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Gold-plated stem pessary (intrauterine device)
- 1920
A type of early intrauterine device (IUD) also known as a cervicouterine device or pessary. Curved disk with long coil stem attached to plate of disk. Coil opens into a wishbone shape with two arms. Arms are held…
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Manual breast pump with black bulb
- After 1920 – before 1959
Glass tube with a collecting reservoir that opens into a funnel (or breast piece). Round black rubber pump attached to one end of the glass.
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Portrait of Samuel Cox Hooker (1865-1935)
- 1920s – circa
Portrait of Samuel Cox Hooker (1865-1935). Hooker was born on April 19, 1865, in Benchley, Kent, England and studied at the Government Science School in South Kensington, London. Hooker earned his PhD from the…
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Carl Neuberg's personal calling card
- 1922-Jun-17
Calling card for Carl Neuberg (1877-1956). Includes a note to Georg Bredig (1868-1944) written by Neuberg. Neuberg is regarded as the father of modern biochemistry and was nominated for a Nobel Prize for Chemistry…
- Author Neuberg, Carl, 1877-
- Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Subject Neuberg, Carl, 1877-, Visiting cards, Biochemistry, Chemists, Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Applied Chemistry for Nurses
- 1926
Published in 1926, this textbook of chemistry was intended to instill "the elementary foundation principles of chemistry which will be of service to the nurse in her work." The work contains chapters that discuss…
- Author Goostray, Stella, 1886-1969
- Publisher Macmillan & Co.
- Contributor Karr, Walter G. (Walter Gerald), 1892-1946
- Printer The Cornwall Press
- Subject Chemistry, Chemistry--Study and teaching, Nursing--Study and teaching, Science--Study and teaching, Women in medicine, Women nurses, Nursing, Nursing students, Goostray, Stella, 1886-1969
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Dr. Michael Somogyi at Washington University Medical School
- 1926-Mar-17
General view of Dr. Michael Somogyi (1883-1971) posed in front of a building on the Washington University Medical School campus. A Hungarian American professor of biochemistry at the Washington University and Jewish…
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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…
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Sir Joseph Barcroft in laboratory
- 1928
General view of British physiologist Sir Joseph Barcroft (1872-1947) examining a pumping apparatus in a laboratory at Cambridge University. A Fellow of the Royal Society, Sir Barcroft held the chair of physiology at…
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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…
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The Chemistry of Crude Drugs : An Elementary Textbook for Students of Pharmacognosy
- 1928
A textbook intended to provide an overview of crude drugs for pharmaceutical students. Crude drugs are naturally occurring, unrefined substances used in medicine. The chapters of this work are organized by chemical and…
- Author Driver, John Edmund, 1900-
- Publisher Longmans, Green, and Co.
- Contributor Trease, George Edward, 1902-
- Subject Drugs, Pharmaceutical chemistry, Pharmacology, Textbooks, Pharmacognosy
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Bayer Aspirin Pillbox, 12 Tablet Size
- 1930 – 1949
Small, shallow, rectangular tin box containing medicine pills. Label on front of tin has yellow background with "12 Bayer-Tablets of Aspirin, 5 grs. each" in white text on brown background. Image of small round white…
- Manufacturer Bayer Company, Inc.
- Subject Drugs, Medicine bottles, Bayer Company, Inc., Aspirin
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Chemistry for Nurses
- 1930
Volume intended to provide nursing students with instruction in chemistry. The volume's content conveys the concepts from inorganic, organic, analytical, biological, and physical chemistry most applicable to a…
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Hand Operated Centrifuge
- Circa 1930
Brass instrument with removable wooden handle. Holds two centrifuge tubes. Used for rapid settling of suspended solids from small quantities of liquid in analytical or clinical procedures. Manufactured by Charles Lentz…
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Lydia E. Pinkham Pills for Constipation
- After 1930 – before 1970
Bottle of "Lydia E. Pinkham" brand pills for constipation.
Lydia E. Pinkham, née Estes, (1819-1883) was an American proprietor who commodified her homemade herbal-alcoholic supplements, claiming they could cure any…
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Lydia E. Pinkham's Sanative Wash
- After 1930 – before 1970
Glass bottle of "Lydia E. Pinkham" brand sanative wash.
Lydia E. Pinkham, née Estes, (1819-1883) was an American proprietor who commodified her homemade herbal-alcoholic supplements, claiming they could cure any…
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Postcard from Carl Neuberg to Georg Bredig, November 1930
- 1930-Nov-14
Postcard from Carl Neuberg (1877-1956) to Georg Bredig (1868-1944) of the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Biochemistry.
Neuberg is regarded as the father of modern biochemistry and was nominated for a Nobel Prize for…
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Katalyse und Biologie
- Catalysis and Biology
- 1936-Jan-20
Clipping of Katalyse und Biologie (Catalysts and Biology) by Alwin Mittasch (1869-1953) published in Forschungen und Fortschritte, a news bulletin of German science and technology which ran between 1925 and 1967.
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Penicillin fermentation vessel
- 1940 – 1949
This vessel is believed to be one of the original fermentation pans used by researchers at Oxford University to produce penicillin in the 1940s.
Rectangular porcelain vessel used for growing penicillin; sealed at all…
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Hamlin's Wizard Oil Liniment
- 1941 – 1946
A topical treatment intended for soothing muscular aches, minor strains and sprains, minor frost bites, mild sunburn, and non-venomous insect bites and stings. The liniment was first produced in 1861 in Chicago by…
- Creator Of Work Hamlin's Wizard Oil Company
- Subject Health products, Hamlin's Wizard Oil, Pharmaceutical chemistry, Drugs, Ointments, Pain medicine
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The Chemistry of Health
- 1941
Color print advertisement for the Dow Chemical Company featuring an image of a young girl on a seesaw. The accompanying text details various applications of Dow products, including vitamins, fumigation, waste disposal,…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Public health, Chemical industry, Dow Chemical Company, Corporations, Advertising, Children in advertising, Advertising, Industrial
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The Zest of Winter Brings the Glow of Health!
- Advertisement for Dow pharmaceutical chemicals
- 1941
Color print advertisement for pharmaceutical chemicals produced by the Dow Chemical Company. The advertisement features a photographic reproduction of two children skiing. Accompanying text describes how "the advances…
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Portrait of Edwin J. Cohn (1892-1953)
- Circa 1942
Portrait of Edwin J. Cohn (1892-1953). Cohn was a professor of biological chemistry at Harvard Medical School and one of the first to apply basic physical chemical principles to study amino acids and proteins. During…
- Photographer Bachrach, Fabian
- Subject Biochemistry, Portraits, Cohn, Edwin J. (Edwin Joseph), 1892-1953