Re-enactment of the first operation under anesthesia (ether). The actual operation took place on October 16, 1846; this re-enactment took place shortly afterwards. Daguerrotype by Southworth & Hawes, c. 1846-1847
{{Information |Description=Use of Ether for Anesthesia. By Southworth & Hawes. American, Massachusetts, early 1847. Daguerreotype. 5 3/4 x 7 7/8 in. |Source=www.getty.edu |Date=1847 |Author=Southworth & Hawes |Permission= |other_versions= }} [[Cate