J.B. Murphy (far right) in the surgical theater at Mercy Hospital, c. 1902. Via Galter Special Collections.
Murphy's tools
J.B. Murphy's surgical tools on display in the exhibit, 2023.
The Bull Moose
Theodore Roosevelt giving a campaign speech in 1910. Via Library of Congress.
Roosevelt's stenographer Elbert Martin holds Roosevelt's bullet-pierced speech. Via the Library of Congress.
Mercy Hospital register page listing Roosevelt and Roosevelt's chest X-ray showing the embedded bullet (edited to reduce image deterioration). Via Galter Special Collections.
Letters from Murphy about Roosevelt's condition. Via Galter Special Collections.
Newspaper articles about Roosevelt's treatment by Murphy at Mercy Hospital. Sources: (top) Chicago Daily Journal, October 15, 1912; (bottom left) San Francisco Chronicle, October 16, 1912; (bottom right) Chicago Daily Tribune, October 22, 1912.