Adrienne,

I've forwarded your message to the Reference Librarian's Discussion List.

Val Hogan.
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> From:         Leith, Adrienne
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> Sent:         Friday, 6 November 1998 3:10 PM
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> Subject:      searching for the original Roentgen x-ray image
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> Hello fellow listers - this is a question for all, but particularly U.S.
> colleagues.
>
> LOOKING FOR ROENTGEN'S X-RAY IMAGE
>
> Roentgen took the worlds' first x-ray image in late 1895.  You many know
> of
> this image - his wifes' hand with a wedding band showing.
>
> In early 1896, Roentgen apparently sent a copy of this image with his
> scientific report "On a new kind of Rays" to eight scientists located
> around
> the world.
>
> I am trying to locate at least one of these copies to gain a copy myself.
> It would be used as a focal image in an upcoming exhibition which I am
> working on, which explores the theme of mapping the human mind and body.
>
> Although Roentgen did not send a copy to Northern America, apparently
> there
> is at least one in a major library there.  Does anyone know which library
> has a copy, or any museum or collecting institution that holds one of
> these
> valuable items?
>
> Thanks for your time and interest.
>
> Regards Adrienne Leith
> Curator, Inside Out
> Human Mind and Body Program
> Museum Victoria
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