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"The Founding of the United States Pharmacopeia" Painting
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Photograph of a completed painting by artist Robert Thom titled: "The Founding of the United States Pharmacopeia". The painting depicts a scene from the first general USP convention which was held in 1820 in Washington, D.C.
1957
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Painting "The Founding of the U.S. Pharmacopeia"
1957
Artist Robert Thom is seen here working on one of his paintings, this one titled: "The Founding of the United States Pharmacopeia".
"The Founding of the U.S. Pharmacopeia" Painting
1957
The artist Robert Thom pauses to pose with his new painting, "The Forming of the United States Pharmacopeia", which depicts the inaugural delegates to the Convention in 1820.
"The Pharmacopeia Comes of Age" Painting
February 1956
Photograph of a painting titled: "The Pharmacopeia Comes of Age" by the artist Robert Thom. The painting depicts a scene from 1880. Pictured are the notable pharmacists, (left to right): Joseph P. ...
Painting of Lyman Spalding
1955
Photograph of an oil painting of Lyman Spalding, a founder of the United States Pharmacopeia, and its first chairman. The painting was done by the artist Robert Thom. The painting, which hangs in t...
U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention
1910
Members of the 1900-1910 United States Pharmacopeial Convention.
"The New U.S. Pharmacopeia XII"
June 1942
View of the U.S. Pharmacopeia's exhibit at the American Medical Association's 1942 Conference in Atlantic City, detailing the revisions and additions of various drugs.
