Lot 649

Dr. Goodfellow & Tombstone Hospital Ephemera

Estimate: $500 - $700

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Featured in this lot is this collection of ephemera concerning Dr. Goodfellow and Tombstone, Arizona hospital documents circa 1906-1908 and were displayed in the Tombstone Western Heritage Museum; Provenance: From the Tombstone Western Heritage Museum in Tombstone, Arizona. This colleciton of ephemera features 4 Tombstone Hospital documents and one photograph. The photograph is of Dr. George Goodfellow, this museum rendition is provided courtesy of The Arizona Historical Society and comes complete with an original museum tag that reads as follows: George Goodfellow Copy courtesy of the Ariz. Historical Society. George Emory Goodfellow (December 23, 1855 – December 7, 1910) was a physician and naturalist in the 19th- and early 20th-century American Old West who developed a reputation as the United States' foremost expert in treating gunshot wounds. As a medical practitioner in Tombstone, Arizona Territory, Goodfellow treated numerous bullet wounds to both lawmen and outlaws. He recorded several significant medical firsts throughout his career, including performing the first documented laparotomy for treating an abdominal gunshot wound and the first perineal prostatectomy to remove an enlarged prostate. He also pioneered the use of spinal anesthesia and sterile techniques in treating gunshot wounds and is regarded as the first civilian trauma surgeon. The first document is a Cochise County Hospital bill of health certificate dat4ed May 23rd, 1908 and certifies that Mr. John Cima is in good health and wouldn't be a burden to the lodge if accepted. The next two documents are unused RX notes on for George W. Huse, M.D. and the second is for N.N. Miller & Co. Druggists and Chemists. The last is a Dr. Bacon's Hospital bill of health certificate for E.P. Brown and signed by Dr. John E Bacon at the bottom of the certificate. John Elmer Bacon was a politician from Arizona who served a single term in the Arizona state senate during the 2nd Arizona State Legislature.[1] He was a doctor and surgeon who was an early proponent of Joseph Lister's theories on antiseptic measures. He was a charter member of the American College of Surgeons, and helped found the Southwest Medical and Surgical Association, and was president of the Arizona Medical Association. He was also one of the founders of the Arizona State League, a professional baseball league. The condition of this collection of Tombstone hospital photograph and ephemera is well preserved with no obvious signs of damage with slight browning to some of the ephemera but otherwise shows a well preserved condition. The measurements of this collection ranges from 4 1/8" x 3 1/2" to 11" x 8 1/2". TTD87, TTD88, P230, TTD42, TTD045

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