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Charles L. Burdick's x-ray, circa 1917
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Black and white photograph of the first X-ray machine built in the US by Charles L. Burdick. The image is faded with time but depicts predominantly a series of wires running across an L-shaped table, with a chair in the corner. Original caption: "First X-ray apparatus in U.S. built by C.L. Burdick in 1917 after return to US from England".
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