Welcome to a virtual tour of the historical collections of the National Library of Medicine. Today we are featuring collections about aging.
Category: Prints & Photographs
Images illustrating the social and historical aspects of medicine.
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.
NLM Collections Tour: Nutrition
Welcome to a virtual tour of the historical collections of the National Library of Medicine. Today we are featuring collections about nutrition.
Hospital Postcards from the American Hospital Association
By Ginny A. Roth ~ This National Postcard Week, celebrated May 1-7 2022, the National Library of Medicine (NLM) is pleased to announce its recent
The Tragedy and Hope of Ninoshima
Circulating Now welcomes guest blogger Jen Woronow. Her research explores historic and contemporary conflicts with an emphasis on examining the human side of war. Today
NLM Collections Tour: Matters of the Heart
Welcome to a virtual tour of the historical collections of the National Library of Medicine. Today we are featuring collections about the heart.
A Pocket Full of Soup
By Kenneth M. Koyle ~ January is National Soup Month, and for obvious reasons. This is the middle of winter for those of us in
“Human bullets,” A Russo-Japanese War Photo Album
By Alexander Bay ~ Originally published in Hidden Treasure: The National Library of Medicine, 2011. This essay takes a look at an album of 50