many names as possible below.
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(The reverse lists 'Arnulfo Arias' among absent members. This may refer to future Panamanian President Arnulfo Arias Madrid, who attended Harvard Medical School during this period. Buyers should conduct their own research regarding this attribution.)
Top Row-
A. C. Mahan — Miami
Cornelius O. Tracy — Middlebury
Emory W. DeKay — University of Wyoming
Henry Brown, Sr. — Mount Union
Second Row-
C. R. Smith
Alonzo A. Palermo
Courtenay D. Headley — Middlebury
Edgar Neptune
Third Row (Members Left)-
James Clifford Murdock — University of Pittsburgh
Robert Ritchie Linton — University of Washington
Lawrence Webb Sloane — Harvard University
James Reginald Aston — University of Washington
Front Row-
Robert Louis Cook — Harvard University
Donald McNeil
ABSENT -
Richard Batty Cottell — Mount Union
Dave Kidd — Princeton
“ARNULFO ARIAS”
Emil Albert Falk — University of Minnesota
Maurice M. Pike
R. F. Johnston
D. B. Nair (or Nair/Nairr) — University of Pittsburgh
Harvard
Harvard University
Harvard Medical School
Medical school
Medical students
Fraternity
Medical fraternity
Group photograph
Cabinet photograph
Mounted photograph
Class photo
Boston Massachusetts
Physician history
Antique photograph
Medical history
Academic memorabilia
College memorabilia
University collectible
Doctor
Early 20th century
1900’s
1925
