On June 19, 1866, the first Juneteenth commemoration was held at Emancipation Park, on land in Houston that had been purchased by newly free African Americans, but freedom did not convey equality.
Category: Prints & Photographs
Images illustrating the social and historical aspects of medicine.
Dr. Margaret Craighill: First Woman Commissioned Officer in the Army
In the course of her long and distinguished medical career, Margaret D. Craighill served as dean of the Woman’s Medical College of Pennsylvania, and became
Stanley Stein and The Star
Circulating Now welcomes guest author Elizabeth Schexnyder, curator of the National Hansen’s Disease Museum in Carville, Louisiana, to share the story of The Star magazine,
A Brush with the History of the Dental Hygienist
By Lindsay Franz ~ Springtime means spring cleaning, but do you include cleaning your teeth as part of your annual efforts, and overall dental health?
Hay Fever: The Nuisance of a New Season
By Erika Mills ~ Now that spring in underway in the Northern Hemisphere, you might be feeling a tickle in the nose alongside a warmth
NLM Collections Tour: Forensic Medicine
Welcome to a virtual tour of the historical collections of the National Library of Medicine. Today we are featuring collections about Forensic Medicine
Joseph Lovell at Blair House
Circulating Now welcomes Cody A. Moore, from the U.S. Department of State, to talk about the connection between Blair House and the first Surgeon General,
Mayerle’s Lithographed International Test Chart, 1907
By Stephen P. Rice ~ Originally published in Hidden Treasure: The National Library of Medicine, 2011. This multilingual eye-test chart, published in 1907, was the
A New Collection of Public Health Posters
By Ginny A. Roth and Kenneth M. Koyle ~ In 2011, 30 years after Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) was identified, Toronto-based sociolegal researcher Alexander
NLM Collections Tour: Climate and Health
Welcome to a virtual tour of the historical collections of the National Library of Medicine. Today we are featuring collections about Climate and Health.