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Boat passengers
From box labeled "Camier pictures. Helene as Baby." containing stereoscopic photographs of Dr. Kazanjian's daughter, Helene, and family, as well as miscellaneous pictures of the return trip from Europe after the war and family vacations.
Boat passengers
From box labeled "Family" containing pictures of Dr. Kazanjian's daughter Helene and family, as well as miscellaneous pictures from France during World War I.
Boat race on the Charles River
This illustration was printed in the edition of Ballou’s pictorial for June 20th and depicts the finish of a race of club boats on the Charles at Western Avenue a few days earlier. Holmes “who is very partial to this manly exercise”…
Boericke & Tafel exhibit at the Centennial Exhibition
From the 1877 physician's catalogue and price current of homœopathic medicines and books, surgical instruments, and other articles pertaining to a physician's outfit for sale by Boericke & Tafel, this engraving shows the Boericke and Tafel…
Bone box with appendicular bones.
B-133 is inscribed in red ink on the box and a black label on the front reads:
"Homo.
Teenage [18]
Epiph not
fused
Long bone[s]"
"Homo.
Teenage [18]
Epiph not
fused
Long bone[s]"
Bone compass
Metal measuring device with an adjustable screw at the top and in the middle. Maximum opening of 6.5 cm.
Bone rongeur
Metal scissor type instrument
Bookplate of the George Burgess Magrath Library of Legal Medicine
In the 1920s, New England heiress Frances Glessner Lee (d. 1962) became fascinated with the colorful crime-solving career of George Burgess Magrath (1870-1938), the medical examiner for Suffolk County and an instructor in legal medicine at Harvard…
Boston University School of Medicine and the Massachusetts Homeopathic Hospital, circa 1876
Engraving of Boston University School of Medicine and the neighboring Massachusetts Homeopathic Hospital around 1876.
Boston University School of Medicine and the Massachusetts Homeopathic Hospital, circa 1892
Engraving of Boston University School of Medicine and the neighboring Massachusetts Homeopathic Hospital around 1892.
Boy walks in front of parked cars
From a set of two boxes of lantern slides by Dr. Robert Battey Greenough, covering his service in 1915 with the First Harvard Unit and the American Ambulance in France during World War I.
Boyle apparatus / British Oxygen Company
Henry E. G. Boyle, OBE, FRCS, DA (1875-1941) introduced this anesthesia machine in 1917. It was a modification of the American-made Gwathmey-Woolsey apparatus. It was so successful that it remained in production for fifty years. It could administer…
Boyle Bottle
Henry Boyle devised a portable anesthesia machine in 1917 incorporating the “Boyle Bottle” for vaporizing any liquid anesthetic. A glass bottle was used as a vaporizing chamber.
Bradford Cannon
Dr. Bradford Cannon was one of the early plastic surgeons recognized as such to practice in Boston. Dr. Cannon is well known for his important contributions toward the advancement of the treatment of burns; he also worked hard to ensure that plastic…
Brain of an alcoholic vagrant
Dr. Myrtelle May Canavan, pathologist with the Massachusetts Department of Mental Diseases and a member of the staff of the Boston Psychopathic Hospital, displayed enlarged photographs of fifty brains of criminals and feeble-minded individuals at the…
Bridge crossing a city street
From box titled "Dr. Cushing's Lantern Slides. Base Hospital No. 5. 1917-1919 .H. C. Cranial Wounds 1917 & 1918." All lantern slides manufactured by Weeke's Manufacturing Co., 181 Tremont St., Boston, Mass.
British anesthesia doctor in Camiers
From box labeled "Camier I". Pictures of Camiers, including the Chateau, operating room, and outdoor scenes, and photos of Sophie Kazanjian and Georges Villain.
Broad street in Algeria
From box labeled "Algeria," containing images of Kazanjian and his family on vacation in Algeria and Switzerland.
Broken pair of binoculars
From a set of two boxes of lantern slides by Dr. Robert Battey Greenough, covering his service in 1915 with the First Harvard Unit and the American Ambulance in France during World War I.
Broken pews in a church in Argonne
From unlabeled box containing pictures of soldiers, wreckage, and battles throughout France.
Burn Study
In the early 1940's, Dr. Cannon and Dr. Oliver Cope (1902-1994) became concerned about the effectiveness of tannic acid, then the most common treatment of burns used in Boston. In a study conducted at the Massachusetts General Hospital, Drs. Cannon…
Bus drives on a country road
From a set of two boxes of lantern slides by Dr. Robert Battey Greenough, covering his service in 1915 with the First Harvard Unit and the American Ambulance in France during World War I.
