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This digital collection features selected medications and documents, manuals, and photographs relating to biochemical research and technology, with a focus on 20th-century instrumentation in medical laboratories. Various models of glucose, enzyme, and amino acid analyzers are a few of the instruments documented in these materials.

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Medical equipment & supplies, Vessels (Containers)

Bottle of Enovid 10 mg Oral Contraceptive
- after 1960
White plastic medicine bottle with safety cap. Bottle contains tablets and original inner seal is intact. White, dark red, and yellow label adhered to bottle reads "Enovid".

The ubiquitous bottle has a long history.…
- Manufacturer G.D. Searle & Co.
- Subject Oral contraceptives, Women--Health and hygiene, Drugs, Medicine bottles, Contraception, Mestranol, and G.D. Searle & Co.
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Advertisements

Blow out your old flame
- 1981
This advertisement is laid out for folding into a mailer, with a Brea, California return address and space for a mailing label. Like many Beckman Instruments advertisements, it focuses on practical features like speed,…
- Creator Beckman Instruments, inc.
- Subject Medical laboratories--Equipment and supplies, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Medical laboratory technology, Electrolytes--Analysis, and Beckman Instruments, inc.
Photographs

Sir Joseph Barcroft in laboratory
- 1928
General view of British physiologist Sir Joseph Barcroft (1972-1947) examining a pumping apparatus in a laboratory at Cambridge University. A Fellow of the Royal Society, Sir Barcroft held the chair of physiology at…
- Subject Scientific apparatus and instruments, Laboratories, Physiology, Physiologists, Barcroft, Joseph, Sir, 1872-1947, and Biochemistry
Photographs

Sir Joseph Barcroft performing splenectomy on dog
- 1928
General view of British physiologist Sir Joseph Barcroft (1972-1947) and an unidentified assistant performing a splenectomy, i.e. the complete removal of the spleen, on a dog. A Fellow of the Royal Society, Sir Barcroft…
- Subject Laboratories, Laboratory animals--Surgery, Splenectomy, Physiology, Physiologists, Barcroft, Joseph, Sir, 1872-1947, and Biochemistry
Photographs

Laboratory at the Hospital of the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research
- 1925
General view of a laboratory bench at the Hospital of the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research (H.R.I.M.R.) showing assorted laboratory glassware and scientific apparatus. The Rockefeller Institute for Medical…
- Subject Scientific apparatus and instruments, Laboratories, Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research, Clinical chemistry laboratories, Glassware, Clinical chemistry, Biochemistry, and Clinical medicine--Research
Photographs

Laboratory at the Hospital of the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research
- 1925
General view of a laboratory bench at the Hospital of the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research (H.R.I.M.R.) showing assorted laboratory glassware and scientific apparatus. The Rockefeller Institute for Medical…
- Subject Scientific apparatus and instruments, Laboratories, Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research, Clinical chemistry laboratories, Glassware, Clinical medicine, Clinical chemistry, and Biochemistry
Photographs

Dr. Albert Baird Hastings and Dr. James A. Hawkins
- 1926-Jun
Portrait of (left to right) Dr. Albert Baird Hastings (1895-1987) and Dr. James A. Hawkins posed in a laboratory at the Hospital of the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research (H.R.I.M.R.). Best known for the study…
- Subject Portraits, Chemists, Hawkins, James A., Laboratories, Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research, Hastings, A. Baird (Albert Baird), 1895-1987, Clinical chemistry, and Biochemistry
Photographs

Laboratory at the Hospital of the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research
- 1925
General view of a laboratory bench at the Hospital of the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research (H.R.I.M.R.) showing assorted laboratory glassware and scientific apparatus. The Rockefeller Institute for Medical…
- Subject Scientific apparatus and instruments, Laboratories, Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research, Clinical chemistry laboratories, Glassware, Clinical chemistry, Biochemistry, and Clinical medicine--Research
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Implements, utensils, etc., Medical equipment & supplies, Vessels (Containers)

Bleeding bowl
- 1752
Bowls like this one were used to catch the blood released by bleeding. The appearance of blood was a useful diagnostic tool for physicians, who examined it for clues about the body's internal state. This large bowl was…
- Subject Medicine, Blood, Phlebotomy, and Bloodletting
Illustrations

Plate No. 12: Medicinal Plants
- Part of The Book of Health
- 1898
Depicts mullein, rosemary, nettle, and deadly nightshade.
- Author Lyman, Henry M. (Henry Munson), 1835-1904
- Publisher W.P. Mason
- Subject Belladonna (Plant), Rosemary, Medicine, Medicinal plants, Medicine, Popular, Mulleins, and Nettles
Illustrations

Plate No. 9: Medicinal Plants
- Part of The Book of Health
- 1898
Depicts peony, St. John's wort, aconite or monkshood, and lily of the valley.
- Author Lyman, Henry M. (Henry Munson), 1835-1904
- Publisher W.P. Mason
- Subject Lilies-of-the-valley, Medicine, Peonies, Medicinal plants, Medicine, Popular, Monkshoods, and Hypericum
Illustrations

