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You Blow the Powder
Advertising for Dr. Birney's Catarrhal Powder, showing a drawing of a woman administering a treatment to herself by blowing the powder up her own nose through a tube. The ad is stamped by Sherman &...
In the Uranium Tunnel
1954
Men and women seated on benches along both walls of Kenneth Crook's Uranium Tunnel in Lone Rock. Note the uranium pads visitors hold in their laps or on their feet. Padding on the floor also contai...
Dr. Uncle Sam
1918
Poster including a cartoon illustration of Uncle Sam pouring medicine into a spoon for two bed-ridden patients, the "Wage Earner" and the "Wage Payer." The medicine bottle is labeled: "Co-operation...
Entering the Uranium Tunnel
1954
Woman on crutches entering the front office of the uranium tunnel to receive a uranium treatment. Several men sitting in front of the storefront on benches are looking on.
Doctor and Woman in Tent
A woman sits and a man stands at the opening of a tent, probably Dr. Matthews of a traveling medicine show. Inside the open tent there is a table with a display of skulls.
International Harvester Postcard — Spain
1910
Postcard distributed by International Harvester Company featuring a color illustration of a harvesting scene in Spain: Spanish men and women in the field with a cattle-drawn grain binder. The illus...
