Illustration showing the traditional triangle of medical care, (left to right) physician, patient, pharmacist. Taken from a French translation of a 13th-century work by Bartholomew of England, "On the Properties of Things." Text in Latin.
Photograph of Metschnikoff sitting down by Nicola Perscheid. The number "8058" is in the right-hand corner of the sheet.
Publisher: Berlin: Photographische Gesellschaft.
Photograph of Slemons sitting with his left leg propped up and resting his left elbow on his knee. Note on verso indicates that this is a photograph of Josiah Slemons, Associate Prof. of Obstetrics.
Bookplate: Bearded scholar reading in a grape arbor supported by doric columns. Foxglove growing at left. Greek inscription on cross beam [Proverbs 8:21].
Portrait of a semi-nude woman standing near a bookcase with a snake curled around her arm. Surrounded by various objects including an owl, skull, books, and a rug. Drawn by C. Heine.
Bookplate: Poem enclosed in a ruled border: If thou art borrowed by a friend, Right welcome shall he be To read, to study, not to lend, But to return to me.
Bookplate: Winged Caduceus with two serpents inside an oval wreath, flanked by books. An oak branch with acorns is laid across a third book lying beneath the wreath.
Bookplate: Naked male infant standing atop a pillar urinating into a test tube attached by a clamp to a stand. Around the stand and test tube is wound a snake.
Bookplate: Within a triangle a man kneels before a fire emerging from a burning skull. Around the perimeter is a serpent, medical instruments, and "Mein Buch von der Lichte."
Portrait of John Howard, eminent English philanthropist, noted for the reforms achieved by him in Hospital Management and Prison Discipline. From the Howard Hospital Philadelphia Report.
Bookplate: A woman rests her left hand on the trunk of a conifer as she tilts her head back to look straight up into the branches. Her right hand is cupped at her right ear. Several birds are visible.
Bookplate: A nude woman kneels holding onto the staff of Aesculapius with a serpent. She wraps her billowing cloak around a young boy with his arm in a sling.
Picture of greenery with sheets of paper in front. Three hands are shown at the top of the sheet. The upper pictures show landscapes scenes. The middle picture shows the owner's initials. Engraved by Fernique and drawn by Henry Andre. Text in French...
Picture of a man sitting and looking through a microscope. On the desk near the microscope are a number of books, a skull, and other objects. Several college seals and a coat of arms are also shown. Drawn by Katherine N. Richardson. Text in Latin.
Bookplate: Physician examines with a stethoscope the chest of a young woman reclining in bed; another young woman stands next to her with great concern.
Picture of a man holding medical instruments and leaning over a woman in a bed, with the Grim Reaper looking over his shoulder. At top "Apage Mors." For Mu Dr. D. Panyrek by L. Novak.
Bookplate: Seated Eastern male in ethnic dress in a medallion around which is motto: Labeur est mon desduyt. Below two tapeworms form a holder enclosing a mosquito on a pin.