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A group of London physicians sniffing about a courtyard for signs of cholera.
Interior view: two nurses attach an intravenous drip containing rehydration fluids to a female patient lying on the floor; two other female patients are present.
A hand drawn illustration of a girl lying in a bed with a gown on. Her head is covered by a cap and a blanket covers most of her body. In the background a kettle is resting on a fire.

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Up close black and white portrait of Saml. Henry Dickson

Authors & Physicians

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Roberts Bartholow
(1831-1904)

Head and shoulders left pose of Roberts Bartholow with a beard and wearing a military uniform.

NLM Unique ID: 101416260
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Archibald Billing
(1791-1881)

Right pose, full face, half-length illustration of Archibald Billing.

Illustrated in Medical Circular, v. 1, 1853

George Gwynne Bird
(1800-1863)

Right pose, full face, half-length illustration of George Gwynne Bird wearing glasses.

Illustrated in: Medical Circular, v. 3, 1853

Henry Bronson

Right pose, full face, half-length illustration of Henry Bronson.

Illustrated in: Hubbard, Stephen Grosvenor. Biographical sketch of the life and writings of the late Professor Henry Bronson, MD
New Haven, 1895
NLM Unique ID: 55310520R
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William Budd
(1811-1880)

Half-length, full face, slightly to right of William Budd.

NLM Unique ID: 101411262
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Marshall Calkins

Half-length, full face, slightly to right of Marshall Calkins.

Illustrated in: Watson, Irving Allison. Physicians and surgeons of America. A collection of biographical sketches of the regular medical profession
New Hampshire, 1896
NLM Unique ID: 56510380R
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James Carroll
(1854-1907)

Half-length, full face, slightly to left of James Carroll wearing glasses and a U.S. uniform.

NLM Unique ID: 101426811
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George Lewis Collins

Half-length, full face, body slightly to left of George Lewis Collins.

Illustrated in: Transactions of the Rhode Island Medical Society,
v. 11, 1878-82
Boston, 1906
NLM Unique ID: 68110500R
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Benjamin Eddy Cotting
(1812-1897)

Head and shoulders, full face photograph of Benjamin Eddy Cotting.

Illustrated in: Boston. City Hospital. A history of the Boston City Hospital from its foundation until 1904
Boston, 1906
NLM Unique ID: 68110500R
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Nathan Smith Davis
(1817-1904)

Half-length, front pose of Nathan Smith Davis.

NLM Unique ID: 101413324
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Samuel Henry Dickson
(1798-1872)

Head and shoulders, full face, of Samuel Henry Dickson as a young man.

NLM Unique ID: 101413666
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William Ferguson
(1808-1877)

Full length, standing, of William Ferguson with his left hand resting on a table.

Potrait by Rudolph Lehmann
1874
NLM Unique ID: 101407632
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Tilbury Fox
(1836-1879)

Head and shoulders, slightly to the right view of Tilbury Fox.

1926
NLM Unique ID: 101436282
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John Francis
(1789-1861)

Head and shoulders, right pose, full face of John Wakefield Francis.

Engraved by W.G. Jackman from a photo by Brady
New York, 1870
NLM Unique ID: 101407597
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Augustus Bozzi Granville
(1783-1872)

Three-quarters length view of Augustus Bozzi Granville, seated in a chair with his left arm resting on the top of the chair.

By Paulina B. Granville
Illustrated in Autobiography of A. B. Granville, MD, FRS
London, 1874
NLM Unique ID: 55610660R
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Thomas Hodgkin
(1798-1866)

Three quarters length, full face, of Thomas Hodgkin seated in arm chair, legs crossed, hands in lap.

NLM Unique ID: 101418691
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Carolus Fridericus Hoffendahl

Head and shoulders, front pose of Carolus Fridericus Hoffendahl, head turned to the left.

NLM Unique ID: 101418766
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Bushrod Washington James
(1836-1903)

Head and shoulders, front pose of Bushrod Washington James with a mustache.

Photo by Frederick Gutekunst
NLM Unique ID: 101419840
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Henry Jeanneret
(1802-1886)

Head and shoulders, front pose of Henry Jeanneret with a beard.

Courtesy Ian Jeanneret

Robert Koch
(1843-1910)

Head and shoulders, right pose of Robert Koch; wearing glasses with a beard; in oval.

NLM Unique ID: 101420766
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Image B016691 from Images from the History of Medicine (IHM)

James Adair Lawrie
(1801-1859)

Head and shoulders, front pose of James Adair Lawrie, head turned to the left.

Courtesy Glasgow Digital Library
Image from http://gdl.cdlr.strath.ac.uk/mlemen/mlemen048.htm

Adolph von Lippe
(1812-1888)

Head and shoulders, right pose, full face of Adolphe von Lippe wearing glasses with a full beard.

