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First use of anesthesia in surgery, 1846

First public demonstration of surgical anesthesia, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, 1846.
Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustratioin

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MAP: BOSTON, c1880. Boston Old and New. A map of Boston, Massachusetts, c1880, by Justin Winsor, showing the citys expansion through landfill

MAP: BOSTON, c1880.
'Boston Old and New. A map of Boston, Massachusetts, c1880, by Justin Winsor, showing the city's expansion through landfill

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Revolutionary Uniforms

Illustration of the uniforms of the American army during the American War of Independence (1775 - 1783). Left to right are Light Infantry, First City Troop (Philadelphia), Washington's Bodyguards, Pennsylvania Line Infantry, Massachusetts Line Infantry, New York Line Infantry, Artillery Captain, South Carolina Line Infantry, General George Washington's uniform and Moylan's Dragoons. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

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