Winter Garlands Memorials in McDowell Park. Monuments To Brave Woman-Patient, Jane Todd Crawford, And Her Surgeon, Dr. Ephriam McDowell. (Printed verso reads: "On Christmas Day, 1809, Mrs. Jane todd Crawford, without benefit of anesthesia, submitted to an experimental operation, now known as the foundation of modern abdominal surgery, performed by Dr. Ephriam McDowell. Crawford recovered and lived thirty-three useful years. Kentucky State Medical Association erected these Memorials: to Dr. McDowell, in 1879; to Mrs. Crawford, in 1935." Postmarked 1950)
Creator
- unknown.
Language
- English
Collection
- Postcard Collection, | collection guide | more from this collection
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Publisher
- University of Kentucky
Format
Identifier
- 2008ms016
