Portrait of Vincenz Preissnitz. He is surrounded by a circular border showing trees, several angels, and other scenes. Drawn from life by Ruprecht and printed by Johann Hofelich. Facsimile signature. The number "840" appears at the lower left.
Statue of Florence Nightingale as The Lady with the Lamp. Statue is in the Florence Nightingale Home, St. Thomas's Hospital, London. Drawn by H. Bonham Carter and engraved by C. H. Jones. From the collection of Howard A. Kelly, M.D., No. 42.
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Portrait of Jacobus Henricus Van 'T Hoff, a Dutch chemist who laid the foundations for stereochemistry. He was the first to receive the Nobel Prize for Chemistry. "Triangle Volume V No. 3 September 1961" appears at head of sheet.
Photograph of a dining room. Manuscript note on verso: "Dining room 32 Queen St. Edin. where chloroform was first tried as an anaesthetic, 4th Nov. 1847."
Photograph of the Nightingale Ward at St. Thomas's Hospital. A number of patients are shown lying in bed. The ward seems to be decorated with garlands. From the collection of Thomas A. Kelly, No. 33.
Published in London.
Portrait of Benjamin Rush. Text: "To the Gentlemen of the Faculty & Medical Students throughout the United States this Plate Engraved with the Drs. Permission at the request." (Rest is illegible.) Painted by J. Paul Junr. and engraved by J. Akin.
Portrait of Thomas Bartholin. He is standing near a curtain and a shelf of books. Text at bottom: "From the painting by Rosenborg. A coat of arms is also shown.
Publisher: Em. Baerentzen & Co. Lith. Inst.
Picture of a bearded man in a room sitting by a bed in which a woman is lying. There is an open window showing a landscape view. On the left side are bookshelves filled with books. Books, an hourglass, and various other objects are on the table. An...
Rear view of J. Y. Simpson between his son David and Captain Jervay. Manuscript note on verso: "The Backs. A discussion as to whose back was broadest. J. Y. S. had them photographed."
Spurzheim standing, with people around him who appear hostile or upset. One man is brandishing fists, a woman is drawing away, and several other men are glaring at Spurzheim. Drawn by Bruyeres, engraved by Nargeol. Plate 90.
Portrait of Richard Owen standing with a large bone in his left hand. Facsimile signature. At bottom "Hunterian Professor, Royal College of Surgeons of London."
Publisher: D. Bogue, Fleet Street.
Portrait of Pat Ireland Nixon. Presentation inscription: "For Henry Schuman-Lover and promoter of medical history Pat Ireland Nixon San Antonio Texas, Dec. 10, 1945."
Bronze bust of Dr. Josiah Charles Trent placed in the reading room of the History of Medicine Collections at Duke University Medical Center Library on 10 April 1976. Sculpted by Antonio Salemme.
Portrait of Alexander Russell with coat of arms. Engraved from the original picture in the possession of Mr. Mawhood. Painted by Dance and engraved by Trotter.
Photograph of William G. MacCallum. Signature: “W. G. MacCallum.” Manuscript note on verso: “Wm. G. McCallum under whom I learned to be a pathologist, 1923-1930, WDF.”
Portrait of Leonardo Da Vinci, one of the greatest of painters, sculptors, scientists and engineers. He left extraordinary drawings of significant physiological interest on muscle action, and on valve and hydraulic operations in the cardiovascular system.
Photograph of the front of a mortsafe in an Edinburgh cemetery, with writing visible but not legible on the front of the structure.
Publisher: Edinburgh: Greyfriars Churchyard.
Photograph of Dr. Arnold R. Rich operating with assistance of two others at Johns Hopkins Hospital. Signature: "Arnold R. Rich." The names of the other two men are written at the bottom of the photograph.
Portrait of Edward Cowles seated at a table with a book in his right hand. From the painting by William Dean Hamilton. Signature reads "Faithfully yours Edward Cowles."
Portrait of Frederick Gowland Hopkins, a famous pioneer of biochemical investigation. He shared the 1929 Nobel Prize for medicine. "Triangle Volume V No. 2 July 1961" at head of sheet.
Portrait of Berzelius sitting with his arm resting on a table, wearing a jacket with medallions on it. Text in English. Drawn by O. J. Soedermark, engraved by C. W. Sharpe.
Photograph of a bust of Florence Nightingale at the Memorial located at the Royal United Service Institution. From the collection of Howard A. Kelly, M.D., No. 39.
Published in London.
Manuscript note on verso indicates that this is a photograph of 52 Queen Street where chloroform was discovered and where Simpson lived until his death.
Scene showing Florence Nightingale visiting a hospital. A number of men are present around her. Bas-relief on the pedestal. From the collection of Howard A. Kelly, M.D., No. 52.
Leake writing with a pencil, looking at his writing rather than at the camera. Presentation inscription: "For Henry Schuman, God bless him, the most erudite, generous and genial of all book and cheese lovers! Ides of March-for which no fear! 1943...
Portrait of Benjamin Rush sitting at a desk. Engraved by R. W. Dodson from a painting by T. Sully in possession of Richard Bush Esqr. Facsimile signature.