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Tonsillotome

Maker:
Charriere, Joseph  Search this
Measurements:
overall: 8.5 cm x 2.8 cm x 27.8 cm; 3 11/32 in x 1 3/32 in x 10 15/16 in
overall: 1 in x 11 in x 3 1/4 in; 2.54 cm x 27.94 cm x 8.255 cm
Object Name:
surgical instrument
tonsillotome
tonsillotome
tonsilltome
Other Terms:
Surgery
Date made:
about 1860
ID Number:
1978.0874.02
Accession number:
1978.0874
Catalog number:
1978.0874.02
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Medicine and Science: Medicine
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-7074-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_727004
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Valeriana phu L.

Biogeographical Region:
1 - Europe  Search this
Collector:
Charles T. Mohr  Search this
Place:
locality info illegible, Unknown, Europe
Collection Date:
-- --- 18--
Taxonomy:
Plantae Dicotyledonae Dipsacales Caprifoliaceae Valerianoideae
Published Name:
Valeriana phu L.
Barcode:
00937281
USNM Number:
721599
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Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3724c3405-4e2e-4a0c-bb14-e044fc77b954
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_10196827

Plantago sempervirens Crantz

Biogeographical Region:
European Terrestrial  Search this
Collector:
D. Lagger  Search this
Place:
Nalberg (?) bei Freiburg, Switzerland, Europe
Collection Date:
1800 to 1899
Taxonomy:
Plantae Dicotyledonae Lamiales Plantaginaceae
Published Name:
Plantago sempervirens Crantz
Plantago cynops L.
Barcode:
00915595
USNM Number:
96437
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Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3643f773f-e8c6-4ac4-bb71-6965d7d24f98
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_2835696
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Valeriana celtica L.

Biogeographical Region:
11 - Middle Europe  Search this
Collector:
Collector illegible  Search this
Place:
Zirbzkogel. Alp Carinth (sp), Austria, Europe
Collection Date:
-- --- 18--
Taxonomy:
Plantae Dicotyledonae Dipsacales Caprifoliaceae Valerianoideae
Published Name:
Valeriana celtica L.
Barcode:
00937268
USNM Number:
294319
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Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3c29ae8ae-cae0-4241-bcfb-651af923b237
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_10195276

Physalis alkekengi L.

Biogeographical Region:
11 - Middle Europe  Search this
Collector:
P. F. Reinsch  Search this
Place:
Franconia, Germany, Europe
Collection Date:
-- --- 18--
Taxonomy:
Plantae Dicotyledonae Solanales Solanaceae Solanoideae
Published Name:
Physalis alkekengi L.
Barcode:
00915931
USNM Number:
125237
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Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/35fb2964f-f0ac-4d9b-a6dc-2d6948823b3a
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_10196801

Pilulae Quiniae Sulphatis

Maker:
U.S.A. Medical Purveying Depot  Search this
Physical Description:
cork (stoppers(10) material)
metal, tin (containers(21) material)
paper (label material)
square (overall shape)
Measurements:
overall: 8.4 cm x 3.9 cm x 3.8 cm; 3 5/16 in x 1 9/16 in x 1 1/2 in
Object Name:
Container, tin
tins
Other Terms:
Containers, Pill; Quinine, Container; Container, tin; Containers
Date made:
c. 1860s
Date made:
1861-1864
Related event:
Civil War  Search this
ID Number:
MG.M-10439
Catalog number:
M-10439
Accession number:
251548
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Medicine and Science: Medicine
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-7c55-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_728441

