Medicine Collection (page 100)

Receiving an accident case at Poplar Hospital, London, c1903 (1903).The Poplar Hospital for Accidents opened in 1858 on East India Road under the patronage of the Quaker banker

Teeth of a horse as an indication of age, c1905 (c1910). From Live Stock in Health and Disease, edited by Professor J Prince-Sheldon. [The Waverley Book Co. Ltd, London, c1890]

Structure of the foot of a horse, c1907 (c1910). Artist: RE Holding
Structure of the foot of a horse, c1907 (c1910). From Live Stock in Health and Disease, edited by Professor J Prince-Sheldon. [The Waverley Book Co. Ltd, London, c1890]

Superficial muscles, tendons, etc of a horse, c1907 (c1910). Artist: RE Holding
Superficial muscles, tendons, etc of a horse, c1907 (c1910). From Live Stock in Health and Disease, edited by Professor J Prince-Sheldon. [The Waverley Book Co. Ltd, London, c1890]

Vertical section of the body of a horse, c1907 (c1910). Artist: RE Holding
Vertical section of the body of a horse, c1907 (c1910). From Live Stock in Health and Disease, edited by Professor J Prince-Sheldon. [The Waverley Book Co. Ltd, London, c1890]

The Little Nurse, c1881, (1904). Artist: James Abbott McNeill Whistler
The Little Nurse, c1881, (1904). From Whistler As I Knew Him, by Mortimer Menpes. [Adam and Charles Black, London, 1904]

Sir Robert Finlay in his chambers, c1903. Artist: Campbell & Gray
Sir Robert Finlay in his chambers, c1903. Robert Bannatyne Finlay, 1st Viscount Finlay GCMG, PC, QC, MD (1842?1929), British lawyer, doctor and politician who became Lord Chancellor of Great Britain

An Intinerant Doctor at Tien-sing, 1843. Artist: P Lightfoot
An Intinerant Doctor at Tien-sing, 1843. After Thomas Allom (1804?1872). From China Illustrated, by Thomas Allom. [Fisher, Son & Co. London & Paris, 1843]

Japanese military hospital, 1905 (1907). The striking progress of science in modern Japan. From Harmsworth History of the World, Volume 1, by Arthur Mee, J.A. Hammerton, & A.D. Innes, M.A

Operating Theatre, Princess Louise Kensington Hospital for Children. Architects, George Lansdown & Brown and J. T. Saunders, c1928

Doctor Syntax Made Free of the Cellar, 1817. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson
Doctor Syntax Made Free of the Cellar, 1817. From The Tour of Dr Syntax in Search of the Picturesque, by William Combe. [R Ackerman, 101 Strand, London, 1812]

A Study of Strategy - Stage VI c1920. Artist: William Hatherell
A Study of Strategy - Stage VI c1920. From The Art of the Illustrator - W Hatherell and his work, by Percy V Bradshaw. [The Press Art School, London, c1920]

Lady Elizabeth with Countess of Strathmore and convalescent wounded soldiers, 1916
Lady Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth) with her mother the Countess of Stratmore, with a group of convalescent wounded soldiers, c1916. From Our King & Queen and the Royal Princesses

Messinger Monsey, 18th century. Artist: Henry Edridge
Messinger Monsey, 18th century. Messenger Monsey (c1694-1788), English physician and humourist. From The Studio Volume 82. [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1921]

Four anatomical drawings, c1472-c1519 (1883). Artist: Leonardo da Vinci
Four anatomical drawings, c1472-c1519 (1883). From The Literary Works of Leonardo Da Vinci, Vol. II by Jean Paul Richter, PH. DR. [Sampson Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington, London, 1883]

The Dream of the Doctor, 1497-1498 (1906). Artist: Albrecht Durer
The Dream of the Doctor, 1497-1498 (1906). From Durer Des Meisters Gemalde Kupferstiche und Holzschnitte in 471 Abbildungen [Stuttgart und Leipzig, Deutsch Verlags-Ansalt, 1906]

A. J. Cronin, 1937. Artist: Archibald Joseph Cronin
Archibald Joseph Cronin (1896-1981), Scottish novelist, physician and author, 1937. Cigarette card 7 of 40 from Famous British Authors published by WD & HO Wills

Advertisement for Salt Regal tonic, 1890. A print from The Graphic, 12 July 1890

Charles II and his court at the palace during the Plague of London, c1665-1666 (1890). From left to right: Lady Castlemaine, Charles II and Queen Catherine, attended by her Spanish duennas

The Red Cross Society at Work Outside Paris, 1870, (1884)
The Red Cross Society at Work Outside Paris, 1870. The British Red Cross Society was formed in 1870. From The Illustrated Naval and Military Magazine Volume I [The Illustrated London News, London

The Red Cross Nurse, 1884. The British Red Cross Society was formed in 1870. From The Illustrated Naval and Military Magazine Volume I [The Illustrated London News, London, 1884]

Dr. Nathaniel Spens, 1793, (1922). Artist: Henry Raeburn
Dr. Nathaniel Spens, 1793. Dr. Nathaniel Spens (1728-1815), was the second son of the 15th Laird of Lathallan. He was the president of the Royal College of Physicians in 1794

