By Stephen P. Rice ~ Originally published in Hidden Treasure: The National Library of Medicine, 2011. This multilingual eye-test chart, published in 1907, was the
Category: Prints & Photographs
Images illustrating the social and historical aspects of medicine.
A New Collection of Public Health Posters
By Ginny A. Roth and Kenneth M. Koyle ~ In 2011, 30 years after Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) was identified, Toronto-based sociolegal researcher Alexander
NLM Collections Tour: Climate and Health
Welcome to a virtual tour of the historical collections of the National Library of Medicine. Today we are featuring collections about Climate and Health.
Picturing Health for All on World Health Day
By Erika Mills~ World Health Day happens on April 7th every year, marking the anniversary of the founding of the World Health Organization (WHO). For
Urbane Bass: Doctor and Hero
Dr. Tom Ewing, Professor of History at Virginia Tech on the life and service of World War I Distinguished Service Cross recipient Dr. Urbane Bass. .
Top 9 of 2022 from NLM Collections on Instagram
By Krista Stracka ~ Happy New Year! Before we dig into 2023, we’re taking a moment to count down last year’s most-liked Instagram posts from
NLM Collections Tour: Aging
Welcome to a virtual tour of the historical collections of the National Library of Medicine. Today we are featuring collections about aging.
The Ambulances of Antietam
By Kenneth M. Koyle ~ In an earlier post Benjamin Forrest discussed the travails of the Union Army’s Ambulance Corps in the Civil War. This
“What do you See?”: Stereoscopic Pictures, 1942
By Hannah Landecker ~ Originally published in Hidden Treasure: The National Library of Medicine, 2011. Most people have two eyes directed forward. In ophthalmology textbooks
Making A Case for Comic Books in the Classroom
By Ginny A. Roth ~ Comics, whether created to entertain or inform, have a place in the classroom.