Thanks Val.   I did get a dozen answers from the list, so I think that I
have the leads I need.  But do get back to me if anyone answers, and thanks
for following up for me.
Adrienne

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> From:         Hogan, Val
> Reply To:     Museum discussion list
> Sent:         Monday, 9 November 1998 7:48 AM
> To:   [log in to unmask]
> Subject:      Re: searching for the original Roentgen x-ray image
>
> Adrienne,
>
> I've forwarded your message to the Reference Librarian's Discussion List.
>
> Val Hogan.
> > ----------
> > From:         Leith, Adrienne
> > Reply To:     Museum discussion list
> > Sent:         Friday, 6 November 1998 3:10 PM
> > To:   [log in to unmask]
> > Subject:      searching for the original Roentgen x-ray image
> >
> > 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
> > [log in to unmask]
> >
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