Sketch of Oliver Goldsmith, by Sir Joshua Reynolds, 1769-70, (1906). Artist: Sir Joshua Reynolds
Sketch of Oliver Goldsmith, by Sir Joshua Reynolds, 1769-70. Oliver Goldsmith, Irish writer and physician, (19th century)

Wounded English troops on their way to a base hospital, c1914. From The Manchester Guardian: History of the War, Vol. I.-1914-15. 1915

A batch of Neuve Chapelle wounded on a French railway station, 1915. The Battle of Neuve Chapelle (10-13 March 1915) was a British offensive in the Artois region of France

William Gorgas, (1854-1920), 1920s
Dr William Gorgas, born in Mobila in 1854 and was head of health service in Cuba during the government of Wood. The measures taken against mosquitoes gave a remarkable outcome; in seven months

Juan Guiteras, (1852-1925), 1920s
Dr Juan Guiteras. Physician born in Matanzas in 1852. He was Professor at the University and contributed largely to the disappearance of yellow fever in Cuba

Aristides Agramonte, (1868-1931), 1920s. Artist: Aristides Agramonte
Dr Aristides Agramonte. Born in Puerto Principe in 1869, studied medicine in the United States and belonged to a research group which studied yellow fever in 1900

Jesse Lazear, (1866-1900), 1920s
Dr Jesse Lazear, belonged to the american commission and researched the yellow fever Finlay. He was stung by an infected mosquito in September 1900 and died the the following day

Clara Barton, (born 1830), 1920s
Clara Barton, born in 1830 was President of the American Red Cross. She came to Cuba in 1898 to distribute rations. She died in 1912

Juan Bruno Zayas, (1867-1896), 1920s
Juan Bruno Zayas was born in Havana in 1866; he graduated as doctor and served in Las Villas, revolted (in Vega Alta) in April 1895; accompanied Matthew in the invasion

Eduardo Agramonte, (1842-1872), 1920s
General Eduardo Agramonte, born in Puerto Principe in 1840, graduated as doctor and was the first to be released to the revolution. He belonged to the Assembly of Camaguey and was Secretary of State

Tomas Romay, (1804-1849), 1920s
Dr. Tomas Romay. This distinguished Doctor, born Havana in 1799. Promoted the build of cemeteries outside the villages and the creation of one in Havana

Obispo Diaz de Espada, (1756-1832), 1920s
He was born in Alava in 1756 and arrived in Havana as bishop in 1802. During thirty years he carried out his work and became one the the best bishops that Cuba had

Queen Elizabeth visiting a childrens ward at the Middlesex Hospital, 1935. (1937)
Queen Elizabeth visiting a childrens ward at the Middlesex Hospital, 1935. The Duke of York, later King George VI, visited the hospital on 26 June 1928 to lay the foundation stone of the new

Dr Edward Adrian Wilson (1872-1912), English physician, polar explorer, artist and zoologist, 1916
Dr Edward Adrian Wilson (1872-1912) was part of Captain Scotts final expedition which left London on 1 June 1910 bound for the South Pole

Mary Jane Seacole, (2013). Artist: Karen Humpage
Mary Jane Seacole (1805-1881), was Jamaican-born and of Scottish and Creole descent. Seacole set up what she called the British Hotel behind the lines during the Crimean War

Florence Nightingale, taken from a series of cigarette cards, 1935
Florence Nightingale (1820-1910), English social reformer and statistician, and the founder of modern nursing. Taken from a series of cigarette cards entitled Celebrities of British History produced

Dr. Johnson, taken from a series of cigarette cards, 1935
Dr. Johnson (1709-1784), doctor, writer, critic and author. Taken from a series of cigarette cards entitled Celebrities of British History produced by Carreas Ltd, 1935

William Harvey, taken from a series of cigarette cards, 1935
William Harvey (1578-1657) by an unknown artist at the National Portrait Gallery. Harvey was an English physician who was the first to describe accurately how blood was pumped around the body by

Wounded fusilier after the Boers brave stand near Orange River, South Africa, Boer War, 1900. Stereoscopic card. Detail

Medical staff and nurses of general hospital No 9, Bloemfontein, South Africa, Boer War, 1901. Stereoscopic card. Detail

In a British field hospital on the Tugela River, South Africa, 2nd Boer War, 1900. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
In a British field hospital on the Tugela River, South Africa, 2nd Boer War, 1900. Stereoscopic card. Detail

First aid dogs, World War I, c1914-c1918. Artist: Realistic Travels Publishers
First aid dogs, World War I, c1914-c1918. Dogs with first aid equipment and stimulants off to find wounded in inaccessible parts of no mans land. Stereoscopic card. Detail

Stretcher bearers caring for wounded at an improvised first aid post, World War I, c1914-c1918. Stereoscopic card. Detail

The Doctor and the Lover with their dead Selves, 1485 (1964). From Antoine Verards edition of Danse Macabre (Dance of Death), Paris, 1485

Edward Jenners thatched hut, Berkeley, Gloucestershire, 20th century. Artist:s Pead
Edward Jenners thatched hut, Berkeley, Gloucestershire, 20th century. The hut where Jenner administered smallpox vaccinations to the poor free of charge

Jews Hospital, Mile End Road, Whitechapel, London, late 18th or early 19th century. Artist: Thomas Prattent
Jews Hospital, Mile End Road, Whitechapel, London, late 18th or early 19th century

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