Silver gelatin photograph showing a surgical team performing an operation in a hospital operating room. Several doctors and assistants in white coats and caps surround the patient on the operating table while a nurse stands at right. Overhead lamps and exposed fixtures illuminate the scene, and anatomical equipment and shelving are visible in the background. Early 20th century.

The image captures an active surgical procedure with visible instruments and operative work in progress. Motion blur from moving staff conveys the intensity and immediacy of the operation, suggesting an early documentary or instructional photograph made within a teaching hospital or clinical setting. Photographs depicting surgery in progress from this period are uncommon and strongly associated with the development of modern medical practice.

Unmarked mount, about 5 x 7 inches.