NLM Unique ID: 101421958
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James R. Manley
(1782-1851)

Half length, left pose of James R. Manley.

NLM Unique ID: 101422962
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Joseph Nathaniel McCormack
(1847-1922)

Head and shoulders, left pose of Joseph Nathaniel McCormack.

1922
NLM Unique ID: 101422485
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Thomas Duché Mitchell
(1791-1865)

Head and shoulders, left pose of Thomas Duché Mitchell.

Illustrated in: Juettner, Otto Daniel Drake and his followers; historical and biographical sketches
Cincinnati, 1909
NLM Unique ID: 56431100R
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Wolfred Nelson
(1846-1913)

Head and shoulders, facing slightly left of Wolfred Nelson with a full beard.

Illustrated in: Watson, Irving Allison Physicians and surgeons of America
A collection of biographical sketches of the regular medical profession
Concord, 1896
NLM Unique ID: 56510380R
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Horace Marshfield Paine
(1827-1903)

Head and shoulders, facing slightly left of Horace Marshfield Paine.

Illustrated in: King, William Harvey. History of homoeopathy and its institutions in America; their founders, benefactors, faculties, officers, hospitals, alumni, etc., with a record of achievement of its representatives in the world of medicine.
New York, Chicago, 1905
NLM Unique ID: 31821120R
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Granville Sharp Pattison
(1791-1851)

Seated, left pose, hand in coat of Granville Sharp Pattison.

Painted by C. Harding. Engraved & Printed by J. Sartain
Philadelphia
NLM Unique ID: 101426213
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Alexander Philip Wilson Philip
(1770-1847)

Half length, left pose, seated, hand on table of Alexander Philip Wilson Philip.

Mrs. Robinson. H. Cook
London, 1839
NLM Unique ID: 101426395
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Salvatore Luigi Pisani
(1828-1908)

Full length, black and white photograph of S. L. Pisani seated in a chair wearing a military uniform of the Chief Government Medical Officer of Malta with a mustache and a beard. His left leg is crossed over his right leg. His right arm is resting on a table.

Courtesy Louis Borg Manché

Jacob Ford Prioleau

Half length, face to left of Jacob Ford Prioleau with a beard.

NLM Unique ID: 101426738
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John Henry Rauch
(1828-1894)

Head and shoulders, front of John Henry Rauch.

1877
NLM Unique ID: 101426810
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Walter Reed
(1851-1902)

Head and shoulders, full face slightly left of Walter Reed wearing a military uniform and has a mustache.

NLM Unique ID: 101426811
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Edwin Miller Snow
(1820-1888)

Head and shoulders, left pose of Edwin Miller Snow.

NLM Unique ID: 101429152
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John Snow
(1813-1858)

Three quarters length, legs crossed, full face view of John Snow seated at a table with his right arm on the table.

London, ca. 1855
NLM Unique ID: 101429151
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Edward Robinson Squibb
(1819-1900)

Head and shoulders, right pose of Edward Robinson Squibb.

NLM Unique ID: 101429425
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William Olin Stillman
(1856-1924)

Head and shoulders full face view of William Olin Stillman with a mustache.

Illustrated in: Watson, Irving Allison Physicians and surgeons of America
A collection of biographical sketches of the regular medical profession
Concord, N. H., 1896
NLM Unique ID: 56510380R
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William Swaim

Half length; full face illustration of William Swaim.

A.B. Durand sc.
NLM Unique ID: 101429847
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Adolph Julius Tafel
(1839-1895)

Half-length, full face view of Adolph Julias Tafel with a mustache.

Courtesy Hermann Brandseph

Joseph Meredith Toner
(1825-1896)

Head and shoulders, left pose of Joseph Meredith Toner.

A. B. Durand sc.
NLM Unique ID: 101430529
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Samuel Oakley Vanderpoel
(1824-1886)

Head and shoulders, left side view of Samuel Oakley Vanderpoel with a beard.

Illustrated in: Eliot, Walter Graeme. Portraits of the noted physicians of New York, 1750-1900, with a few facts in the life of each
New York, 1900
NLM Unique ID: 56510640R
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William Henry Welch
(1850-1934)

Seated, half length; left pose, in uniform; hat in hands of William Henry Welch.

NLM Unique ID: 101431665
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Forbes Winslow
(1844-1913)

Head and shoulders, full face of Forbes Winslow.

H. Linton Sc.
NLM Unique ID: 101432075
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John Maynard Woodworth
(1837-1879)

Three-quarter length, seated, left pose, head turned to the right of John Maynard Woodworth.

NLM Unique ID: 101432326
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Lunsford Pitts Yandell
(1805-1878)

Head and shoulders, full face view of Lunsford Pitts Yandell with a beard.

Illustrated in: Kentucky Medical Journal, v. 15, 1917
NLM Unique ID: 18120750R
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Last Reviewed: June 21, 2024