Nineteenth Century Photography of Doctors
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This image shows a man wearing a bowler hat holding an umbrella in his right hand and a square medical case typically used to carry "medicines" in his left hand, and another person wearing a top hat holding a medical bottle in his right hand and a medical bag and binaural stethoscope in his left hand, circa 1895. This cabinet card by Van de Grif, Sidney, Australia, is most likey a photo of a doctor (right) with his younger apprentice (left). Note the windsor tie with tie pin and banded shirt collar on the apprentice, which became a popular style in the 1890s.
This carte de viste photo shows a physician with his open pocket minor surgical set, circa 1860. Note the Phi Beta Kappa key on his vest pocket watch chain and top hat on the table next to the pocket set.
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