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 three men at a table; one of the men is examining another's eyes. An angel is sitting in the background. Drawing signed Rembrandt. Text at top in Hebrew.
Picture of a woman lying in a bed, with a man holding a baby next to her, a man with instruments in front, and a man and woman standing in the background. For R. Pierre.
Published in France.
Picture of two women and a man. One of the women has her arms around the other two figures. The man is slumped over. The Grim Reaper is walking away in the background. A caduceus is shown at top of sheet. Drawn by Nemes Irma.
Picture of a book in the foreground with a tree growing out of an ornate planter behind the book. Banner reading "Al Met Raet" across the center. For Jaak Mattelaer. By Luc de Taegher.
Picture of a bearded man (possibly St. Jerome) at a desk with a skull and crucifix next to him, looking at a book, resting his head on his hand. For William Charles White, M.D. Text at bottom: "His Book."
Picture of a man on horseback riding toward a town or city. A mountain is shown in the background. The outline of several birds is shown above the rider. Text in Latin and Spanish.
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.
Picture by Toritola Calaneeia of the Egyptian god Thoth holding a flower, with hieroglyphics, an ankh, and a scarab beetle next to him. Name of Dr. J. Catasus being written by Thoth.
Picture of a man holding two books in his left hand and a pen in his right hand. A landscape scene is shown in the background. Drawn by Buday-Gyorgy.
Publisher: Hungary
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 woman kneeling by a tree with a baby in front of her. The woman is holding out her arm in what may be a warding gesture towards a cloaked figure, possibly Atrapos. At bottom, children playing. For Samuel X. Radbill, M.D.
The upper half of the picture is a man sitting at a table with a skull in his right hand. Also on the table are several open books, a quill pen and other objects. A landscape scene is shown through an open window. On the left of the table are several...
Picture of a man holding a flask in both hands. On the table in front of him are an hourglass and a skull. An owl is shown at the top of the sheet. A floral border incorporates grapes, a foxglove plant and a poppy. Drawn by P. P. D.
Picture of a nude woman lying on the ground holding her hands up, with a dog standing next to her and a tree stump in the background. Caption at top "Amo la vita". For Sabattini by A. Baldinelli.
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 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.
A man sits at a table reading an illuminated volume surrounded by books and chemical apparatus. A coat of arms is in the window above his head. Drawn by E. C. Text: "Medicine for the Soul."
Picture of a woman in a mask walking toward a gondola. The word "Venezia" appears to the right. A quarter moon is shown in the background. Drawn by C. Vincenti.
Picture of a man on horseback hunting deer. Another man is following a hunting dog on foot. A forest and mountains are shown in the background. Text in Latin.
These images document the history of Duke Health's academic, clinical, and research activities beginning in 1927. All materials included in this collection are available at the Duke University Medical Center Archives. In honor of Duke Health's 75th...
Dr. Osterhout investigates household products in the Duke Poison Control Center. Dr. Shirley K. Osterhout came to Duke University in 1949 as an undergraduate. She obtained her MD from Duke in 1957 and continued in the Department of Pediatrics, working...
Four African American LPN (licensed practical nursing) students and a Duke University Hospital staff member or nursing instructor gathered around a table. The students are enrolled in a cooperative program between Durham city schools, State Vocational...
Dr. Anderson is a professor of ophthalmology at Duke University. Dr. Anderson received training in surgery (1956-1957) and in ophthalmology (1959-1962) at Duke University.
Uniformed nurses and servicemen of the 65th General Hospital awaiting embarkation for overseas duties. The idea for a Duke hospital army unit was born in October 1940, the brainchild of Wilburt C. Davison, then dean of the Duke University School of...
Hospital staff using machines and tools in the surgical instrument shop. The 984 sq. ft. shop was constructed around 1947, following plans by J. Deryl Hart, then chair of the Department of Surgery. In 1949, the shop was opened for the fabrication of...
Frank Gregory Hall was a professor of pharmacology and physiology from 1945 to 1966 (emeritus 1966-1967) and chair of the Department of Physiology and Pharmacology from 1949 to 1961. Hall's research interests focused on oxygenation and respiration, and...
Hanes came to Duke University in 1931 as a member of the original faculty. He served as professor of neurology and as the Florence McAlister Professor of Medicine (1930-1946). He was chair of the Department of Medicine from 1933 to 1946. In 1937, Hanes...
J. Deryl Hart and surgical team in protective clothing operating under ultraviolet lights. In 1936, Dr. J. Deryl Hart originated the use of ultraviolet radiation to control airborne infections in surgical operating rooms, a technique that became widely...
Orgain was a professor of medicine from 1934 to 1975. Together with Mary Poston, a bacteriologist, he published extensively on diagnosis and treatment of endocarditis in the pre-penicillin era. In 1945 he founded Duke's Cardiovascular Disease Service....
Ewald W. Busse in the 1970s. Ewald W. Busse was a early leader in the field of geriatric psychiatry and a founder of the Center for Aging and Human Development, Professor Emeritus of the Department of Psychiatry and Dean Emeritus of Medical and Allied...
The Duke University Medical Center Personal Rapid Transit (PRT) was an automated system that allowed people to travel between Duke Hospital (Duke North) and Duke Clinics (Duke South). The system was launched in 1979 and discontinued in 2009.
Dan Blazer is former Dean of Medical Education, Duke University School of Medicine; J.P. Gibbons Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences; and scientist at Duke's Center for Spirituality, Theology, and Health.
Arnold began his career at Duke in 1936 as a member of the Duke Hospital house staff. He was a professor of otology and associate professor of otolaryngology and ophthalmology from 1936 to 1941 and 1946 to 1960.
Three unidientified men at a microscope. The two men in ties have been identified as students, while the third man has been identified as their instructor.
Illustration of the original main entrance to Duke Hospital clinics. Bob Blake was coordinator of the Division of Medical Illustration within the Duke University School of Medicine. He produced medical illustrations for Duke from about 1942 through the...
James H. Semans, professor of urology in the Dept. of Surgery, served on the Duke faculty for 28 years. In the 1960s Semans, along with his wife Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans, helped to establish the North Carolina School of the Arts in Winston-Salem,...
Dr. Joseph Beard and laboratory equipment. Dr. Beard was professor of surgery from 1937 to 1973. Beard and his wife Dorothy were an internationally prominent cancer team. In 1946 Beard became the James B. Duke professor of surgery and was appointed...
Ann Gunn poses in front of the door to Operation Room 10. She was Duke’s first postgraduate LPN to achieve national certification in operating room technique. A Durham native, she came to Duke in 1964 to receive her LPN training. Gunn then worked on...
Hull (seated) observes a Duke Hospital nurse as she breathes through a tube connected to a machine monitoring air flow. Hull used air flow measurements to study oxygen supply and the effects of anesthesia. Hull (Ph.D., Duke, 1946) was an instructor in...