Images Dated 1st May 2007

Simpson researching anaesthetics, 1840s

Sir James Young Simpson (1811-1870), Scottish doctor. This historical artwork shows Simpson's butler walking in on Simpson, who is suffering from the effects of a recent experiment. Simpson was passionate about alleviating pain, and always experimented with new anaesthetic agents, often on himself. He was the first person to use ether during childbirth on 19th January 1847 and in November 1847 he discovered the anaesthetic properties of chloroform. Opponents claimed that a painful labour was a biological and religious necessity, but the clamour died down in 1853 after Queen Victoria used chloroform during childbirth

© SHEILA TERRY/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY

WA, North Cascades National Park, view from Sahale Arm above Cascade Pass

WA, North Cascades National Park, view from Sahale Arm above Cascade Pass, Magic Mt., Pelton Peak, Trapper Mt., Glory Mt

© Jamie & Judy Wild / DanitaDelimont.com

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CO, Colorado, Mesa Verde National Park, home of Ancestral Pueblo people, cliff dwellings

CO, Colorado, Mesa Verde National Park, home of Ancestral Pueblo people, cliff dwellings made from Sandstone, Cliff Palace ruin

© Jamie and Judy Wild / DanitaDelimont.com

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