The colonial physician & other essays
https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo1637
- Author
- Bell, Whitfield J.
- Edition
- 2d printing (revised). --
- Date of Publication
- 1977, c1975.
- Call Number
- 973.375 B433
- Responsibility
- Whitfield J. Bell, Jr. --
- ISBN
- 0882020242
- Author
- Bell, Whitfield J.
- Edition
- 2d printing (revised). --
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Publisher
- Science History Publications,
- Date of Publication
- 1977, c1975.
- Physical Description
- 235 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
- Notes
- Click on Table of Contents for more information.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Contents
- Portrait of the colonial physician.--John Redman, medical preceptor (1722-1808).--Philadelphia medical students in Europe, 1750-1800.--Thomas Parke, physician and friend.--James Hutchinson, physician in politics (1752-1793).--Benjamin Franklin and the practice of medicine.--James Smith and public encouragement of vaccination.--Lives in medicine: biographical dictionaries of Thacher, Williams and Gross.--Joseph M. Toner as a medical historian.--John Morgan: adventures of a biographer.--Adam Cunningham's Atlantic crossing, 1728.--William Shippen's introductory lecture.--Body-snatching in Philadelphia.--An eighteenth century American medical manuscript.--Dr. James Rush on his teachers.
- Subjects
- Medicine - United States
- Medicine - Pennsylvania - Philadelphia
- Physicians - Pennsylvania - Philadelphia
- Medicine
- Location
- Lancaster History Library - Book
- Call Number
- 973.375 B433
- Object Name
- Negative
- Collection
- General Collection
- Description
- Dr. Washington L. Atlee
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- People
- Atlee, Washington L.
- Subcategory
- Documentary Artifact
- Search Terms
- Doctors
- Physicians
- Medicine
- Place
- Lancaster
- Object Name
- Negative
- Film Size
- 4 x 5 inches
- Object ID
- 1-10-06-98
Images
- Object Name
- Print, Photographic
- Collection
- General Collection
- Description
- Dr. Henry E. Muhlenberg, former mayor of Lancaster, born January 18, 1850, died June 17, 1907. Note with photograph: Presented to MRE by Miss Davis, daughter of Dr. Davis of North Prince St. Doctor Muhlenberg Dr. at birth of M. R. Evans Dec 3/1885 - Mayor of Lancaster.
- Creator
- Saylor, B. Frank
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- People
- Muhlenberg, Dr. Henry E.
- Subcategory
- Documentary Artifact
- Search Terms
- Physicians
- Medicine
- Object Name
- Print, Photographic
- Print Size
- 6 x 9 inches
- Object ID
- 2-02-02-41
Images
- Collection
- General Collection
- Title
- Photograph- Dr. John Messersmith, surgeon, United States Navy. Born May 26, 1810, died February 16, 1891. Photo in uniform. Cabinet card.
- Object ID
- 1-05-03-46
- Date Range
- c. 1890
1 image
- Object Name
- Print, Photographic
- Collection
- General Collection
- Title
- Photograph- Dr. John Messersmith, surgeon, United States Navy. Born May 26, 1810, died February 16, 1891. Photo in uniform. Cabinet card.
- Description
- Dr. John Messersmith, surgeon, United States Navy. Born May 26, 1810, died February 16, 1891. Photo in uniform. Cabinet card.
- Date Range
- c. 1890
- Creator
- Saylor, B. Frank
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- People
- Messersmith, John
- Subcategory
- Documentary Artifact
- Search Terms
- Military
- Civil War
- United States Navy
- Physicians
- Medicine
- Object Name
- Print, Photographic
- Condition
- Good
- Object ID
- 1-05-03-46
Images
- Collection
- General Collection
- Title
- Photograph- Dr. Israel Bushong
- Object ID
- 1-05-04-03
1 image
- Object Name
- Print, Photographic
- Collection
- General Collection
- Title
- Photograph- Dr. Israel Bushong
- Description
- Dr. Israel Bushong
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- People
- Bushong, Israel
- Subcategory
- Documentary Artifact
- Search Terms
- Physicians
- Medicine
- Object Name
- Print, Photographic
- Print Size
- 4 x 5.5 inches
- Object ID
- 1-05-04-03
Images
- Object Name
- Print, Photographic
- Collection
- Herr Family Album
- Description
- Dr. Benjamin Herr - loose photograph in album. Real photo postcard.
- Provenance
- Red velvet album of carbinet cards, carte de visites and tintypes of the family of George K. Herr and his wife, Elizabeth Henry. Most photographs are identified. Gift of Deborah Caskey from the estate of Dorothy Warfel.
- Date Range
- c. 1922
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- People
- Herr, Benjamin
- Subcategory
- Documentary Artifact
- Search Terms
- Doctors
- Physicians
- Medicine
- Object Name
- Print, Photographic
- Object ID
- A-52-01-39
Images
- Collection
- American Lung Association Photograph Collection
- Object ID
- LA-01-08-01
1 image
- Object Name
- Print, Photographic
- Description
- Dr. Henry F. Witmer
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- People
- Witmer, Henry F.
- Search Terms
- Health care
- Medicine
- Tuberculosis
- Doctors
- Physicians
- Object Name
- Print, Photographic
- Print Size
- 3.5 x 5 inches
- Object ID
- LA-01-08-01
Images
- Collection
- American Lung Association Photograph Collection
- Object ID
- LA-01-08-02
1 image
- Object Name
- Print, Photographic
- Description
- Dr. C. Howard Witmer
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- People
- Witmer, C. Howard
- Search Terms
- Health care
- Medicine
- Tuberculosis
- Doctors
- Physicians
- Object Name
- Print, Photographic
- Print Size
- 3.5 x 5 inches
- Object ID
- LA-01-08-02
Images
- Collection
- American Lung Association Photograph Collection
- Object ID
- LA-01-08-04
1 image
- Object Name
- Print, Photographic
- Description
- Dr. C. Howard Witmer
- Creator
- Miesse, D. Walter
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- People
- Witmer, C. Howard
- Search Terms
- Health care
- Medicine
- Tuberculosis
- Doctors
- Physicians
- Object Name
- Print, Photographic
- Print Size
- 5 x 7 inches
- Object ID
- LA-01-08-04
Images
- Object Name
- Print, Photographic
- Collection
- Lancaster 250 Collection
- Description
- Dr. Edgar Meiser, bow tie, discusses use of the Iron Lung.
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- People
- Meiser, Edgar
- Subcategory
- Documentary Artifact
- Search Terms
- Iron lungs
- Health care
- Medicine
- Physicians
- Object Name
- Print, Photographic
- Film Size
- 2.25 x 2.75 inches
- Print Size
- 5 x 7 inches
- Object ID
- A-08-01-85
- Negative Number
- yes
- Other Number
- L-125A
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