"Jack and Jill" March 1962. This "better magazine for boys & girls" began in 1938 & continues today en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_an... Alabama Yesterday blog posts on a childhood subscription at tinyurl.com/3xvzyar7 & tinyurl.com/yvfxkdwf #alabamayesterdays #childrensmagazine
Today’s Find: Dr. James Kildare was the creation of Max Brand who began writing the stories in the 1930’s tinyurl.com/zeumnr2hThe character has lived in fiction, films, TV, comics, etc. The cover of “Argosy” from 1 June 1940 features Kildare & mentor Dr. Gillespie #medicalfiction #medicalhistory
1815 Nov 1: Crawford Long born in Danielsville, GA bit.ly/1p8Li3m
Used ether for surgical anesthesia in March 1842, delayed reporting it. Died 16 June 1878. He was a cousin of John "Doc" Holliday, dentist, gambler, friend of Wyatt Earp #medicalhistory #anesthesiahistory
Today's Find: The U.S. magazine "Cosmopolitan" started in 1886 & is still being published tinyurl.com/yaapbfae This cover is from March 1944 #histmed #medicalhistory #histnursing #nursinghistory #redcross
Over 1000 works created by Huntsville, Alabama artist Carolyn Shores Wright [1929-2023] now available on Fine Art America for prints, mugs, greeting cards etc carolynshores-wright.pixels.com Painted mostly in watercolor for 50 yrs. "Birdhouse & Blossoms III"
Today’s Find: Alabama Yesterdays new blog post “Gail Patrick & O.R. Cohen in Newspaper Ads in 1933” tinyurl.com/2mxhtsx6 #Alabama #birminghamalabama #alabamayesterdays
Today's Patent Medicine Trade Card: Let's regulate! tinyurl.com/42atakpb From the Helfand Collection @NYAMHistory #histmed #medicalhistory
Today’s Find: 13 Mar 1902 newspaper item “Much Talk of Chloroform” about the NY trial of Albert Patrick for the murder of William Rice tinyurl.com/yyd7mcrv His fortune founded Rice University in Houston tinyurl.com/yyf3bzna #histmed #medicalhistory
1733 Mar 13: Joseph Priestley born. Did some stuff with gases including nitrous oxide & electricity when not writing or preaching. Died 6 Feb 1804 in Pennsylvania. This image created by his friend Josiah Wedgewood tinyurl.com/y4x2wweh #histmed #medicalhistory
Today’s Find: Article “Chloroform Used by Daring Thief” in the Birmingham Age-Herald 18 May 1911 tinyurl.com/y9fgae9f #Alabama #birminghamalabama #histmed #medicalhistory
Black and white photograph showing two female records clerks, both wearing work coats; one on a ladder is retrieving or returning an x-ray from the shelf in a wallet which reads "x-ray wallet"; the other appears to be checking files against a paper list.
If you're new to our service you should know that we are more than just St Bartholomew’s. We hold the records of more than 30 organisations, including medical schools, maternity homes, poor law infirmaries, and much more.
