Spas & Healing Waters
Health and wellness Sanitariums, Tuberculosis, Pulmonary Diseases, Public Health, Contagion
Chicago, Illinois: City of Chicago Municipal Tuberculosis Sanitarium, 1932. Vol. 12, Nos. 7-12 inclusive of the City of Chicago's Municipal Tuberculosis Sanitarium Bulletin, subtitled "What You Should Know About Tuberculosis". Marketed towards the general public, the pamphlet discusses the disease in detail and focuses on information that aids in Chicago's.....
Price: $135.00
Water Cures, Patent Medicine, Hidden Message, Paper with a Secret
[Boston, Massachusetts]: Commonwealth Mineral Spring Water, c.1900. Advertising card for Commonwealth Mineral Spring Water, with a humorous image of two men on the recto alongside bold claims for the water's efficacy as a cure-all: "It is a sure cure for Dyspepsia, Liver and Kidney Complaints, and other Chronic Diseases". On.....
Price: $115.00
mineral spring, sulfur springs, baths, sanitarium, health resort, spa
Dillsboro, IN: The Dillsboro Sanitarium, [1915]. An advertising booklet for the Dillsboro Sanitarium, a health resort, established in 1912 that used mineral springs to cure a variety of ailments. On of their advertised 'secret of out treatment' was elimination, as the mineral water had laxative properties. This particular side effect.....
Price: $75.00
black water, hydrotherapy, bath house, medicine, health and welfare, business history, advertisement
Alden, NY: The Famous Original Black Water Baths, 1915. The town of Alden in New York became famous in 1891 due to the discovery of black mineral water, more often referred to as black water, a thick, rotten egg smelling water with supposed healing properties. This booklet is advertising for.....
Price: $125.00
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
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
correspondence, bath house, dipsy baths, travel and tourism, letterhead,
Kennebunk Beach, ME: 4-Sep-25. A brief letter written on a letterhead from The Dipsy Baths in Kennebunk Beach, ME. A printed black and white photograph of the bathhouses with an American Flags blowing in the wind and several cars in front. The letter is written to Hiram from an unknown.....
Price: $60.00
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
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
Mineral Water, Health and Welfare
Boston, Massachusetts: Taskinas Spring Co., c.1898. Advertising brochure (6" by 3.5", 8 pp.) for Taskinas Natural Mineral Water, including: a scientific breakdown of minerals in the water; a discussion of its medicinal properties; and an endorsement from the state chemist of Virginia. Offered together with accompanying loose bifolium price list.....
Price: $125.00
Sanatorium, health & welfare, medicine, tuberculosis, consumption,
Pittsford, VT: Vermont Sanatorium, [1916]. A small booklet that describes the rules and other important information on the Vermont Sanatorium presumably given to the patients as they arrived. The sanatorium specialized in treating patients who had tuberculosis, or consumption as it is sometimes called. The booklet contains the guidelines for.....
Price: $85.00
health resort, mineral springs, hot springs, sulfur springs, travel and tourism, advertising, medicine, Sanatarium, Spa
San Luis Obispo, CA: San Luis Hot Sulphur Springs, [1907]. An promotional booklet for San Luis Hot Sulphur Springs which was operated by A. M. Smith. The booklet contains information about the resort and over twenty-five printed black and white photographs of the resort and surrounding area. The resort claimed.....
Price: $175.00
spa, health resort, mineral springs, chronic disease, underground tunnel, sanitarium
Marlin, TX: [1920]. An eight page folding brochure for the Buie Clinic and Hospital which was a sanitarium and bath house in Marlin, TX, which claimed to help cure a variety of chronic diseases. The baths of the sanitarium were connected to the 'Falls Hotel' via an underground tunnel. The.....
Price: $75.00
sanitarium, health resort, sulfur springs, mineral springs, hydrotherapy
Chicago, IL: Wm H Gallo & Son, Printers, [1910]. A brochure for the Crane Sanitarium located in Elmhurst, IL, and founded by Milo A. Crane. The slogan of this sanitarium was "The place where sick people get well and the tired ones rest." The sanitarium sourced its water supply from.....
Price: $115.00
Railroads, Wood Engraving, Sanitariums, Springs and Healing Waters, Scenic Views
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Jas. W. Nagle, 1880. A Victorian tourist's guide to the lakes of central and western New York, notable for its over sixty (60) sweeping wood-engraved scenic views and maps of the region, most of which are half or full-page. The guide is broken into eight major sections, each.....
Price: $250.00
letterhead, hotel, resort, mineral baths
Rockbridge Alum Springs, VA: Rockbridge Alum Springs, August 16, 1891. A letter by Joniah Allen written on Rockbridge Alum Springs Grand Hotel Stationary. The hotel was a mountain resort know for its "celebrated waters", or more actually the mineral water found there. The top right of the page has a......
Price: $55.00
medical, circular, social welfare, addiction
Catonsville, MD: The Richard Gundry Home, [1910]. A 8 3/4" x 5 1/2" circular with a black and white image from a photograph of the main building at the Richard Gundry Home, surrounded by foliage. Followed by a brief description of the home, its consulting physicians, and a list of.....
Price: $110.00
diet, hay diet, diet, sanatorium, health, weight, spa
Mount Pocono, PA: Pocono Haven, 1936. An 8 page booklet advertising "The Hay Way to Health", otherwise known as the Hay diet created by Dr. William Howard Hay (1866-1940). Hay was an American physician who was the owner and director of Pocono Haven, a sanatorium in Pennsylvania. The booklet describes.....
Price: $90.00