Medical Equipment Collection

Female Surgeons
American female doctors in an operating theatre being watched by students. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

X-ray Outfit
1st March 1909: A medical worker, dressed in protective clothing, prepares to take an X-ray. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Medicine bags, c1910. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Medicine bags, c1910. Four Piegan fringed leather containers hung on tripod

Inner view of an ambulatory of an Institute for physiotherapeutic treatment, with a bathtub and a cabinet with mirror Italy. Date of Photograph:1910-1920

"Hydrotherapeutic section" Italy. Date of Photograph:1950 ca

Medical cabinet of one elementary school in via Leonardo da Vinci, Milan Milan via Leonardo da Vinci. Date of Photograph:1940-1945

Medical cabinet of a primary school in via Gattamelata, Milan Milan via Gattamelata. Date of Photograph:1940-1945

The U.S. astronaut Alan Bartlett Shepard Jr. portrayed during the final stage of the medical examination, before the launch, occurred on 5 May 1961, aboard of the capsule Mercury 3/I Freedom 7

A radiologist takes a radiograph of a patient with the Microscope 500. Instrument, discovered in America, which is much more protective to radiation. America. Date of Photograph:1950 - 1960

Portrait in group of a miners aid team United States Ilkeston. Date of Photograph:1940

Patients in hospital beds in the phototherapy department of the Pellizzari Institute of Florence. Florence Pellizzari Institute. Date of Photograph:1906

Medical equipment in the Cabinet for phototherapeutic applications at the Pellizzari Institute in Florence Florence Pellizzari Institute. Date of Photograph:1906

View of the phototherapy ambulatory of the Pellizzari Institute of Florence. Florence Pellizzari Institute. Date of Photograph:1906

View of the physiotherapy ambulatory of the Gabbrielli Institute of Florence. Florence Gabbrielli Physiotherapeutic Institute. Date of Photograph:1905

Medical outpatient clinic of the San Salvi psychiatric hospital in Florence Florence San Salvi. Date of Photograph:09/1929

Physiotherapy surgery in the Pellizzari institute of Florence. Florence Pellizzari Institute. Date of Photograph:1906

The picture shows a knife for circumcision and a speculum dating back to the seventeenth century belonging to the Carbonelli Collection in Rome

Pouches with platelets are seen as a volunteer donates blood during the international blood donation day in Nice, France, June 14, 2018. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard

A view shows the damage at a hospital after an airstrike in Deir al-Sharqi village in Idlib province, Syria April 27 2017. REUTERS/Ammar Abdullah TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Wound it seem'd both sore and sad
Vintage engraving from the nursery rhyme An Elegy on the Death of a Mad Dog by Oliver Goldsmith. The wound it seem'd both sore and sad, To every christian eye

Transfusion donor bottles, Baxter Lab. Glenview, Ill. 1942. Creator: Howard Hollem
Transfusion donor bottles, Baxter Lab. Glenview, Ill. Formerly a sculptress and designer of tiles, Dorothy Cole converted her basement into a workshop to tin plate needles for valves for blood

Two Navy wives, Eva Herzberg and Elve Burnham... Glenview, Ill. 1942. Creator: Howard Hollem
Two Navy wives, Eva Herzberg and Elve Burnham, entered war work after their husbands joined the service, Glenview, Ill. They assemble bands for blood transfusion bottles at Baxter Laboratories. Mrs

Formerly a sculptress and designer of tiles, Dorothy Cole converted... Glenview, Ill. 1942. Creator: Howard Hollem
Formerly a sculptress and designer of tiles, Dorothy Cole converted her basement into a workshop to tin plate needles for valves for blood transfusion bottles prepared by Baxter Laboratories where

Flemish anatomist and physician, Andreas Vesalius, giving a lesson at the school of medicine in Brussels
985801 Flemish anatomist and physician, Andreas Vesalius, giving a lesson at the school of medicine in Brussels, 1543 (colour woodcut) by Venetian School

A poster advertising Michelin tyres, 1913 (colour lithograph)
1198409 A poster advertising Michelin tyres, 1913 (colour lithograph) by Rossillon, Marius (O Galop) (1867-1946); 119x78 cm; Private Collection; Photo © Christies Images

Lady at the Doctors I; Dame beim Arzt I, 1948 (oil on canvas)
1768132 Lady at the Doctors I; Dame beim Arzt I, 1948 (oil on canvas) by Kleinschmidt, Paul (1883-1949); 116.2x73 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Lady at the Doctors I; Dame beim Arzt I)

Victorian Wheelchairs
" Vintage engraving of Victorian Wheelchairs, 19th century"

Radiation Therapy
circa 1926: A young patient receives radiation treatment. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Radiotherapy
circa 1926: A young patient receives diagnostic treatment. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Animal Dentist
circa 1930: Sally the chimp pays a visit to the dentist for a check up. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Donkey Check Up
circa 1910: A vet listens to a donkeys breathing with a stethoscope. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Self-Examination
circa 1926: A patient holds electrodes against his temples to test his nerves. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Physicianss Saddle Bag, c. 1939. Creator: Ray Price
Physicianss Saddle Bag, c. 1939

