William Thomas Green Morton

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William Thomas Green Morton administering ether anesthesia

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William Thomas Green Morton administering ether anesthesia

William Thomas Green Morton administering ether anesthesia

William Thomas Green Morton administering ether anesthesia during the first successful...

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