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Dr. Jared Potter Kirtland, Geologist and Physician
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Vignetted carte-de-visite of Dr. Jared Potter Kirtland (1793-1877), American scientist. Kirtland, among many other exploits, worked on the 1837 Ohio geological survey, and he helped to found the Cleveland Medical College, where he taught for over twenty years. Founded the Cleveland Academy of Science in 1845, which twenty later became the Kirtland Society of Natural History. Handwritten inscription at bottom of card reads, "Dr. J.P. Kirtland, 1866."
1866
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Dr. John Lang Cassells, Chemist
1866
Reproduction of a carte-de-visite portrait of Johnathan Lang Cassells (1808-1866), Scottish-born chemist. Worked as a physician and a Professor of chemistry, botany, and medicine at Cleveland Medic...
Professor Ezra S. Carr, Geologist
1866
Vignetted carte-de-visite portrait of Ezra S. Carr, geologist and California State Superintendent. He held chemistry professorships at various institutions. Bottom of image bears handwritten insc...
James Hall, Geologist
1866
Vignetted carte-de-visite portrait of James Hall (1811-1898), American geologist and paleontologist. Thought to be the top American invertebrate paleontologist of his era. In 1893, he was appoint...
Professor Alexander Winchell, Geologist
Quarter-length carte-de-visite of Alexander Winchell (1824-1891), State Geologist of Michigan and Professor of Geology and Paleontology at the University of Michigan. Plate caption at bottom reads,...
Charles Whittlesey, Geologist
1858
Carte-de-visite portrait of Charles Whittlesey (1808-1886), American Geologist. Fought in the Black Hawk War. Opened a law office and newspaper in Cleveland, Ohio. Worked as a topographer, geograph...
William W. Mather, Geologist
Reproduction of a vignetted carte-de-visite portrait of William W. Mather (1804-1859), geologist and U.S. Army officer. Ohio's first state geologist. Caption under image reads, "W.W. Mather, LL.D. ...
