By Alexsandra Mitchell In the 1940s and 50s, when the United Nations and the World Health Organization were new, an organization called the Helene Fuld
Category: Prints & Photographs
Images illustrating the social and historical aspects of medicine.
A Look at Librarians
By Alexsandra Mitchell The job description for today’s librarian is ever-changing, adapting to constantly evolving technological advancements that better serve library users. Libraries have expanded
Super Heroes with a Serious Message
By Jeffrey S. Reznick More than a colorful image of the Marvel Comics superhero Captain America, this poster offers a serious public health message: “Some
Join Together, Heart to Heart
By Ginny A. Roth ~This 1987 public health poster encourages maintaining healthy blood pressure as a way to attain proper heart health.
A Call to Service
By Ginny A. Roth Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., pastor, activist and prominent leader of the American civil rights movement, was born January 15, 1929.
Louis Braille’s Vision
By Ginny A. Roth ~ January is National Braille Literacy Month, which occurs every year in honor of the birth of Louis Braille born January
Winter Weather Woes
By Ginny A. Roth ~ The winter solstice is upon us, the first day of winter in the Northern Hemisphere. Be careful out there!
Spotlight on Guy’s Hospital
By Ginny A. Roth This festive print by H. Johnson, published in the January 28, 1888 issue of The Graphic, features Christmas scenes at Guy’s
It’s a Kind of Magic
By Ginny A. Roth ~ Magic lantern slides were known for their colorful and dramatic qualities. This slide, as used for therapeutic purposes at St. Elizabeths Hospital, a psychiatric hospital in Washington, D.C. that opened in 1855.
‘Tis the Season
By Jeffrey S. Reznick and Ginny A. Roth ~ Beginning today and through the month of December, Circulating Now offers a series of posts that