^#1658 ^Lot 1716 Gettysburg

Rare wet plate, albumen 4 x 2.5 carte-de-visite photo. No backmark. Two cents orange revenue tax stamp on the reverse. This view of a leg amputation was taken at Camp Letterman Hospital, Gettysburg. Surgeons prepare the leg for amputation, with an assistant administering anesthesia. Bottles are visible on the operating table and an open surgeon's kit can be seen on the stool at right. Wooden kick bucket is visible in the foreground. Man on crutches is standing at the left. Hospital tents in the background. The expected toning and wear, and trimmed edges, otherwise fine condition.