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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00687.219 |
| From Archive Folder | Papers of George May Powell |
| Title | James Burril to George May Powell about a an exhibit of artificial limbs and competition from Georgia and advertising |
| Date | 23 April 1866 |
| Author | Burrill, James S. (fl. 1866) |
| Recipient | Powell, George May |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | He reports that the committee was pleased with the exhibit of their artificial limbs. He described their competition from Georgia and the mechanics of their limb movement. The committee will wait to make their decision after seeing more exhibits. A member of the committee is a leading surgeon and a friend of GMP. The best form of advertisement is the New York Daily News with a large Southern circulation. |
| Subjects | Health and Medical Science and Technology Injury or Wound Industry |
| People | Powell, George May (1835-1905) |
| Place written | Nashville, Tennessee |
| Theme | Health & Medicine; Science, Technology, Invention; Merchants & Commerce |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Additional Information | Powell was a Lincoln supporter and served as a statistician in the Treasury Department during the Civil War. Active in religious work as a young man, he was the secretary and manager of the Evangelistic Press Association and led a topographical corps through Egypt and North Africa to create Sunday School maps of Palestine and the Holy Land. Powell participated in the American Forestry Commission, the Grange and Patrons of Husbandry, the American Academy of Political and Social Sciences, and the National Geographic Society. He was active in Sabbath reform work. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |