History

Historical Images

In need of an historical image to jazz up a presentation? Check out the Images from the History of Medicine Collection from the National Library of Medicine. NLM does not own the copyright to the images in the database, nor do we charge access or permission fees for their use. We do request, however, that published images include the credit line “Courtesy of the National Library of Medicine.”

Dental Clinical at Camp Livingston, Louisiana. 1943

Frankenstein: Penetrating the Secrets of Nature

This is the appropriate week to highlight the National Library of Medicine online exhibition, Frankenstein.

from the NLM online exhibit.
This online exhibition “explores Mary Shelley’s world that gave birth to Frankenstein. The exhibition considers how her novel provides a framework for discussions of contemporary bio-medical advances that sometimes challenge our understanding of what it means to be human.”

Historic Medical Photo Collection

The National Museum of Health and Medicine has been digitizing many of its historic photos. While some of these are available in their online galleries, others are located on a Flickr page.

Check out this food safety poster from World War II.

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