Sterile Collection

Testing for viruses. A technician using a pipette to fill small sample vials. These are being used to test animal tissue samples for viruses such as avian influenza (bird flu) and swine fever

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Michael Allmaier

sterilization against Corona Virus
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Michael Allmaier

Issaquah, Washington State, USA. Lady Fern frond

Hospital room, 1928 (silver gelatin print)
MNY380808 Hospital room, 1928 (silver gelatin print) by Byron Company (fl.1890-1942); 20.3x25.4 cm; Museum of the City of New York

A nurse washing her hands, 1928 (silver gelatin print)
MNY380844 A nurse washing her hands, 1928 (silver gelatin print) by Byron Company (fl.1890-1942); 25.4x20.3 cm; Museum of the City of New York, USA; eMuseum of the City of New York; American

Joseph Lister (b / w photo)
815934 Joseph Lister (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Joseph Lister (1827-1912)

A hospital operating or delivery room, New York, 1941 or 1942 (silver gelatin print)
MNY380851 A hospital operating or delivery room, New York, 1941 or 1942 (silver gelatin print) by Byron Company (fl.1890-1942); 20.3x25.4 cm; Museum of the City of New York

Arrowhead; Eighteen to thirty inches high; Flowers white, upper ones sterile (engraving)
6009676 Arrowhead; Eighteen to thirty inches high; Flowers white, upper ones sterile (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Gilded Cage (oil on canvas)
WDM27987 The Gilded Cage (oil on canvas) by Morgan, Evelyn De (1855-1919); 89.5x106.7 cm; De Morgan Collection, courtesy of the De Morgan Foundation; eDe Morgan Foundation; English, out of copyright

Dovrefjell Nation Park
A winter landscape of Dovrefjell National Park

Endless road in central Iceland 2
Iceland - 27 May 2006. The back-end of nowhere. Many places in Iceland fill one with awe and wonder of natural beauty. This is not one of them

Sterile shoot of Field Horsetail -Equisetum arvense-, Kaiserstuhl, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany

Hammer toe surgery. Close-up of surgeons inserting a pin into the second toe of a patients foot to correct a condition called hammer toe

Blood plasma research
MODEL RELEASED. Blood plasma research. Scientist working with a blood plasma bag in a sterile sealed fume cupboard

X-ray machine in foot surgery. Surgeons using a portable operating theatre X-ray machine to check the position of pins that have been inserted into a patients foot bones during surgery

Teak planting, Malaysia C013 / 4607
Teak planting, YSG Biotech, Sabah, Malaysia. Four-month old teak plantlets are planted at a nursery. These plants were grown from cloned tissue samples

Teak cloning, Malaysia
Teak cloning, YSG Biotech, Sabah, Malaysia

Teak cloning C013 / 4605
Teak cloning, YSG Biotech, Sabah, Malaysia. The teak plantlets are prepared for shipping by trimming tissue callus and placing them in a strile container

Teak cloning C013 / 4604
Teak cloning, YSG Biotech, Sabah, Malaysia. The teak plantlets are prepared for shipping by trimming tissue callus and placing them in a strile container

Purifying river water for British troops, Western Front, WW1
Purifying river water for the consumption of British troops on the Western Front in France during World War One. Poisons are removed, the water is sterilised and is held in a canvas cistern

Joseph Lister, from The Year 1912, published London, 1913 (b / w photo)
KW280471 Joseph Lister, from The Year 1912, published London, 1913 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

In a military Hospital (oil on canvas)
BAL265739 In a military Hospital (oil on canvas) by Vereshchagin, Vasili Vasilievich (1842-1904); 105x88 cm; Regional W. Wereshchagin Art Museum, Nikolayev, Ukraine; Russian, out of copyright

Sterilizing Lab Bottles
United States: c. 1937 A woman sterilizing laboratory bottles

Grey-white Cat (Felis catus) with bandaged paw lying down, next to rolls of bandages

Microbiology research F005 / 0926
MODEL RELEASED. Microbiology research

Microbiology research F005 / 0928
MODEL RELEASED. Microbiology research

Blood group test F005 / 0946
Blood group test

Microbiology research F005 / 0927
MODEL RELEASED. Microbiology research

Cavus foot surgery, ankle tendons
Cavus foot surgery. Close-up of surgeons cutting the ankles peroneus tendon before attaching it to another tendon. This is being done during cavus foot surgery