Bust of Dr. John Collins Warren (1778-1856)
One of the most renowned American surgeons of the 19th century, Dr. John Collins Warren (born on August 1, 1778) graduated from Harvard College in 1797, then began the study of medicine with his father, Dr. John Warren. In 1799, he went abroad,…
Bust of Oliver Wendell Holmes
The BPL original was “ordered by the Mayor of Boston, on authority of the City Council, and was paid for by the city,” according to Annual Report of the Trustees and received at that time (January, 1896).
The Boston Medical Library copy…
C. C. "Chubby" Hare
Part of a collection of photographic negatives for images taken by Richard U. Light (1902-1994) of senior medical and surgical staff of the Peter Bent Brigham Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, from 1930 to 1935, during the period of his surgical…
C. C. "Chubby" Hare
Part of a collection of photographic negatives for images taken by Richard U. Light (1902-1994) of senior medical and surgical staff of the Peter Bent Brigham Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, from 1930 to 1935, during the period of his surgical…
Cage-like supports and splints for recovery
From a set of two boxes of lantern slides by Dr. Robert Battey Greenough, covering his service in 1915 with the First Harvard Unit and the American Ambulance in France during World War I.
Calves' Heads and Brains, or A Phrenological Lecture
Even in the first years of its popularity during the early nineteenth century, phrenology was a source of amusement to many and became a target for a number of satiric artists of the day, such as George Cruikshank, the "Phiz" illustrator of Charles…
Camiers, France
From large wooden slide box with "Pictures of Camiers / 1914-1915" written on lid, and with a slip of paper reading "Camiers / World War I / also / Ste Croix." Box contains images of Camiers, as well as assorted images from a family vacation to…
Camiers, France
From large wooden slide box with "Pictures of Camiers / 1914-1915" written on lid, and with a slip of paper reading "Camiers / World War I / also / Ste Croix." Box contains images of Camiers, as well as assorted images from a family vacation to…
Camiers, France
From large wooden slide box with "Pictures of Camiers / 1914-1915" written on lid, and with a slip of paper reading "Camiers / World War I / also / Ste Croix." Box contains images of Camiers, as well as assorted images from a family vacation to…
Camiers, France
From large wooden slide box with "Pictures of Camiers / 1914-1915" written on lid, and with a slip of paper reading "Camiers / World War I / also / Ste Croix." Box contains images of Camiers, as well as assorted images from a family vacation to…
Camiers, France
From large wooden slide box with "Pictures of Camiers / 1914-1915" written on lid, and with a slip of paper reading "Camiers / World War I / also / Ste Croix." Box contains images of Camiers, as well as assorted images from a family vacation to…
Camiers, France
From box labeled "Camier I". Pictures of Camiers, including the Chateau, operating room, and outdoor scenes, and photos of Sophie Kazanjian and Georges Villain.
Camiers, France
From box labeled "War Slides," including pictures of Camiers patients, officers, town, and hospital.
Camiers, France
From box labeled "War Slides," including pictures of Camiers patients, officers, town, and hospital.
Camiers, France
From box labeled "War Slides," including pictures of Camiers patients, officers, town, and hospital.
Camp diagram
From box titled "Dr. Cushing's Lantern Slides. Base Hospital No. 5." All lantern slides manufactured by Weeke's Manufacturing Co., 181 Tremont St., Boston, Mass.
Can we fake a better doctor?
A century-old tradition, the Second Year Show allows Medical School students to unwind by turning a satiric eye on the faculty and curriculum. Programs, posters, scripts, photographs, and audio and video recordings from the productions are preserved…
Cannon in Champagne
From unlabeled box containing pictures of soldiers, wreckage, and battles throughout France.
Cannon in Champagne
From unlabeled box containing pictures of soldiers, wreckage, and battles throughout France.
Cannon Moulages
In 1943, Dr. Cannon joined the Medical Corps of the United States Army. He served in the plastic surgery unit at the Valley Forge General Hospital in Pennsylvania, as assistant chief and then chief. This unit performed over 15,000 operations without…
Cannon, Walter B. (Walter Bradford), 1871-1945. Papers, 1873-1945 (inclusive), 1881-1945 (bulk): Finding Aid
The finding aid for the Walter Bradford Cannon papers underwent a significant revision in 2020 to bring the archival description into alignment with the Center's new Guidelines for Inclusive and Conscientious Description. This is a copy of the…
Canon medicinae
The Canon medicinae, a compendium of medical knowledge and a guide to clinical teaching, was derived from Galenic and Hippocratic writings and infused by Avicenna with Arabic medical lore. The Canon includes detailed disquisitions on pathology,…
Cantica de medicina
This lesser-known medical work of Avicenna is bound in a manuscript musical sheet with an unusual skull-and-crossbones illuminated initial.
Car in a ditch, surrounded by bystanders
From a box of 25 lantern slides from Harvey Cushing's service with U. S. Army Base Hospital, number 5. Made by Weeke's Manufacturing Co., 181 Tremont St., Boston, Massachusetts.
