c. 1870 Microphotograph of Blood Cells Under Microscope, Dr. S. W. Fletcher, Pepperell MA (2 of 2) Lilley I believe it was likely

I believe it was likely a piece by Homer Gunn (1919-2001)

Jack straws themselves average about 3 1/4” long and are in great shape

woven of ash splint I believe

speculating that the trade card was most likely made for the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893

c. 1870 Microphotograph of Blood Cells Under Microscope, Dr. S. W. Fletcher, Pepperell MA (2 of 2) Lilley I believe it was likelyI don't know a whole lot about microphotography or about blood cells either, really! but I know that this is a microphotograph (a photograph taken under a microscope) of blood, and that is was produced by Dr. S. W. Fletcher of Pepperell, MA c. 1870s. (Included in documentation is another from the set this came from, that one mounted with printed attribution on the board.) I've learned that William Henry Fox Talbot (18001877) was taking photographs