Cavus foot surgery, metatarsal pinning
Cavus foot surgery. Close-up of bone drilling equipment being used to drill a hole in a metatarsal bone in a patients foot in a case of cavus foot surgery

Toe joint replacement surgery. Close-up of surgeons using a bone saw during an operation to replace a joint in the second toe of a patients foot. For the joint replacement, see image C014/7787

Ankle surgery: dissecting out tissues C014 / 7781
Ankle surgery. Close-up of surgical tools being used to dissect tissue from a patients ankle. The tool at right is a bone saw, with retractors being used to keep the surgical incision open

Brain operation in progress
Brain surgery. View of an operating theatre during a neurosurgery procedure. The surgeons are at top left, along the left is the patients body under sheets

Scientist with specimen trays
Scientist removing specimen trays from an incubator

Researcher using isolation cabinet
MODEL RELEASED. Researcher using an isolation cabinet, a sealed sterile fume cupboard

Historical iron corrosion samples C016 / 2040
Historical iron corrosion samples. Series of glass tubes with 70-year-old samples of iron under different conditions, demonstrating the effect on corrosion. The years vary between 1907 and 1910

Quality control in yoghurt factory
Dairy production. A sample of yoghurt being tested for its viscosity in a quality control laboratory. Viscosity is one of the indicators of creaminess used by consumers to assess the quality of

Checking the safety of milk
Milk production. View of a petri dish in which a sample of milk has been incubated. This is to ensure that the milk is safe to process for human consumption

Worker with a milk tanker
Milk production. A worker opening a hatch on top of a full milk tanker. Photographed at the Danone Unimilk factory at Moscow, Russia

Vat of mayonnaise at a factory
Food production. A worker monitoring a steel vat in which mayonnaise is being made. Photographed at the Nefis-Bioproduct factory at Kazan, Russia

Veterinary dentist C015 / 5727
Veterinary dentist washing out a horses mouth after filing down its teeth. The horse is fitted with a dental retractor to hold its mouth open

Producing a small joint replacement C015 / 6212
Joint replacement. A small joint replacement (arthroplasty) component being finished at a factory. The component is made of a zirconium oxide ceramic

Inspecting a small joint replacement C015 / 6208
Joint replacement. A small joint replacement (arthroplasty) component being inspected at a factory. The component is made of a zirconium oxide ceramic

Teak cloning C013 / 4606
Teak cloning, YSG Biotech, Sabah, Malaysia. Six-week old teak plantlets grown from cloned tissues. These will be grown on a teak plantation

Teak cloning C013 / 4602
Teak cloning

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"Ensuring Safety and Purity: Exploring the World Environments" Testing for viruses, emergency eye wash pods, and following the sign lead us to Issaquah, Washington State, USA. Here we find a delicate Lady Fern frond thriving in its sterile surroundings. Delving into history, we uncover an oil on canvas masterpiece depicting disinfection at a hospital circa 1900. The meticulous process of maintaining sterility is captured in this timeless artwork. Moving forward to 1928, silver gelatin prints reveal glimpses of hospital life. A nurse diligently washing her hands showcases the early understanding of hygiene's role in creating sterile environments. Joseph Lister's black and white photograph emerges as an iconic symbol of sterilization practices. His groundbreaking work revolutionized surgical procedures by introducing antiseptic techniques. In New York during 1941 or 1942, a silver gelatin print transports us to a hospital operating or delivery room. Sterility takes center stage as medical professionals meticulously prepare for critical procedures. Amidst our exploration, an engraving catches our attention - an arrowhead with white flowers described as "upper ones sterile. " Nature itself presents examples where sterility plays a role in preserving purity. Stepping away from hospitals and art galleries, we encounter "The Gilded Cage, " an oil on canvas that metaphorically explores the concept of being trapped within artificial sterility while longing for freedom. Finally, we venture into Dovrefjell National Park where nature thrives untouched by human interference. In these pristine landscapes lies another form of sterility - one that preserves ecosystems' delicate balance. From testing labs to historical photographs and natural wonders alike, the notion of sterility permeates various aspects of our world. It serves as both protector and captor; ensuring safety while sometimes confining possibilities.