Doctor & Skeleton Patient Medical Antique 1800s Unusual Rare CDV Photo Oddities architecture "Our Automatic Photographic Machine produces

"Our Automatic Photographic Machine produces a photograph in thirty seconds"

NOTE: Scan number 3 is for reference only and a hard copy is NOT included

Scratched in the background above his head on each tintype is his name

Light crease upper-left

Studio imprint on the bottom is Finn of Livingston

Doctor & Skeleton Patient Medical Antique 1800s Unusual Rare CDV Photo Oddities architecture "Our Automatic Photographic Machine producesOriginal c. 1870 CDV showing a man.. probably a doctor sitting next to a real human skeleton. The man is holding an open (medical) book and has his other hand on the skeleton's forehead, as if taking his temperature. If you look closely, both are smoking cigars. 4" x 2. 5" with blank back, so location is not known. Light moisture stains, soiling and a scuff near the top.