Lancet and Case, c. 1938. Creator: Regina Henderer
Lancet and Case, c. 1938

Portrait of a Physician, probably Giovanni Guglielmo Riva (1627-1677), seated half-length
990380 Portrait of a Physician, probably Giovanni Guglielmo Riva (1627-1677), seated half-length, holding a surgical instrument, c.1668-c.1672 (oil on canvas) by Maratti

A Carnival Scene (with Medicine lampooned) in Bogota, Colombia, c. 1822-28 (watercolour)
828299 A Carnival Scene (with Medicine lampooned) in Bogota, Colombia, c.1822-28 (watercolour) by Desire Roulin, Francois (1796-1874); 19.8x27 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Prizefighter Robert Prometheus Fitzsimmons at Dr. Woodburys Office in New York
MNY381282 Prizefighter Robert Prometheus Fitzsimmons at Dr. Woodburys Office in New York, 1895 (silver gelatin print) by Byron Company (fl.1890-1942); 20.3x25.4 cm; Museum of the City of New York

Sphygmomanometer, Paris, c. 1909-29
UCL273809 Sphygmomanometer, Paris, c.1909-29 by French School, (20th century); Science Collections, University College London, UK; (add.info.: used for measuring blood pressure; ); eUCL Art Museum

The Surgeon (engraving) (b / w photo)
XJF140226 The Surgeon (engraving) (b/w photo) by German School, (17th century); Private Collection; German, out of copyright

Notes at the International Sanitary and Medical Exhibition (engraving)
1054485 Notes at the International Sanitary and Medical Exhibition (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Gardeners Daughter, 1932 (oil on canvas)
657008 The Gardeners Daughter, 1932 (oil on canvas) by Sickert, Walter Richard (1860-1942); 74x60 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Gardeners Daughter. Walter Richard Sickert (1860-1942)

Bleeding knife with three blades and lancing pin with ivory handle and cover, c. 1790
BAL3017 Bleeding knife with three blades and lancing pin with ivory handle and cover, c.1790 by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Playing Doctor, 1863 (oil on panel)
987319 Playing Doctor, 1863 (oil on panel) by Hardy, Frederick Daniel (1826-1911); 55x76 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Playing Doctor. Frederick Daniel Hardy (1826-1911). Oil on panel

Christ healing the Sick, (oil on canvas)
990203 Christ healing the Sick, (oil on canvas) by Dietrich, Christian Wilhelm Ernst (1712-74); 53.4x72.4 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Christ healing the Sick)

Homeland Calling; Het Vaderland Bezet, 1918 (oil on canvas)
827034 Homeland Calling; Het Vaderland Bezet, 1918 (oil on canvas) by Leemputten, Jef Louis van (1865-1948); 100.7x150.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Homeland Calling; Het Vaderland Bezet)

Medical chest by the Dinneford Family Chemist (mahogany)
BAL3015 Medical chest by the Dinneford Family Chemist (mahogany) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Lieutenant Jean Julien Lemordant, c. 1918 (oil on canvas)
650802 Lieutenant Jean Julien Lemordant, c. 1918 (oil on canvas) by Beaux, Cecilia (1855-1942); 65.5x50.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Lieutenant Jean Julien Lemordant)

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Female surgeons are seen here wearing their x-ray outfits and oxygen masks as they diligently work to heal the wounded. The doctor carefully tends to a patient, his face filled with concern for the wound that seems both sore and sad. In another image, pouches filled with life-saving platelets are seen as a volunteer selflessly donates blood during an international event. A heartbreaking view shows the devastating damage caused by an airstrike in Deir al-Sharqi village, leaving a hospital in ruins. Looking back in time, we catch a glimpse of history through captivating photographs. Transfusion donor bottles from Baxter Lab in Glenview, Illinois take us back to 1942 when medical equipment played a crucial role during wartime efforts. Two Navy wives named Eva Herzberg and Elve Burnham can be seen proudly posing next to these vital tools. Dorothy Cole's story is equally inspiring; once a sculptress and designer of tiles, she converted her talents towards creating medical equipment during the same period at Glenview, Illinois. Traveling even further into history brings us to Brussels in 1543 where Flemish anatomist and physician Andreas Vesalius educates eager students at the school of medicine. His teachings would shape modern medical practices for centuries to come. Lastly, we encounter Time magazine's front cover from June 13th, 1938 featuring Charles Augustus Lindbergh and Dr. Alexis Carrel alongside their groundbreaking glass pump invention. This revolutionary device paved the way for advancements in surgery and organ transplantation. These glimpses into the world remind us of its profound impact on healthcare throughout different eras – from war zones to scientific breakthroughs – forever shaping our ability to save lives and improve well-being.