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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.

Social Commentary

Three well dressed women discussing cholera.

Social Commentary

Preservatif du Cholera A London Board of Health Fortifying Against the Cholera Cholera 'Tramples the victors...' Choleraphoby Liquor as a Cure for Cholera Man and Woman Discussing... Man Telling Two Women... La Malade en Colere La Peur du Mal... Je Sens des Gargouillemens A Case of True Cholera Three Women Discussing Cholera Véritable Choléra-morbus Patent Medicines... At The Gates...

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Preservatif du Cholera

A man is wearing and carrying various protective measures against cholera. He has a face mask, large protective devices for his feet, a pot on his head, and is holding plants in each hand. He is towing a wagon of household items.

France, ca. 1830
NLM Unique ID: 101393496
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A London Board of Health...

A group of London physicians sniffing about a courtyard for signs of cholera.

A London Board of Health Hunting After Cases Like Cholera / Robert Seymour
London, March 1, 1832
NLM Unique ID: 101393365
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Fortifying Against the Cholera

A woman pours a glass of brandy into the mouth of a child; a girl has fallen the floor; men and women in the background show signs of being intoxicated, in the apparent belief that alcohol will prevent cholera. On the table is a huge bottle of brandy.

London, August 1, 1831
NLM Unique ID: 101393384
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Cholera "Tramples the victors..."

Cholera, as a large shrouded specter with skeletal hands and feet, indiscriminately crushes soldiers on both sides of the battlefield.

Cholera "Tramples the victors & the vanquished both" / Robert Seymour
London, October 1, 1831
NLM Unique ID: 101393375
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Choleraphoby

A crowd of customers besiege a pharmacy seeking remedies for cholera. One pharmacist joyfully works a pestle and mortar; another serves the customers; while a third, with a wink, removes a container from a shelf

By Robert Seymour
London, December 1, 1831
NLM Unique ID: 101393390
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Liquor as a Cure for Cholera

A caricature of two men, one seated on a bench, discuss the merits of liquor as a cure for cholera.

By Charles Joseph Traviés
France, 1832
NLM Unique ID: 101393423
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Man and Woman Discussing...

A man and a woman, standing outside a building; another man walking down steps in the background. A bed pan and clyster are against the wall.

Man and Woman Discussing Ways to Ward Off Cholera / Charles Joseph Traviés
France
NLM Unique ID: 101393425
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Man Telling Two Women...

A man and two women seated at a table eating and drinking; several empty bottles are on the floor.

Man Telling Two Women of His Way to Avoid Cholera / Charles Joseph Traviés
France
NLM Unique ID: 101393426
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La Malade en Colere

An upset woman seated in a chair; right hand clutching handkerchief, left arm holding cord as she rings for the servants.

By Charles Émile Wattier del., Lith. de George Frey
NLM Unique ID: 101393443
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La Peur du Mal...

Caricature on hypochondria and protective measures against cholera: An overweight man seated in a chair surrounded by pitchers and bowls.

La Peur du Mal Donne le Mal de la Peur
France
NLM Unique ID: 101393448
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Je Sens des Gargouillemens

Caricature: Two women, one seated next to a table with two bottles; the other woman stands to the right with her right hand to her cheek holding a handkerchief, she is pregnant and perhaps concern about cholera has led her to seek traditional remedies.

By Lith. de Benard, rue de l'Abbaye No. 4 Chez Aubert...la caricatures, galerie...
NLM Unique ID: 101393478
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A Case of True Cholera

Two physicians bundle and tie a patient they are sure is suffering from cholera. A third person assists in the removal of the patient. Another physician inspects the contents of a chamber pot, and to the right a physician holds up dirty trousers.

London, March, 1832
NLM Unique ID: 101393491
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Three Women Discussing Cholera

Caricature: Two women, one seated next to a table with two bottles; the other woman stands to the right with her right hand to her cheek holding a handkerchief, she is pregnant and perhaps concern about cholera has led her to seek traditional remedies.

France
NLM Unique ID: 101393493
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Véritable Choléra-morbus

Street scene: Group of three women (probably prostitutes?) wearing fancy dresses and hair styles. The dresses are styled low in the front to expose the breasts. A man (Death figure?) and a woman stand together in the background.

By Lith. de Benard, rue de l'Abbaye No. 4
France, Aubert
NLM Unique ID: 101393489
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Patent Medicines...

Cholera morbus [advertisement for Perry Dair's Pain killer]

Advertisement for Pain Killer for Cholera
NLM Unique ID: 101393490
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At The Gates...

The specters of cholera, yellow fever, and smallpox recoil in fear as their way through the Port of New York is blocked by a barrier on which is written 'quarantine' and by an angel holding a sword and shield on which is written 'cleanliness.'

At The Gates: Our Safety Depends Upon Official Vigilance
New York, September 5, 1885
NLM Unique ID: 100897546
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