X-ray for child

PART OF:
The photographic library of the 'Daily Herald' newspaper
Made:
10 September 1957 in Washington
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Planet News photograph titled 'X-citing x-ray!' mage shows
Daily Herald Archive/Science Mus
© Mirrorpix

Planet News photograph titled 'X-citing x-ray!' mage shows
Daily Herald Archive/Science Mus
© Mirrorpix

Planet News photograph titled 'X-citing x-ray!' mage shows 4-year-old Anne Rankin sitting astride a hobby horse, with her chin resting on an x-ray plate. Her father, Army sergeant Russell P. Rankin of the Walter Reed military hospital in Washington DC, constructed the horse as an aid to taking x-rays of young children.

Details

Category:
Photographs
Collection:
Daily Herald Archive
Object Number:
1983-5236/31050
Materials:
ink and paper (fibre product)
Measurements:
overall: 230 mm x 181 mm
type:
photograph
credit:
Daily Herald Archive, National Science and Media Museum