Phineas Gage Images

By Kendra Cherry, black-rose-bielefeld.de Guide

Prior to the 2009 and 2010 discovery of photographs of Phineas Gage, the only existing depiction that existed was a life mask made of his face and skull. The life mask was made for Henry Jacob Bigelow sometime around 1849 or 1850. Bigelow was a surgeon and professor at Harvard who published an article in American Journal of the Medical Sciences on Gage's case, which helped generate considerable attention. Today, the life mask can be seen at the Warren Anatomical Museum at the Harvard University School of Medicine.

• Phineas Gage Photo Discovered
• A View of the Accident Site
• News of Gage's Accident
• An Illustration of Gage's Injury
• The Extent of Gage's Brain Injuries
• Phineas Gage Life Mask
• A Second Portrait of Phineas Gage
• Gage's Skull and the Famous Tamping Iron