Portrait of Brodie sitting at a table, with his right arm resting on the table. Facsimile signature. Engraved by D. J. Pound from a photograph by Maull & Polyblank.
Baker House, located on Trent Drive, was constructed in 1931 and renovated in 1968. The building is contiguous with Duke Clinic. It housed the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology administration, clinics, diagnostic, treatment and support services...
Barnes Woodhall was the chief of Duke University Medical Center Division of Neurosurgery from 1937 to 1960. He became the second dean of the School of Medicine, serving from 1960 to 1964. Barnes Woodhall received his medical degree from the John...
Barnes Woodhall examining x-ray, nurses in background. Woodhall was the chief of Duke University Medical Center's Division of Neurosurgery from 1937 to 1960. He became the second dean of the School of Medicine, serving from 1960 to 1964. Woodhall...
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.
Portrait of Dominique Jean Larrey looking downward to his right, wearing a coat with braids and cords on the right shoulder and medals on the left. Text in French. By Pierre Guerin.
Front view of the Bell Building. The Bell Building was originally constructed in 1947 and underwent renovations in 1958, 1960, 1964 and 1979. The building was home to offices of the Departments of Surgery, Pediatrics, Radiology, Obstetrics and...
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.
Dr. Carroll was a professor of psychiatry at Duke University from 1983 to 1998. He served as chair of the department from 1983 until 1990 and as chief of medical staff at Duke Hospital from 1988 to 1990. He was interim chief of the Division of...
Portrait of Bernhard Siegfried Albinus, who occupied the chair of anatomy, surgery, and medicine at Leyden from 1718-1770. He is shown with a curtain and a skeleton in the background and a coat of arms below. Painted by Carel de Moor and engraved by...
In 1929, Baker was recruited by Wilburt C. Davison (first dean of the Duke University School of Medicine) to become the first dean of the Duke University School of Nursing. Baker officially joined Duke University in 1930 as professor and dean; the...
Dai, a psychotherapist, was a professor of mental hygiene and psychotherapy at Duke University from 1943 until 1969. Dai, a native of China, graduated from St. John's University in Shanghai, China in 1923. He came to the U.S. on a fellowship to the...
Manuscript note on verso indicates that this photograph shows the house in which James Young Simpson was born in June 1811. He lived in the one opposite for 13 years. Conflicting notes as to whether house was located in Edinburgh or Bathgate.
Photograph of a house painted white. Text at bottom: "Belroi Birthplace of Dr. Walter Reed, Gloucester Virginia. Restored 1927. D. N. Davidson." Presented to the Duke Hospital by Clarence Porter Jones.
Photograph of an unpainted house, prerestoration. Text at bottom: "Belroi Birthplace of Dr. Walter Reed, Gloucester Virginia. D. N. Davidson." Presented to the Duke Hospital by Clarence Porter Jones.
Self-supporting black wooden plaque with gold characters and red signature/seal. Inscription reads: Helmet decorated with small gold plates, red thread and a long hoe-shaped helmet crest.
Portrait of an ordinary pharmacist serving people during the Renaissance. Hermann Gelder used a version of the old engraving appearing in Hans Sachs' "Ergentliche Beschreibung aller Stande auf Erden." The original has been attributed to Jost Aman. Text...
Picture of a shelf filled with books. Above the books is the outline of a building. A portrait of Everett Herrick is at the center of the sheet. Drawn by George Wharton Edwards.
Picture showing a nude woman sitting on a saw. On open book is shown in the background. The border is composed of geometric patterns. Drawn by Leon Eygelshoven.
Picture of a figure undressing for the doctor. A doctor is standing near the table with an instrument in his hand. A light is shown over the table and a window is in the background. Drawn by Vitezlav Fleisseg.
Picture of a heart in which various objects are shown: an open book with a skull on it; a hand touching the skull with a snake coiled around it; a goblet; some greenery, and a guitar. Drawn by N. D. Text in Latin.
Picture of an open book with text in Latin, with a hand holding a skull on the book, a snake wrapped around the arm, and a basin and quill behind the book. Border shaped like a heart, with a musical instrument at the bottom. Initialed D. N. For Amaro...
Picture of a woman with her arms around two children. Three women are shown on the right, one of whom is writing. Plate is surrounded by an ornamental border. Text in Spanish.
Picture of a coat of arms with a griffon and three crosses, with a dog holding a caduceus over it. Around the coat "Tenax at fidus". At bottom, Charles Hubbert.
Portrait of a man and a woman pointing at the sun. The names "Leonardo da Vinci," "Galelei," "Verdi," and "Michaelangelo" are shown in the corners. Pictures of buildings are shown also. Text at bottom: "Casa Italiana, Columbia University in the City of...
Picture of a quill pen with a scroll wrapped around it with text "What do we know" on it, with books and a skull below, and snakes wrapped around the upper margin of the plate. For Charles W. Burr, M.D.
Plate showing pictures of Ceres, Pomona, Theophrastus, and Dioscorides. The portrait of a man and two vases of flowers are shown at the bottom of the sheet. The plate is a reproduction of the title page of Gerard's Herball. Harrod was a Pharmacist in...
Picture of a woman with a snake coiled around her right arm. She is holding what appears to be a magnifying glass or a mirror in her right hand. An open book is shown on a stand in the center of the picture. Drawn by E. Van Offel. Text in Latin.
Portrait of a snake coiled around the stem of a goblet with its head in an upright position. Below are various objects including an animal's head, sheet music, and an open notebook. Drawn by H. Funnekotter.
Picture of a man's head surrounded by a frame of geometric features. A snake is coiled around the bottom of the frame. A floral border is shown around the edge of the plate. Various objects are shown in the corners. At the bottom is a group of books....
Picture of a man holding a large microscope and looking at a body with it, with a skeleton looking on in the background. Name of Dr. Antal Miklos at bottom.
Portrait of a man with a caduceus hitting a skeleton on the head with his fist. The skeleton has his hands around the woman's neck. Drawn by Estiarte. No. 141 appears beside the artist's name.
Picture of a woman standing next to a bed with a child in it. Text at bottom "Arte y medicina", name and text at top "Dr. Blazquez Bores, Sevilla."
Published in Seville, Spain.
Picture showing a snake coiled around a goblet or cup. The goblet is on an open book. The borders consist of geometrical shapes. A human face is in the top corners of the sheet. Text in Latin.
Picture of a Spanish knight, holding a shield with the banner "Festina Lente" and with another banner overhead saying "Bibliografia Rodrimarinsta." Name at bottom: Dr. Castillo de Lucas.
Picture of people in a street with a man in the foreground selling newspapers, and a wine stand in the background. Text in Spanish. Bookplate for Dr. Castillo de Lucas.