Martin Robison Delany

Artist:
Unidentified Artist  Search this
Copy after:
Abraham Bogardus, 29 Nov 1822 - 22 Mar 1908  Search this
Publisher:
John Smith, active 1860 - 1870  Search this
Sitter:
Martin Robison Delany, 6 May 1812 - 25 Jan 1885  Search this
Medium:
Hand-colored lithograph on paper
Dimensions:
Image: 52.2 x 43.8cm (20 9/16 x 17 1/4")
Mat: 76.2 x 61cm (30 x 24")
Type:
Print
Date:
c. 1865
Topic:
Costume\Headgear\Military  Search this
Weapon\Sword  Search this
Architecture\Building\Tent  Search this
Exterior\Military Camp  Search this
Symbols & Motifs\Flag\National\United States  Search this
Martin Robison Delany: Male  Search this
Martin Robison Delany: Literature\Writer  Search this
Martin Robison Delany: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer  Search this
Martin Robison Delany: Medicine and Health\Physician  Search this
Martin Robison Delany: Journalism and Media\Newspaper publisher  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Object number:
NPG.76.101
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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National Portrait Gallery Collection
Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4f4e19f82-490f-41ed-b2b8-8b67a86a4d10
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.76.101

Medicine Man's Dancing-Dress

Collector:
Dr. Alexander H. Hoff  Search this
Donor Name:
Army Medical Museum  Search this
Object Type:
Kilt
Place:
Alaska, United States, North America
Accession Date:
1870
Collection Date:
1867 to 1869
Topic:
Ethnology  Search this
Accession Number:
001767
USNM Number:
E9287-0
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Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3769ab46c-31c8-4ac3-88f4-89bf52743a8b
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8487430
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Agrimonia eupatoria

Biogeographical Region:
11 - Middle Europe  Search this
Collector:
Karl Keck  Search this
Place:
Schwertberg, Oberosterreich, Austria, Europe
Collection Date:
1800 to 1899
Taxonomy:
Plantae Dicotyledonae Rosales Rosaceae Rosoideae
Published Name:
Agrimonia eupatoria
Barcode:
00915676
USNM Number:
74610
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Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3c1e19237-7dd0-4291-abde-2d17c234aa95
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_2836024
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Aegilops neglecta Req. ex Bertol.

Biogeographical Region:
20 - Northern Africa  Search this
Collector:
Christian G. Ehrenberg  Search this
Place:
Alexandria, Egypt, Africa
Collection Date:
1800 to 1899
Taxonomy:
Plantae Monocotyledonae Poales Poaceae Pooideae
Published Name:
Aegilops neglecta Req. ex Bertol.
Aegilops ovata L.
Barcode:
00915681
USNM Number:
703876
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Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/33d156f8b-ed48-4f84-a787-9ec8a236221a
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_2836035
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Artemisia campestris L.

Biogeographical Region:
European Terrestrial  Search this
Collector:
D. Lagger  Search this
Place:
Soafrefssal, Switzerland, Europe
Collection Date:
1800 to 1899
Taxonomy:
Plantae Dicotyledonae Asterales Asteraceae Asteroideae
Published Name:
Artemisia campestris L.
Barcode:
00916093
USNM Number:
96181
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Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3e67125a7-cde3-481d-b6c4-928f9116d5bb
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_2836835
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Bupleurum fruticosum L.

Collector:
-- Laguna  Search this
Place:
Spain, Europe
Collection Date:
1800 to 1899
Taxonomy:
Plantae Dicotyledonae Apiales Apiaceae
Published Name:
Bupleurum fruticosum L.
Barcode:
00916198
USNM Number:
96257
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Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/35cb7c079-17a2-437d-b769-994cb51a9df4
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_2836990
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Chondrilla juncea L.

Biogeographical Region:
11 - Middle Europe  Search this
Collector:
Carl Ernst Otto Kuntze  Search this
Place:
Germany, Europe
Collection Date:
1800 to 1899
Taxonomy:
Plantae Dicotyledonae Asterales Asteraceae Cichorioideae
Published Name:
Chondrilla juncea L.
Barcode:
00920575
USNM Number:
2507166
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Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3aa1d2096-f88f-432c-9a3d-14b9c9b395d2
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_2837318
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Scirpoides holoschoenus (L.) Soják

Collector:
Agostino Todaro  Search this
Place:
Palermo in pratis humidus, Italy, Europe
Collection Date:
1800 to 1899
Taxonomy:
Plantae Monocotyledonae Poales Cyperaceae Cyperoideae
Published Name:
Scirpoides holoschoenus (L.) Soják
Scirpus holoschoenus L.
Barcode:
00920595
USNM Number:
135222
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Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/323462273-92ca-404c-a5b9-cfaed595f24d
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_2837412
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Daphne laureola L.

