Wound Man

c. 1400s “Wound Man is an illustration which first appeared in European surgical texts in the Middle Ages. It laid out schematically the var...

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Radiologist

An early century radiologist.

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How to Cure the Ills of Life

From 1903, with a bsinthe and cigarettes.

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Chinese Acupuncture Model

A Chinese acupuncture model, circa 1600s. “The wooden male figure shows the points where needles should be applied to the skin and the merid...

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Brain Salt

They don't make medicine like they used to.

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17th Century Insanity Mask

Is you weren't insane before you were forced to wear it, you would surely be insane afterwards.

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Always Prepared

A Boys Scout first aid kit, circa 1940.

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The Polio Pioneers

From 1954... From the Salk Institute : Finally, in 1954, national testing began on one million children, ages six to nine, who became kn...

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