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A portrait of Dr. Robert J. Gorlin, D.D.S., of Morgantown, West Virginia.

1. Gorlin, D. D. S., Robert J., of Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
010181
Title:
Gorlin, D. D. S., Robert J., of Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1963
Description:
A portrait of Dr. Robert J. Gorlin, D.D.S., of Morgantown, West Virginia.
'Progress in Dentistry- Contrasting ultra- speed bur, or drill, used regularly in dental clinics at WVU Medical Center with manual type used by dentists in the 1800s are Dr. Clarence R. McCurdy Jr. (left) instructor in operative dentistry, and Anthony Alleruzzo of Erie, Pa., third- year dental student. The old instrument, with its special cupped ring that slipped over the middle finger and protected the palm of the hand, is part of a collection given to the WVU School of Dentistry by descendants of Dr. John Matthew Gay Fairfax, once a dentist in Reedsville, Preston County, W. Va.'

2. Dental Student, West Virginia University

IDNO:
020364
Title:
Dental Student, West Virginia University
Date:
1968/07
Description:
'Progress in Dentistry- Contrasting ultra- speed bur, or drill, used regularly in dental clinics at WVU Medical Center with manual type used by dentists in the 1800s are Dr. Clarence R. McCurdy Jr. (left) instructor in operative dentistry, and Anthony Alleruzzo of Erie, Pa., third- year dental student. The old instrument, with its special cupped ring that slipped over the middle finger and protected the palm of the hand, is part of a collection given to the WVU School of Dentistry by descendants of Dr. John Matthew Gay Fairfax, once a dentist in Reedsville, Preston County, W. Va.'

3. Dental Instructor with Elementary Students, West Virginia University

IDNO:
020367
Title:
Dental Instructor with Elementary Students, West Virginia University
Date:
undated
According to an 1897 obituary, Jim McCoy was a dentist. He died while in Alliance, Ohio. The cause of death was alcohol poisoning after he drank a "quantity of wood alcohol as a substitute for whiskey". He was 50 years old and left a wife and four children.

4. Jim McCoy of Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
038506
Title:
Jim McCoy of Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1890
Description:
According to an 1897 obituary, Jim McCoy was a dentist. He died while in Alliance, Ohio. The cause of death was alcohol poisoning after he drank a "quantity of wood alcohol as a substitute for whiskey". He was 50 years old and left a wife and four children.