You can find a list of collections we hold here - tinyurl.com/d9ds6nhv
Over 1000 works created by Huntsville, Alabama artist Carolyn Shores Wright [1929-2023] now available on Fine Art America for prints, mugs, greeting cards etc carolynshores-wright.pixels.com Painted mostly in watercolor for 50 yrs. "Tennis Players #1 & 2" in her "Bird Life" series
Today’s Find: Rudolph Fisher [9 May 1897-26 Dec 1934] was an American physician & author tinyurl.com/k3kjypr5His 1932 novel “The Conjure Man Dies” was an early one to feature a black detective #histmed #medicalhistory
Today’s Find: Raymond Crawford’s 1914 book “Plague & Pestilence in Literature & Art” tinyurl.com/v5b7nd8r #histmed #medicalhistory
Today’s Find: Newspaper article 12 Mar 1949 “King George is Recovering After Operation” tinyurl.com/y9a9kaej He had a lumbar sympathectomy & was under anesthesia for 2 hours #histmed #medicalhistory #anesthesiahistory
Today's Vintage Book Cover: Peggy Gaddis [1895-1966] was a prolific author of medical & other romances tinyurl.com/2s4yextp This title originally published in 1966 #histmed #histnursing #medicalhistory #nursinghistory #medicalfiction
2020 Mar 12: South Korean medical TV series “Hospital Playlist” premiered & follows five doctors who met in medical school & now work in the same hospital. Oh, and they have a band tinyurl.com/st4bbdu
#histmed #OTD A second season ran 17 June-16 Sept 2021
Today's Find: Alabama Yesterdays blog post "A Visit to Aldridge Gardens in Hoover" tinyurl.com/z9hshtp #Alabama #alabamayesterdays #hooveralabama
Over 1000 works created by Huntsville, Alabama artist Carolyn Shores Wright [1929-2023] now available on Fine Art America for prints, mugs, greeting cards etc carolynshores-wright.pixels.com Painted mostly in watercolor for 50 yrs. "Bird & Sweetgum"
Today’s Find: “University Hospital” is a 1995 American medical TV drama focused on four student nurses tinyurl.com/krwm86fp & tinyurl.com/wnffvh35 Nine episodes broadcast between 16 Jan & 1 May #histmed #histnursing #medicaltv
1847 Mar 11: First ether anesthetic in Latin America by Vincente Antonio de Castro in Havana, Cuba bit.ly/1wjUxaV #histmed #medicalhistory #anesthesiahistory
Today's Find: "Marcus Welby, MD", was a very popular U.S. TV show that ran from 1969-1976 tinyurl.com/ydeldr7w Robert Young played the kindly family doctor. He was on the cover of “TV Guide” five times; this one is 11 Mar 1972 #histmed #medicalhistory #medicaltv
Today's Comic Strip: Part 2 of "He Becomes a Surgeon" From the 11 Mar 1906 #Birmingham #Alabama Age-Herald newspaper tinyurl.com/7jrd5ws3 The "Buster Brown" strip first appeared in 1902 & lasted until 1923 tinyurl.com/28cz8ju8
#histmed #medicalhistory
Today's Find: Alabama Yesterdays blog post "Some Alabama Highway Map Covers (2)" tinyurl.com/mn44rgf #alabama #alabamayesterdays
Over 1000 works created by Huntsville, Alabama artist Carolyn Shores Wright [1929-2023] now available on Fine Art America for prints, mugs, greeting cards etc carolynshores-wright.pixels.com Painted mostly in watercolor for 50 yrs. "Comfrey"
Today’s Find: Bettye Ackerman played Dr. Maggie Graham on the ABC medical drama “Ben Casey” 1961-1966 [58 episodes] tinyurl.com/bdfvjrxb She had a long acting career on television 1953-1986 #histmed #medicalhistory #medicaltv
2021 Jan 7: Dearon Thompson, best known as rapper & actor Deezer D, died tinyurl.com/yyfhoxvc Among his acting roles was Nurse Malik McGrath on the medical TV drama "ER" 1994-2009 tinyurl.com/y3qje58p He was born 10 Mar 1965 #histmed #histnursing #medicalhistory #nursinghistory
Today's Painting: Lillian Wald who led U.S. Nurses' Emergency Council during 1918 flu epidemic tinyurl.com/zxjmya9 This 1919 portrait is by William Valentine Schevill She was born 10 Mar 1867 & died 1 Sept 1940 #histmed #histnursing #medicalhistory #nursinghistory
2002 July 12: Police procedural/mystery TV series "Monk" premiered in the U.S. & ran for 8 seasons tinyurl.com/y7xc955p The 2006 season featured an episode on March 10 in which "Mr. Monk Goes to the Dentist" #histdentistry #dentalhistory
Today's Find: Alabama Yesterdays blog post "Some Alabama Highway Map Covers (1)" tinyurl.com/hcvxy6c #alabama #alabamayesterdays
