Radiography of a purse

Radiography of a purse, obtained with the gamma rays emitted by a source of a few centigrams of radium salts. Picture published in the polish translation of the thesis of Mrs Sklodowska-Curie, presented to the "Faculté des sciences de Paris" in 1903 in order to obtain the grade of "docteur ès sciences" in physics. Source : Musée Curie (coll. ACJC)