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A composite photograph of Oliver Wendell Holmes by Harold C. Ernst

A photograph of Otto Krayer seated at his desk.

A photograph of Arthur T. Hertig, October 1967

Photograph of George Burgess Magrath, July 1933

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…

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…

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.

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."

Photograph of Oliver Wendell Holmes (1809-1894) at Beverly Farms, taken by William Henry Rideing (1853-1918) in October 1887

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…