By Ginny A. Roth After a long winter, Spring is greeted with much anticipation. There is no better time to dust off those cameras, head
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Hosting the Ambassador of Belgium
By Jeffrey S. Reznick Belgium—founding member of the European Union and a country whose heritage is rich in so many ways, and especially in the
Global Healing
By Ginny A. Roth ~ “I have always been drawn to people and have sought to see them compassionately and with understanding through the lens
Rare Footage of FDR at NIH
By Rebecca C. Warlow On October 31, 1940, just days before President Franklin Delano Roosevelt would be elected to an unprecedented third term as President
Pictures of Nursing: The Zwerdling Postcard Collection
By Erika Mills For over a century, images of nurses and nursing have been featured frequently as the subjects of postcards—so much so that nursing
Hosting AOTUS: David S. Ferriero
By Jeffrey S. Reznick David Ferriero, Archivist of the United States (AOTUS), recently honored the National Library of Medicine with a visit to share his
Ground-Breaking Reflections: Melvin R. Laird
By Jeffrey Reznick ~ During the sunny and warm afternoon of June 12, 1959, dignitaries gathered on the campus of the National Institutes of Health
The Spirit of Memorial Day
By Kenneth M. Koyle ~ The origin of the Memorial Day observance in America is disputed, with several states and communities claiming primacy as the
Celebrating Salk
By Ginny A. Roth In this black and white photograph from the 1950s, a nurse stands by while Jonas Salk inoculates a young girl with
Louis Braille’s Vision
By Ginny A. Roth This 1938 photograph taken by Roy Perry features a man who is blind reading a braille book at the New York