History of Medicine and Public Health

Search nearly 70,000 images from the collection of the History of Medicine Division of the National Library of Medicine. The collection includes portraits, photographs, caricatures, genre scenes, posters, and graphic art illustrating the social and historical aspects of medicine dated from the 15th to 21st century.

A selected group of high quality images from important anatomical atlases in the National Library of Medicine's collection.

More than 200 videos on health issues from the National Library of Medicine.

Digital edition of the classic work on human anatomy.

An examination of the techniques involved in scientific and medical illustration.

Photographs, Illustrations, Multimedia Files.

Digital images from the Wellcome Library, London, comprised of unique collections, with themes ranging from medical and social history to contemporary healthcare and biomedical science.

Presents images and historical material for approximately 600 health-related advertisements printed in newspapers and magazines from the 1910s through the 1950s. Includes a wide range of products such as cough and cold remedies, laxatives and indigestion aids, and vitamins and tonics, among others. In addition to the advertisements themselves, the MMA website includes historical material that puts health-related advertising into a broader perspective.

Of particular interest are items in the American Social Health Association Collection. For example, do a search for: social hygiene posters

The AIDS Poster Collection consists of more than 1,000 posters from 44 countries. The posters were issued by a variety of institutions and organizations to educate and warn people about AIDS and to offer advice and information in visual form.

A digital collection of trade cards for various medicinal treatments including “Carter’s Little Nerve Pills,” “Dally’s Magical Pain Extractor,” and more.