Historical Images In Medicine
The Medical Center Library’s Historical Images in Medicine (HIM) collections encompass over 3,000 photographs, illustrations, engravings, and bookplates from the history of the health and life sciences. Special collections in HIM include Bartisch’s Ophthalmodouleia, the Bookplates, the Four Season and the Stewart Album. In the past the HIM images were only retrievable by our History of Medicine Collections staff, but they are now available via the Internet. The Web versions of the images are not publication quality, nor are they intended for such use. If you see images you would like to incorporate into your publications, please contact the History of Medicine Collections Curator, for information. Grants from The Mary Duke Biddle Foundation and The Josiah Charles Trent Memorial Foundation made possible the realization of the Historical Images in Medicine database.
In addition to individual images, The Historical Images in Medicine Collection contains four smaller collections of materials. 1) Georg Bartisch’s Ophthalmodouleia Das ist Augendienst; 2) The Bookplate Collection; 3) The Four Seasons; and 4) The Stewart Album.
Subcollections (4)
Total Works (2040)
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Painting of Sir Frederick Grant Banting1925Painting of Sir Frederick Grant Banting, seated and attired in academic regalia with facsimile signature. Banting was one of the discoverers of... |
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Coat of Arms of James Young SimpsonJune 23, 1903Extensive manuscript note on verso indicates that this is a photograph of coat of arms of James Young Simpson, given to H. A. K. by Miss Eve... |
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World War I picture from John Ridlon1916Two women walking away from the camera, into the camp. Group of men at a truck visible in the background. Publisher: Plattsburgh |
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Benjamin Thompson, Graf von RumfordUnknownPortrait of Benjamin Thompson, Graf von Rumford. Painted by G. Dillis and engraved by Jos. Selb. |
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Iris GermanicaundatedPicture of Iris Germanica. Text in Latin and German. From Leonhart Fuchs's herbal. |
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Veronica MasundatedPicture of Veronica Mas. Text in Latin and German. From Leonhart Fuchs's herbal. |
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CassvthaundatedPicture of Cassvtha. Text in Latin and German. From Leonhart Fuchs's herbal. |
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Ioanes Taylor, Medicus, in optica expertissimus, multisque in academiis celeberrimis membrum &c &c XXX anno1735Portrait of Taylor, three-quarters left profile. Text in Latin. Drawn from life and engraved by Ph. Endlich. |
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Florence Nightingale MemorialundatedPhotograph of the Florence Nightingale Memorial in Liverpool, England; Charles J. Allen, sculptor. From the collection of Howard A. Kelly, M.D.,... |
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Florence NightingaleundatedHalf-portrait of Florence Nightingale, done in her last days. Copied from a drawing from memory by Augustin Rischy. From the collection of Howard... |