Health & Welfare
Pulmonary diseases, Inhalers, medical advertising, Anglo-German, Patent medicines
Vincennes, Indiana: Cushman Drug Company, c.1900. Printed flyer (10.75" by 3.75") advertising Cushman's Menthol Inhaler, with list of afflictions its treats (including headache, catarrh, Hay Fever, asthma, toothaches, seasickness, and even "Insomnia and Nervousness") and directions for use "by the Nose" and "by the Mouth". Interestingly, the verso is printed.....
Price: $75.00
Child Psychology,Child Development,Parenthood,Sex Education,Parenting,The American Family,Sex and Religion
[New York, New York]: N.Y. State Dept. of Health, 1951. Featuring a smiling family in front of a church on the upper wrapper, "The Gift of Life" aims to help parents navigate the tricky waters of sex education while staying within the confines of traditional religious values. Written by two.....
Price: $200.00
sulfur springs, resort, health resort
Greenbrier County, WV: Greenbrier White Sulphur Springs Company, 1890. An investment brochure for The Greenbrier, a luxury health resort owned by the Greenbrier White Sulphur Springs Company. The resort is located in Greenbrier Country, WV, and was "styled as the Baden-Baden of America" (Baden is a famous spa town in.....
Price: $175.00
Diets and Dieting, Nutrition, Societal Pressures
United States: 1939-c.1970. A group of eight (8) items relating to women's weight loss and dieting in the United States, 1939-c.1970. All are marketed to women, and include basic nutrition information, recipes, and tips for those looking to "reduce" through dieting. Calorie counting is a major theme, as well as.....
Price: $350.00
spa, tan, tanning beds, casino, hotel
Atlantic City, NJ: Chalfonte-Haddon Hall, [1930]. A single fold flyer, done in an art deco style, advertising Haddon Hall, a spa apart of the casino and resort known as Chalfonte-Haddon Hall. The cover of the flyer features a sun with its rays of light shinning down on two figures- a......
Price: $75.00
health & welfare, first aid, Lysol, advertising, propaganda, women's work, nursing, housewife, military history, WWII, homefront, patriotism
Bloomfield, NJ: Lehn & Fink Products Corp. 1941. The Home Defense Course was broken up into three lessons: 1. How to Wage War on Germs, 2. Nursing and Sick Room Care, 3. First Aid. The whole booklet has a patriotic theme, evidence by not only the covers, which have be.....
Price: $175.00
Public Health, Breast Cancer
Silver Spring, Maryland: American Cancer Society, c.1975. Printed tri-fold pamphlet (9" by 3.75" folded) with an illustrated three-step guide to performing a self breast exam. Encourages the reader to perform a self examination monthly, and details warning signs and what to do if a lump is located. Includes black ink.....
Price: $85.00
Springs, Taking the waters, Health and wellness, Geology, mineral water, Diet and Nutrition
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma: Crazy Water Hotel Company, 1933. A pamphlet advertising the laxative Crazy Water Crystals, with directions for use and a special emphasis on proper diet. The pamphlet not-so-subtly begins with a disclaimer ("Do not expect a miracle ... Do not be alarmed if the first reaction from your.....
Price: $200.00
Bitters, Rheumatism, Liver and Kidney Diseases
Attleboro, Massachusetts: James M. Solomon, Jr., 1890s. Illustrated advertising card for "Old Doctor Jas. M. Solomon's Indian Wine Bitters", which claims here to be "The Greatest Blood Purifier and Liver and Kidney Cure in the World". Promoted by James M. Solomon, Jr., "The seventh son of Old Dr. James M......
Price: $150.00
Colonics, Health and wellness, Public health, Proprietary medicines, Constipation
New York: Tyrell's Hygienic Institute, 1917. Printed promotional pamphlet with over one hundred thirty testimonials lauding the effectiveness of the J.B.L Cascade treatment (a proprietary colonic) in treating or curing afflictions ranging from acne and heartburn to Bright's Disease and Malaria. Titled "Leaves of Gold", the pamphlet is not shy.....
Price: $150.00
Springs, Taking the Waters, Geology, Mineral Water, Health and Wellness Tourism
Saratoga Springs, New York: Lincoln Spring Co., c.1900. Illustrated advertising pamphlet for "America's Greatest Water", sourced from Saratoga Springs "with its remarkable cluster of mineral fountains and invigorating climate". Includes photographs of the Lincoln Spring Plant's grounds, bottling department, engine room, and a horse and buggy getting ready to ship.....
Price: $150.00
Masculinity,Venereal Disease,Public Health,Sex Education,Eugenics
Washington, D.C. U.S. Public Health Service, 1937. A government-issued public health pamphlet on sex education and venereal disease for American men in the armed forces in 1937, featuring an image of a rugged man climbing a mountain on the upper wrapper with the word "MANPOWER" in all caps. Covers the.....
