X-Ray photographs from the 1930s by Dr. Dain L. Tasker

Dr. Dain L. Tasker, an early 20th century radiologist, was attracted to a different feature of the blooms—their anatomy. Using X-ray film to highlight the soft layering of petals and leaves, Tasker produced ghostly images devoid of color, each image appearing more like an ink drawing than photograph. Born in 1872 in Beloit, Wisconsin, Tasker […]