Plate No. 20: Poisonous Reptiles and Insects
- Part of The Book of Health
- 1898
Depicts a mad dog, scorpion, rattlesnake, tarantula, centipede, and copperhead.
- Author Lyman, Henry M. (Henry Munson), 1835-1904
- Publisher W.P. Mason
- Subject Medicine, Rattlesnakes, Rabies in dogs, Medicine, Popular, Poisonous animals, Tarantulas, Copperhead, Centipedes, and Scorpions
Illustrations

Plate No. 16: Medicinal Plants
- Part of The Book of Health
- 1898
Depicts dill, peppermint, spurge-laurel, and black bryony.
- Author Lyman, Henry M. (Henry Munson), 1835-1904
- Publisher W.P. Mason
- Subject Black bryony, Medicine, Dill, Medicinal plants, Medicine, Popular, Peppermint, and Daphnes
Illustrations

Plate No. 13: Medicinal Plants
- Part of The Book of Health
- 1898
Depicts parsley, valerian, foxglove, and crowfoot.
- Author Lyman, Henry M. (Henry Munson), 1835-1904
- Publisher W.P. Mason
- Subject Valeriana officinalis, Purple foxglove, Medicine, Medicinal plants, Medicine, Popular, Parsley, and Ranunculus acris
Illustrations

Plate No. 2: Medicinal Plants
- Part of The Book of Health
- 1898
Depicts buckthorn, fennel, tansy, and wood sorrel.
- Author Lyman, Henry M. (Henry Munson), 1835-1904
- Publisher W.P. Mason
- Subject Oxalis, Tanacetum vulgare, Medicine, Medicinal plants, Medicine, Popular, Buckthorns, and Fennel
Illustrations

Plate No. 3: Medicinal Plants
- Part of The Book of Health
- 1898
Depicts stavesacre, golden rod, lime, and bear berry.
- Author Lyman, Henry M. (Henry Munson), 1835-1904
- Publisher W.P. Mason
- Subject Limes, Goldenrods, Medicine, Arctostaphylos uva-ursi, Medicine, Popular, Delphinium, and Medicinal plants
Illustrations

Plate No. 14: Medicinal Plants
- Part of The Book of Health
- 1898
Depicts hemlock, barberry, elder, and oak.
- Author Lyman, Henry M. (Henry Munson), 1835-1904
- Publisher W.P. Mason
- Subject Elders (Plants), Poison hemlock, Medicine, Medicinal plants, Medicine, Popular, Barberries, and Oak
Illustrations

Plate No. 15: Medicinal Plants
- Part of The Book of Health
- 1898
Depicts bittersweet, chamomile, caraway, and Herb Robert.
- Author Lyman, Henry M. (Henry Munson), 1835-1904
- Publisher W.P. Mason
- Subject Medicine, Medicinal plants, Bittersweet, Geranium robertianum, Umbelliferae, German chamomile, and Medicine, Popular
Illustrations

Plate No. 6: Medicinal Plants
- Part of The Book of Health
- 1898
Depicts scurvy-grass, colchicum or meadow saffron, garlic, and horse-radish.
- Author Lyman, Henry M. (Henry Munson), 1835-1904
- Publisher W.P. Mason
- Subject Horse-radish, Medicine, Medicinal plants, Medicine, Popular, Lepidium oleraceum, Colchicum, and Garlic
Illustrations

Plate No. 7: Medicinal Plants
- Part of The Book of Health
- 1898
Depicts juniper, black currant, white horehound, and coltsfoot.
- Author Lyman, Henry M. (Henry Munson), 1835-1904
- Publisher W.P. Mason
- Subject Coltsfoot, Marrubium, Medicine, Medicinal plants, Medicine, Popular, European black currant, and Junipers
Illustrations

Plate No. 8: Medicinal Plants
- Part of The Book of Health
- 1898
Depicts plantain, white poppy, pennyroyal, and bearsfoot.
- Author Lyman, Henry M. (Henry Munson), 1835-1904
- Publisher W.P. Mason
- Subject Plantago, Hellebores, Medicine, Medicinal plants, Medicine, Popular, Lamiaceae, and Cannon, Poppy
Illustrations

Plate No. 5: Medicinal Plants
- Part of The Book of Health
- 1898
Depicts thorn-apple, asparagus, marsh mallow, and hop.
- Author Lyman, Henry M. (Henry Munson), 1835-1904
- Publisher W.P. Mason
- Subject Malvaceae, Medicine, Medicinal plants, Medicine, Popular, Asparagus, Datura wrightii, and Hops
Illustrations

Plate No. 4: Medicinal Plants
- Part of The Book of Health
- 1898
Depicts henbane, calamint, sage, and mustard.
- Author Lyman, Henry M. (Henry Munson), 1835-1904
- Publisher W.P. Mason
- Subject Cruciferae, Medicine, Medicinal plants, Medicine, Popular, Sage, Lamiaceae, and Hyoscyamus niger
Illustrations

Plate No. 1: Medicinal Plants
- Part of The Book of Health
- 1898
Depicts saffron, meadow-sweet, hedge-mustard, and hedge-nettle.
- Author Lyman, Henry M. (Henry Munson), 1835-1904
- Publisher W.P. Mason
- Subject Stachys, Rosaceae, Medicine, Medicinal plants, Medicine, Popular, Saffron crocus, and Cruciferae
Engravings

College of Physicians
- 1724
- Publisher Bowles, John, 1701-1779
- Subject Medicine, Medical offices, and Royal College of Physicians of London

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