Scarce Signed Photograph
1910.
9.75 x 7.25 inches, heavy stock deckle-edged black-and-white portrait, no place, no date, circa 1910, signed "S. Baruch" -- a distinguished shoulder-up image with his trademark small rimmed glasses and Van Dyke beard. Outstanding contrast as Baruch has signed on the white border below his image. Near fine condition.
Jewish physician and pioneer of hydrotherapy in the United States but best known as the father of financier Bernard Baruch. He began his career as a surgeon in the Confederate Army, twice being captured by Union troops. After the battle of Gettysburg, upon General Lee's retreat, he was ordered to stay behind to care for some 225 seriously wounded Southern soldiers. His legacy lives on with a Medical School in North Carolina and a Public School in New York City named after him.
Binding: Unbound
Language: English
Price: $500.00
Item #265865