Picture of a native in a loincloth kneeling before a bowl from which heat is rising. A large contemporary style thermometer is in the background. For Henri de Lanteuil.
Picture initialed H. F. K. of a skull on top of a stack of books, with the caduceus in front, and with symbols of medical instruments at the top. Bookplate for Dr. med. Edmund Kammeyer.
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.
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 a boy lying prone on the floor. A man is kneeling over him and a woman is standing with her head in her hands. Text in Hebrew. Drawn by Larsen.
Picture of a coat of arms hanging on a wall. The coat of arms has a fish, two open books, and other symbols on it. The background is in a wood grained pattern.
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 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 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.
Portrait of a skull with monkeys in both eyes and nose. Text: "Hear no evil, See no evil, speak no evil." Books represent the teeth. A man holding a rod and a hooked fish is also shown.
Picture of a man with a sword throwing a bottle of poison. A skeleton is running in the background. A smiling cat is in the foreground. The man appears to be singing, humming, or whistling. Drawn by J. Naha.
Picture of a uroborus around a star embellished with many symbols, including a sabre, double serpents, an inverted ankh. At bottom "Om mani padme hum". For Dr. L. M. Taylor 33.
Picture of a man resting his head in his hand, with fancy border including a dog, a skull, a lamp, and a banner saying "Per vitam sine culpa." Text at bottom of plate: "This volume has been purchased for the library of the New York Academy of Medicine...
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...
Portrait of a jester's head atop a caduceus. The staff is leaning against three books with a goblet in front. Text on verso: "Gezeichnet von Theo Becker."
Picture showing a man holding a mortar and pestle on his head. The street address is given below the picture. Text in Latin and Spanish. Engraved in wood by E. C. Ricart.
Picture of a man wrapped in a newspaper reading a book. Several open newspapers and a shelf of books are shown behind him. There is also a book and a several newspapers on the floor. Drawn by Brugnot. Text on verso in English, German, and French.
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 of two women: One is lying in a bed, the other is standing beside her holding a torch in her left hand and a book. A skeleton is in the background. Drawn by Estiarte.
Outdoor picture of a small child standing near a pool of water. A caduceus is shown in his left arm. A small bird is shown in the upper left hand side of the sheet. Drawn by Lobisser.
Explores the relationship between substance use and increased risk of HIV transmission within the men who have sex with men (MSM) community. Substance use can impair decision making and risk perception leading to higher-risk sexual behavior; therefore,...
The Duke Medical Alumni Association, part of the Duke Health Development and Alumni Affairs Department, supports and promotes the interests of the Duke University School of Medicine and its extended community by nurturing lifelong relationships and...
James B. Duke’s founding Indenture of Duke University directed the members of the University to “provide real leadership in the educational world” by choosing individuals of “outstanding character, ability and vision” to serve as its officers, trustees...
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.