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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, Medicine, Medicinal plants, Mulleins, Medicine, Popular, Belladonna (Plant), Nettles
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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 Medicine, Monkshoods, Lilies-of-the-valley, Hypericum, Peonies, Medicinal plants, Medicine, Popular
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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 Rattlesnakes, Copperhead, Poisonous animals, Medicine, Tarantulas, Centipedes, Medicine, Popular, Rabies in dogs, Scorpions
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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 Peppermint, Daphnes, Black bryony, Medicine, Medicinal plants, Dill, Medicine, Popular
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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 Medicine, Medicinal plants, Parsley, Purple foxglove, Medicine, Popular, Valeriana officinalis, Ranunculus acris
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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, Medicine, Medicinal plants, Tanacetum vulgare, Fennel, Medicine, Popular, Buckthorns
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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 Goldenrods, Limes, Delphinium, Medicine, Medicinal plants, Arctostaphylos uva-ursi, Medicine, Popular
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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 Oak, Poison hemlock, Medicine, Medicinal plants, Elders (Plants), Medicine, Popular, Barberries
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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, Umbelliferae, Bittersweet, Medicine, Popular, German chamomile, Geranium robertianum
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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 Colchicum, Garlic, Medicine, Medicinal plants, Horse-radish, Medicine, Popular, Lepidium oleraceum
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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, Medicine, Medicinal plants, Marrubium, Coltsfoot, Medicine, Popular, European black currant
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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 Lamiaceae, Plantago, Hellebores, Medicinal plants, Medicine, Popular, Cannon, Poppy, Medicine
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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 Asparagus, Malvaceae, Medicine, Medicinal plants, Datura wrightii, Medicine, Popular, Hops
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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 Lamiaceae, Sage, Medicine, Medicinal plants, Hyoscyamus niger, Cruciferae, Medicine, Popular
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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 Rosaceae, Stachys, Medicine, Cruciferae, Saffron crocus, Medicine, Popular, Medicinal plants
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College of Physicians
- 1724
- Publisher Bowles, John, 1701-1779
- Subject Medicine, Royal College of Physicians of London, Medical offices
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The Agnew Clinic
- Circa 1889
This photogravure by Gebbie & Husson Co. Ltd. reproduces Thomas Eakins' painting known as The Agnew Clinic (or The Clinic of Dr. Agnew). Eakins was commissioned by the University of Pennsylvania Medical Class of 1889 to…
- After Eakins, Thomas, 1844-1916
- Creator Of Work Gebbie & Husson Co. Ltd.
- Subject Women--Health and hygiene, Eakins, Thomas, 1844-1916, Women's health services, White, J. William (James William), 1850-1916, Surgery--Study and teaching, Nurses, Lumpectomy, Medical students, Gebbie & Husson Co. Ltd., Agnew, D. Hayes (David Hayes), 1818-1892, Medicine--Study and teaching, University of Pennsylvania. Hospital, Women in medicine
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3 itemsBeckman Syphilis Screening Test is Rapid, Reliable
- 1981-May-21
The press release discusses the Rapid Plasma Reagin (RPR) Card Test for the detection of syphilis.
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2 itemsLetter from S. S. Prentiss to Julius Kauffman
- 1945-Sep-05
Prentiss responds to Kauffman's assessment of the hospital oxygen analyzer, with emphasis upon the question of its ruggedness.
Developed from a Linus Pauling design during WWII, the technology behind Beckman…
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2 itemsBayer Orange Flavoured Children's Chewable Aspirin Bottle
- 1910 – 2007
- 1988
Small glass Bayer orange flavoured children's chewable aspirin bottle with pink plastic cap, 36 tablet size.
- Contributor Sterling Drug
- Manufacturer Bayer Company, Inc.
- Subject Sterling Drug, Drugs, Medicine bottles, Bayer Company, Inc., Aspirin
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2 itemsBayer 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 Drugs, Medicine bottles, Bayer Company, Inc., Aspirin
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Container of RAY-NOX sun protectant
- Undated
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 Ointments, Pharmaceutical chemistry, Sunscreens (Cosmetics), Drugs, Medicine bottles
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2 itemsJar of Poslam cream
- Undated
Jar of "Poslam" brand anti-itching cream; in plastic shrink wrap.
- Manufacturer Emergency Laboratories
- Subject Ointments, Pharmaceutical chemistry, Drugs, Medicine bottles
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4 itemsDU Clinical System from Beckman: Low Cost, Accurate, Easy Set Up
- 1985-Sep-26
The press release discusses a flow cell instrument, the DU Clinical System.