Card from Maryanne from Virginia
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From a collection of cards and objects sent to the Brigham and Women's Hospital by well-wishers after the terrorist bombing of the Boston Marathon on April 15, 2013. The collection represents a…
From a collection of cards and objects sent to the Brigham and Women's Hospital by well-wishers after the terrorist bombing of the Boston Marathon on April 15, 2013. The collection represents a…
Card from Muslim American Society, San Antonio Chapter
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From a collection of cards and objects sent to the Brigham and Women's Hospital by well-wishers after the terrorist bombing of the Boston Marathon on April 15, 2013. The collection represents a…
From a collection of cards and objects sent to the Brigham and Women's Hospital by well-wishers after the terrorist bombing of the Boston Marathon on April 15, 2013. The collection represents a…
Card from the Jade Room Students of Cambridge Montessori School
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From a collection of cards and objects sent to the Brigham and Women's Hospital by well-wishers after the terrorist bombing of the Boston Marathon on April 15, 2013. The collection represents a…
From a collection of cards and objects sent to the Brigham and Women's Hospital by well-wishers after the terrorist bombing of the Boston Marathon on April 15, 2013. The collection represents a…
Carl Zeiss Jena monocular microscope
Black enamel compound monocular microscope with brass knobs and objectives used by Lynne M. Reid and S. Burt Wolbach before her. Nose-piece contains four objective lenses. Illuminator has aperture to control light levels. More modern wooden…
Carol C. Nadelson with the Alma Dea Morani Award
Carol C. Nadelson was the 2009 recipient of the Alma Dean Morani, M. D., Renaissance Woman Award. Nadelson specialized in psychiatry. She is also an active leader in advocating for women and diversity in medicine.
Carriages in field in winter
From a set of two boxes of lantern slides by Dr. Robert Battey Greenough, covering his service in 1915 with the First Harvard Unit and the American Ambulance in France during World War I.
Carry M. Hall
Part of a collection of photographic negatives for images taken by Richard U. Light (1902-1994) of senior medical and surgical staff of the Peter Bent Brigham Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, from 1930 to 1935, during the period of his surgical…
Carry M. Hall
Part of a collection of photographic negatives for images taken by Richard U. Light (1902-1994) of senior medical and surgical staff of the Peter Bent Brigham Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, from 1930 to 1935, during the period of his surgical…
Carry M. Hall, Superintendent of Nurses
Part of a collection of photographic negatives for images taken by Richard U. Light (1902-1994) of senior medical and surgical staff of the Peter Bent Brigham Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, from 1930 to 1935, during the period of his surgical…
Carry M. Hall, Superintendent of Nurses
Part of a collection of photographic negatives for images taken by Richard U. Light (1902-1994) of senior medical and surgical staff of the Peter Bent Brigham Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, from 1930 to 1935, during the period of his surgical…
Cars and a small child traverse a road
From box titled "Dr. Cushing's Lantern Slides. Base Hospital No. 5. 1917-1919 .H. C. Cranial Wounds 1917 & 1918." All lantern slides manufactured by Weeke's Manufacturing Co., 181 Tremont St., Boston, Mass.
Cars in the procession during the presidential visit to Alsace and Lorraine
From unlabeled box containing pictures of soldiers, wreckage, and battles throughout France, as well as the presidential visit to Alsace and Lorraine and President Wilson in Paris.
Carum Carvi
Latin Name:Carum CarviCommon Name: Caraway seedsClassification:Stomachic, carminative, and diureticIsolated Drug/s:NoneMedicinal Usage: Carum carvi are often used to relieve flatulent colic, especially in children. ⇐ Back to the Apothecary Jars…
Case Report of Corporal Snowdon
During World War I, Dr Kazanjian used his unique surgical skill to treat the soldiers severely disfigured during combat. In 1915, he was appointed Dental Chief of the First Harvard Unit organized to serve overseas with the British Forces. He…
Cases illustrating Group VII
From box titled "Dr. Cushing's Lantern Slides. Base Hospital No. 5. 1917-1919 .H. C. Cranial Wounds 1917 & 1918." All lantern slides manufactured by Weeke's Manufacturing Co., 181 Tremont St., Boston, Mass.
Cases of dislocation of the Os Femoris occurring at the Mass. Gen. Hospital
Handwritten chart from the records of Massachusetts General Hospital noting the following fields of information: date, name, kind (of hip dislocation), cause, date discharged, result, and remarks (notes on operation, e.g. with pulleys). The records…
Cases treated according to homœopathic principles
The second homeopathic practitioner in Massachusetts and the first to practice in Boston, Dr. Josiah Foster Flagg became convinced of the efficacy of homeopathy after obtaining relief from chronic dyspepsia. This case book, listing patients treated…