Harvard Medical School Faculty and Staff Portrait Collection: D-W, ca. 1774-2001
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Harvard Medical School Faculty and Staff Portrait Collection: D-W, ca. 1774-2001
Description
Contains formal individual and group portraits, and candids of faculty and staff members of Harvard Medical School. Image types include photographs, drawings and prints.
Collection Items
Oliver Wendell Holmes with his microscope
Holmes was offering practical instruction in the use of the microscope to medical students at Harvard by 1855. In an address to the Boston Microscopical Society in 1877, Holmes said, “My dealing with the instrument has been principally as a…
Composite photograph of Oliver Wendell Holmes
A composite photograph of Oliver Wendell Holmes by Harold C. Ernst
Farewell Address of Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes
This photograph was taken on the occasion of Holmes’ retirement from teaching anatomy at Harvard and just after the opening of the school's new facility on Boylston Street. Some years later, Thomas Dwight recalled, “The scene was most…
Oliver Wendell Holmes at Beverly Farms
Photograph of Oliver Wendell Holmes (1809-1894) at Beverly Farms, taken by William Henry Rideing (1853-1918) in October 1887
Oliver Wendell Holmes in his study
These two photographs show Oliver Wendell Holmes (1809-1894) in his office in 1890. Two of Holmes’ chambered nautilus shells are visible on top of the bookcase.
Profile of Reginald H. Fitz
Black and white photographic print of the profile of Reginald H. Fitz. The corners of the image have been blackened with ink. The verso of the photograph has the inscription "Gift / Mrs. F. Gorham Brigham / 1964."
Phillip Drinker's First Respirator Demonstration, May 27, 1927 (1 of 4)
May 27, 1927: After Phillip Drinker’s and Louis Shaw’s successful laboratory and animal experimentation using positive and negative pressure to produce artificial respiration, Dr. Drinker tested the concept on himself on the roof of the Harvard…
Phillip Drinker's First Respirator Demonstration, May 27, 1927 (2 of 4)
May 27, 1927: After Phillip Drinker’s and Louis Shaw’s successful laboratory and animal experimentation using positive and negative pressure to produce artificial respiration, Dr. Drinker tested the concept on himself on the roof of the Harvard…
Phillip Drinker's First Respirator Demonstration, May 27, 1927 (3 of 4)
May 27, 1927: After Phillip Drinker’s and Louis Shaw’s successful laboratory and animal experimentation using positive and negative pressure to produce artificial respiration, Dr. Drinker tested the concept on himself on the roof of the Harvard…
Phillip Drinker's First Respirator Demonstration, May 27, 1927 (4 of 4)
May 27, 1927: After Phillip Drinker’s and Louis Shaw’s successful laboratory and animal experimentation using positive and negative pressure to produce artificial respiration, Dr. Drinker tested the concept on himself on the roof of the Harvard…
Testing the second Drinker Respirator, 1928
This is the first respirator ever made for clinical use being tested on the roof of the Harvard School of Public Health in 1928. It was utilized for the first time on October 12, 1928 at Children’s Hospital, Boston to successfully restore breathing…
Phillip Drinker Testing the Second Respirator, 1928
This is the first respirator ever made for clinical use being tested on the roof of the Harvard School of Public Health in 1928. It was utilized for the first time on October 12, 1928 at Children’s Hospital, Boston to successfully restore breathing…
Collection Tree
- Manuscripts and Archives
- Harvard Medical School Faculty and Staff Portrait Collection: D-W, ca. 1774-2001