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Inter-Allied Victory medal awarded to Lyda King
Service Medal awarded by United States where it is known as the World War I Victory Medal or simply the Victory Medal. Any member of the U.S. military who served between 6 April 1917 to 11 November 1918, 12 November 1918 to 5 August 1919 in European…
Alice Fitzgerald with members of the League of Red Cross Societies in France
Seated, from left to right: 1) Prof. G. C. Whipple; 2) Dr. G. C. Shattuck; 3) Miss H. Bailey; 4) Miss A. Fitzgerald; 5) Dr. R. P. Strong; 6) Miss G. Cowlin; 7) Dr. Lina Potter; 8) Mr. H. E. Scarborough. Standing, from left to right: 1) Mr. C. R.…
Dr. Wei-Ping Andrew Lee (front center) and Iraq war veteran Brendan Marrocco (on Lee’s left).
In 2013, Dr. Wei-Ping Andrew Lee (front center) performed the first-ever bilateral arm transplant at Hopkins. The patient was Brendan Marrocco (on Lee’s left), a veteran of the Iraq War
Soldiers! Avoid venereal disease. Venereal Disease Information Card
In an effort to halt the progress of venereal disease in the army, Young and others tried to implement various preventative measures. One was education. Progressives, at the time, would have preferred that American men abstain from the “vice” of…
Draft plans for a Salvarsan Treatment Hut. Details of Appliances.
Salvarsan, also known as 606, was a synthetic drug developed by the scientist Paul Ehrlich in 1909 to treat syphilis. It was a path-breaking development that revolutionized the American medical profession’s ability to treat the disease. When World…
Sealed vial of Salvarsan and packaging
Salvarsan, also known as 606, was a synthetic drug developed by the scientist Paul Ehrlich in 1909 to treat syphilis. It was a path-breaking development that revolutionized the American medical profession’s ability to treat the disease. When World…
