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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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Handbooks and manuals

Drugs and medicines of North America
- A quarterly devoted to the historical and scientific discussion of the botany, pharmacy, chemistry and the therapeutics of the medicinal plants of North America, their constituents, products and sophistications
- 1884-Apr – 1887-Jun
Select plates digitized including drawings of plant specimens, maps illustrating locale of plant specimens as well as magnified illustrations of plant parts.
- Creator Lloyd, John Uri, 1849-1936 and Lloyd, C. G. (Curtis Gates), 1859-1926
- Subject Materia medica, Pharmacy, Phytogeography, Drugs, and Botany, Medical
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, Drugs, Women--Health and hygiene, G.D. Searle & Co., Contraception, Mestranol, and Medicine bottles
2 items
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 Phlebotomy, Blood, Bloodletting, and Medicine
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 Rosemary, Mulleins, Belladonna (Plant), Medicine, Popular, Medicinal plants, Medicine, 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 Hypericum, Peonies, Medicine, Popular, Monkshoods, Medicine, Lilies-of-the-valley, and Medicinal plants
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 Poisonous animals, Copperhead, Tarantulas, Rabies in dogs, Rattlesnakes, Medicine, Popular, Centipedes, Scorpions, and Medicine
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 Daphnes, Black bryony, Dill, Medicine, Popular, Medicinal plants, Medicine, and Peppermint
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 Ranunculus acris, Valeriana officinalis, Medicine, Popular, Medicinal plants, Medicine, Purple foxglove, and Parsley
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, Fennel, Medicine, Popular, Medicinal plants, Medicine, and Buckthorns
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 Delphinium, Arctostaphylos uva-ursi, Goldenrods, Medicine, Popular, Medicinal plants, Medicine, and Limes
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), Barberries, Medicine, Popular, Medicinal plants, Medicine, Oak, and Poison hemlock
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 German chamomile, Bittersweet, Umbelliferae, Medicine, Popular, Medicinal plants, Geranium robertianum, and Medicine
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 Lepidium oleraceum, Colchicum, Horse-radish, Medicine, Popular, Medicinal plants, Medicine, 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 Junipers, European black currant, Medicine, Popular, Medicinal plants, Medicine, Coltsfoot, and Marrubium
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, Cannon, Poppy, Hellebores, Lamiaceae, Medicine, Popular, Medicinal plants, and Medicine
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, Hops, Asparagus, Medicine, Popular, Datura wrightii, Medicine, and Medicinal plants
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 Sage, Lamiaceae, Cruciferae, Medicine, Popular, Medicinal plants, Medicine, 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 Cruciferae, Medicine, Popular, Medicinal plants, Medicine, Stachys, Saffron crocus, and Rosaceae
Engravings

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

Portrait of Dr. Agnew
- circa 1889
This photogravure by Gebbie & Husson Co. Ltd. reproduces Thomas Eakins' painting of Dr. Agnew lecturing to a crowd during surgery. Eakins depicted Dr. David Hayes Agnew lecturing during an operation before an audience…
- Creator Gebbie & Husson Co.
- After Eakins, Thomas, 1844-1916
- Subject Agnew, D. Hayes (David Hayes), 1818-1892, Surgery--Study and teaching, Medical students, University of Pennsylvania. Hospital, and Medicine--Study and teaching
2 items
Medical equipment & supplies, Vessels (Containers)

Bayer Orange Flavoured Children's Chewable Aspirin Bottle
- 1988
- 1910 – 2007
Small glass Bayer orange flavoured children's chewable aspirin bottle with pink plastic cap, 36 tablet size.
- Manufacturer Bayer Company, Inc.
- Contributor Sterling Drug
- Subject Aspirin, Bayer Company, Inc., Drugs, Sterling Drug, and Medicine bottles
2 items
Medical equipment & supplies, Vessels (Containers)

Bayer Flavoured Children's Size Aspirin Bottle
- 1910 – 2007
Small glass Bayer flavoured children's size aspirin bottle with pink plastic cap, 36 tablet size, containing pink tablets.
- Manufacturer Bayer Company, Inc.
- Subject Aspirin, Bayer Company, Inc., Drugs, and Medicine bottles
Medical equipment & supplies, Vessels (Containers)

Container of Peels brand insomnia relief pills
- Manufacturer Johnston Drug Company
- Subject Drugs, Medicine bottles, Insomnia--Treatment, Pharmaceutical chemistry, and Hypnotics
Medical equipment & supplies, Vessels (Containers)

Container of RAY-NOX sun protectant

Circular glass container with black screw cap lid. Container is filled with white ointment. Brown paper label reads "RAY-NOX" in light brown text.

This early sunscreen, 10-15% PABA (para-aminobenzoic acid or…
- Manufacturer Torch Laboratories, Inc.
- Subject Sunscreens (Cosmetics), Drugs, Ointments, Medicine bottles, and Pharmaceutical chemistry
2 items
Medical equipment & supplies, Vessels (Containers)

Jar of Poslam cream

Jar of "Poslam" brand anti-itching cream; in plastic shrink wrap.
- Manufacturer Emergency Laboratories
- Subject Drugs, Ointments, Medicine bottles, and Pharmaceutical chemistry

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