S. Weir Mitchell, 1829–1914: Philadelphia's Literary Physician

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fig. 1 S. Weir Mitchell’s father, John Kearsley Mitchell. Courtesy of the Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Pennsylvania. 06a Picture Section_Cervetti 6/27/2012 1:57 PM Page 123 fig. 2 S. Weir Mitchell, 1858. Courtesy of the Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Pennsylvania. 06a Picture Section_Cervetti 6/27/2012 1:57 PM Page 124 fig. 3 The snake loop. From Researches upon the Venoms of Poisonous Serpents, 1886. fig. 4 S. Weir Mitchell. Courtesy of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia. 06a Picture Section_Cervetti 6/27/2012 1:57 PM Page 125 fig. 5 Camping expedition in Canada around 1870. Mitchell is seated fourth from the left. Courtesy of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia. 06a Picture Section_Cervetti 6/27/2012 1:57 PM Page 126 fig. 6 Mitchell is standing, fifth from the right. Orthopedic Hospital and Infirmary for Nervous Diseases. Courtesy of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia. 06a Picture Section_Cervetti 6/27/2012 1:57 PM Page 127 fig. 7(a-d) Before-and-after photographs of rest cure patients sent to Mitchell by the British physician William S. Playfair, 1882. Courtesy of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia. 7(a) 7(b) 06a Picture Section_Cervetti 6/27/2012 1:57 PM Page 128 7(c) 7(d) 06a Picture Section_Cervetti 6/27/2012 1:57 PM Page 129 7(e) 7(f ) fig. 7(e-f ) A further set of before-and-after photographs of rest cure patients sent to Mitchell by the British physician William S. Playfair, 1882. Courtesy of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia. 06a Picture Section_Cervetti 6/27/2012 1:57 PM Page 130 fig. 9 Mary Cadwalader Mitchell. Courtesy of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania. fig. 8 Mitchell’s study at 1524 Walnut Street. Courtesy of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia. 06a Picture Section_Cervetti 6/27/2012 1:57 PM Page 131 fig. 10 S. Weir Mitchell, 1898. Courtesy of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia. 06a Picture Section_Cervetti 6/27/2012 1:57 PM Page 132 fig. 11 S. Weir Mitchell and John Cadwalader. Ristigouche River, Canada. Courtesy of the Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Pennsylvania. 06a Picture Section_Cervetti 6/27/2012 1:57 PM Page 133 fig. 12 S. Weir Mitchell hiking on Mount Desert Island, Maine. Courtesy of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia. 06a Picture Section_Cervetti 6/27/2012 1:57 PM Page 134 fig. 13 S. Weir Mitchell, around 1890. Courtesy of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia. 06a Picture Section_Cervetti 6/27/2012 1:57 PM Page 135 ...