Doctor & Skeleton Patient Medical Antique 1800s Unusual Rare CDV Photo Oddities architecture Light crease upper-left

Light crease upper-left

"six feet in height

Very good antique condition with light surface wear and small pinholes in each corner

with a couple/few tintypes mixed in

was a famous banjo player

Doctor & Skeleton Patient Medical Antique 1800s Unusual Rare CDV Photo Oddities architecture Light crease upper-leftOriginal 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.