Price: $200.00
Physical Fitness,Men's Health,History of Body Image and Body Building
Chicago, Illinois: Young Men's Christian Association of Chicago, 1897 (and dated 1900 in ink). A custom physical fitness chart dated 1900 for a Mr. F.R. Schalck, filled out for him at the Young Men's Christian Association of Chicago. Data points include strength and size/measurements for different parts of the boy.....
Price: $125.00
Prisons,Healthcare and Imprisonment
Washington, D.C. Bureau of Prisons, Department of Justice, [1953]. First edition of an overview of the Medical Center for Federal Prisoners in Springfield, Missouri, one of only a few institutions "dedicated solely to the purpose of caring for the diseased and broken bodies and minds of offenders against the law".....
Price: $225.00
Medicinal Waters,Health and Wellness Tourism,Spring Water
Saratoga Springs, New York: The Saratoga Champion Spring, 1890s. Two (2) illustrated handbills promoting the natural mineral water from the Saratoga Champion Spring, marketing it as a natural treatment for afflictions ranging from constipation and dyspepsia to kidney disease and malaria. Appeals to health and wellness tourists, as well as.....
Price: $225.00
Hard of Hearing and Deafness,Speech Pathology and Therapy,Social Work,Child Development
Chapel Hill, North Carolina: North Carolina Memorial Hospital, 1957. Program of events printed for the third annual Conference on Handicapped Children, organized around the theme of "Problems of Speech and Hearing". Note that children who are hard of hearing/deaf or have speech/communication disorders are categorized here in 1957 under the.....
Price: $125.00
Breast Cancer,Self Examination,American Cancer Society
United States: American Cancer Society, 1952. An informational pamphlet for nurses, encouraging them to instruct female patients to perform self examinations to screen for breast cancer. Includes detailed directions for how to perform a self exam with diagrams. Emphasizes the importance of knowing local resources for women seeking medical help.....
Price: $225.00
Women's History, Osteopathic, Osteopathic medicine, medicine, periodicals
Chicago, IL: American Osteopathic Assn, Jan-28. A volume of the journal of Osteopathic Health that focuses on women's health and how osteopathy can help. Osteopathy is a system of medical practice based on the theory that diseases are mostly due to loss of structural integrity of the body which can.....
Price: $65.00
Birth Control and Family Planning,Pregnancy,Birth Control Methods,Sex Education,The Pill
Chicago, Illinois: Searle, 1970. A booklet on family planning and birth control for women, offering general information about "the pill" and its advantages for the modern woman. Common side effects, dosage schedules, and different brand options are discussed. Advertises Enovid, Demulen, and Ovulen. From Searle, "Where 'The Pill' Began". Single.....
Price: $150.00
Medical Treatment,Family Medicine
Plymouth, Massachusetts: 1829. A handwritten medical bill in ink made out to "Widdow [sic] Hannah Blakeslee" from "R. Cook" for "medical services for self" from September 16th, 1825 until April 21st, 1829, totaling $14.42, and noting already received payment for medical services rendered to Gerry Blakeslee for $9.00. Located at.....
Price: $125.00
Public Health, Pneumonia
New York, New York: The Denver Chemical Mfg. Co., 1920. An illustrated booklet produced to educate medical practitioners about pneumonia and its effects on public health. Includes detailed scientific information about the physical science of the illness including symptoms, as well as treatment of the different kinds of pneumonia (Lobar.....
Price: $175.00
Children's Health, Children's Hospitals
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 1890. A valuable printed record of medicines prescribed by doctors at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia from 1890. Also contains diet suggestions for children aged 6 months to 2 years. The Prescribing Manual is divided by medicine type (e.g. "Liquores", "Misturae", "Linimenta") and includes.....
Price: $250.00
bath house, medicine, advertising, health & welfare
Chicago, IL: Dr. Gluck's Water & Physical Culture Institute and Gymnasium, [1920s]. A promotional card for Dr. Gluck's Water & Physical Culture Institute and Gymnasium which provided medicated and plain baths to its patrons. Located in Chicago, the institute promoted itself as place that helps "the weak to grow in.....
Price: $75.00
Mechanotherapy, education, promotional materials, physical therapy
[Chicago]: American College of Mechano-Therapy, c.1910s. Photographically illustrated promotional flyer (8" by 5.5") for the American College of Mechano-Therapy, which offered its courses to physicians via correspondence. The recto depicts "prominent graduate" Rev. Robert E. Campbell, and the verso features a grateful letter from another graduate, expounding on the benefits.....
Price: $100.00