W. Eugene Smith
Dr. Ceriani carries a patient from basement ward to operating room

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Artist W. Eugene Smith (American, 1918–1978)American, 1918–1978

CultureAmerican

Titles

Dr. Ceriani carries a patient from basement ward to operating room
from the series The Country Doctor

Date1948

PlaceKremmling, Colorado, United States

MediumGelatin silver print

Dimensions9 3/8 × 13 1/2 in. (23.8 × 34.3 cm) (image)
9 7/8 × 14 in. (sheet)

Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by "One Great Night in November, 2001" and by Dr. John P. McGovern and various other donors

Object number2001.235

Not on view

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Department

Photography

Object Type

PHOTOGRAPHS

ProvenanceTime-Life Collection; Howard Greenberg.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Marked in pencil on verso:
"PHOTO #5530503"
"PF34757TL"
"T. Mitchell/Carrying patient upstairs to operating rm."
"Country doctor Ernest Ceriani of Kremmling, Colo. carries/ Thomas Mitchell up to operating room to amputate his/gangreous leg Hospital has no elevator"
Numerous other pencil markings.

Stamped on verso:
"©_____Time Inc. All Rights Reserved./No reproduction, commercial display...permission of the copyright holder"
"LIFE PHOTO/BY/W. EUGENE SMITH"
"27216"
"AUG 17 1948"
"USED IN LIFE SEP 20 1948"
"INTERNATIONAL EDITION OCT 11 1948"
"COUNTRY DOCTOR"
"LIFE PRINT/BY/PETER URBAN"

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