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DescriptionJosephmerrick1889.jpg	English: A photograph of Joseph Merrick (1862–1890), sometimes called the "Elephant Man". This photograph was taken in 1889 and published in the British Medical Journal with the announcement of Merrick's death. Čeština: Fotografie Josepha Merricka pořízená v roce 1889 a zveřejněná o rok později lékařským časopisem British Medical Journal poté, co Merrick zemřel.
Date	1889 (photograph taken) 1890-04-19 (published)
Source	"Death Of The 'Elephant Man'", British Medical Journal, Vol. 1, No. 1529 (Apr. 19, 1890), pp. 916-917, doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.1529.905
Author	Unknown. No photographer credited in the British Medical Journal article of 1890.

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2008-03-13 12:41 Jack1956 511×799×8 (141518 bytes) Merrick photographed in 1889 for a medical study

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	Date/Time	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	09:48, 18 November 2020	769 × 1,196 (575 KB)	Materialscientist	FFT cleanup of Barta's upload; crop was not needed, IMO
	08:21, 18 February 2015	756 × 1,110 (421 KB)	The Arty Farty Cool Dude	a slight crop
	00:25, 6 January 2012	769 × 1,196 (625 KB)	Jbarta	better quality
	12:11, 14 April 2008	511 × 799 (138 KB)	Kirtap	{{Information \|Description={{en\|Merrick photographed in 1889 for a medical study}} \|Source=Transferred from [http://en.wikipedia.org en.wikipedia]; Transfer was stated to be made by User:Kirtap. \|Date=2008-03-13 (original upload date) \|Author=Original