Plate from a French caricature by Carlo Gripp (1826-1900) depicting a woman surrounded by a small group dressed in formal attire. The woman lifts her dress to reveal her shin, which she presents to a kneeling doctor who…

Illustration depicting the medical equipment carried by Rear-Admiral Robert Edwin Peary (1856-1920), an explorer of the Arctic. The inset upper left photograph shows one of eight tubes of 'Tabloid' products and the…

Illustration depicting a portrait of Lady Mary Wortley Montagu (1689-1762). The portrait accompanies text describing her advocacy for Eastern methods of inoculation. Lady Montagu is credited with the introduction of…

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…

Diagram depicting a medico-galvanic battery, a type of portable shock-producing electrotherapeutic device commonly in use between 1870 and 1920. Such devices provided both direct and alternating current and were thought…

While the label claims that Wade’s Magic Oil, manufactured by F. S. Case, is guaranteed under the Food and Drug Act, this did not guarantee that the product worked. The Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906 granted the United…

The label for McLaughlin’s Magic Relief from Cases Drug Store of Logan, Ohio advertises this patent medicine as a cure for gastrointestinal ailments and as a pain reliever. According to the label, the primary ingredient…

John C. Doig began his Lowville, NY druggist business in the mid-1800s. His sons Charles and Frank took over the operation from his business partner in the 1870s and renamed it Doig Brothers Drug Store. In a 1909 ad in…

This book on the history of vaccination is associated with the American Medical Association's 1913 Annual Meeting, which took place in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Includes a forward by Henry S. Wellcome announcing the…

The label for Charles A. Wright's Origininal [Original] Cholera Balm includes dosing instructions for adults and children. It was marketed as a treatment for a wide range of gastrointestinal ailments including cholera…

Package states the "Medicated lozenges are beneficial in alleviating coughs due to smoking or colds, hoarseness, rawness, irritation, tickling and soreness, resulting from dryness of the through or from clearing the…

This manuscript is a diverse and well-organized recipe collection with more than 520 different recipes on topics ranging from alchemy and medicine to solutions for simple household problems such as fleas. A direct…

Herbert Tabor begins this interview with a discussion of his family and childhood. He grew up during the Depression in Manhattan, New York, and attended local public schools before becoming a student at City College in…

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…

Featured on the back cover of Puck magazine, this cartoon entitled "The Pasteur Boom—High Times for Hydrophobists" mocks those who traveled to France to receive Louis Pasteur's (1822-1895) new vaccine for the rabies…

Page from the Harper's Weekly journal is entitled "How Antitoxines are Developed" and features content and photographic reproductions related to using antitoxins as a treatment for the diphtheria virus. Top photograph…

The title page is digitized from the fourth edition of this seminal work responsible for exposing dangerous adulterations to foods and beverages. Food and drug purity legislation followed later in the nineteenth…

Intended as a health reference book for the family, topics include diseases, anatomy, hygiene, care of the sick, medicinal plants and administration of medicine. Select anatomical diagrams have been digitized along with…

Color print advertisement for International Business Machines Corporation (IBM). Image depicts a rose on the left, a blue eye on the right, and a multi-colored chemical model in the center of the page. The accompanying…

Collection of five printed, gummed labels for patent medicines marketed as cures for Cholera Morbus, a historical, obsolete term for a gastrointestinal ailment characterized by fever, diarrhea, and vomiting. Each label…

This notebook contains recipes and formulas developed or copied by E. F. Carey while working as an assistant pharmacist in Rhode Island and as the owner operator of a pharmacy in Massachusetts between 1863 and 1875.…

Charles M. Rubin grew up in Deal, New Jersey. He was especially interested in science and mathematics, enjoying problem-solving. Rubin entered the University of Pennsylvania for his undergraduate degree. He spent…

The cover and title page are digitized from the first edition of this seminal work responsible for exposing dangerous adulterations to foods and beverages. Food and drug purity legislation followed later in the…

Joshua Lederberg begins the interview with a discussion of his involvement in the contamination issues of planetary exploration. As interest in space exploration gained momentum, Lederberg was in the midst of discussion…

Joshua Lederberg begins the three-part interview with a description of his parents, family background, and early years in New York. Lederberg knew from the second grade that he wanted to be a scientist, and he…