Biogeographical Region:
11 - Middle Europe  Search this
Collector:
-- Freyer  Search this
Place:
Idria, Carniol(i)a, Austria, Europe
Collection Date:
1800 to 1899
Taxonomy:
Plantae Dicotyledonae Malvales Thymelaeaceae Thymelaeoideae
Published Name:
Daphne laureola L.
Barcode:
00920601
USNM Number:
96255
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Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3a378ebee-a135-426b-8f11-099c16d3fbbb
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_2837453
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Aristolochia rotunda L.

Biogeographical Region:
European Terrestrial  Search this
Collector:
-- Favrat  Search this
Place:
Switzerland, Europe
Collection Date:
1800 to 1899
Taxonomy:
Plantae Dicotyledonae (basal) Piperales Aristolochiaceae
Published Name:
Aristolochia rotunda L.
Barcode:
00915830
USNM Number:
68694
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Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3187c6964-eb0e-410f-810f-3ffa98aa4276
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_2839106
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Mary E. Walker

Artist:
Elliott & Fry, active 1863-1962  Search this
Sitter:
Mary Edwards Walker, 26 Nov 1832 - 21 Feb 1919  Search this
Medium:
Albumen silver print
Dimensions:
Image/Sheet: 8.6 × 5.9 cm (3 3/8 × 2 5/16")
Mount: 9.8 × 6.3 cm (3 7/8 × 2 1/2")
Type:
Photograph
Date:
c. 1866-1867
Topic:
Symbols & Motifs\Medal  Search this
Interior  Search this
Printed Material\Document  Search this
Interior\Studio  Search this
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Desk  Search this
Photographic format\Carte-de-visite  Search this
Mary Edwards Walker: Female  Search this
Mary Edwards Walker: Medicine and Health\Physician  Search this
Mary Edwards Walker: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Feminist  Search this
Mary Edwards Walker: Medicine and Health\Physician\Army  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Object number:
NPG.2020.167
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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National Portrait Gallery Collection
Exhibition:
Out of Many: Portraits from 1600 to 1900
On View:
NPG, East Gallery 111
Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4f0e9282e-d1b6-4874-8afc-f6374d935f42
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.2020.167

Anagallis caerulea

Biogeographical Region:
European Terrestrial  Search this
Collector:
J. de Charpentier  Search this
Place:
Switzerland, Europe
Collection Date:
1800 to 1899
Taxonomy:
Plantae Dicotyledonae Ericales Primulaceae Myrsinoideae
Published Name:
Anagallis caerulea
Barcode:
00916118
USNM Number:
291936
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Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/308a60381-0521-44a4-b646-d3293ee11ab0
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_2837102
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[Trade catalogs from John Matthews]

Variant company name:
Est. 1832  Search this
Company Name:
John Matthews  Search this
Notes content:
Unique [?] colorful covers. "Matthews'" machines for "Manufacturing, Drawing, and Bottling Soda Water, Medicinal Mineral Waters, Champagne Wines and other Aerated Liquids" ; carbonated beverage equipment ; flavoring oils and syrups ; counter accessories and other equipment ; show cards ; "Street Spa" outdoor kiosk for dispensing and selling carbonated beverages
Includes:
Trade catalog and price lists
Black and white images
Color images
Physical description:
10 pieces; 1 box
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
New York, New York, United States
Date:
1800s
Topic (Romaine term):
Drugs; pharmaceuticals and patent medicines  Search this
Foods and beverage products and processing equipment (including brewing; distilleries; beer; wine; etc.)  Search this
Hotel; bar and restaurant supplies  Search this
Materials handling equipment (includes barrels; bottling and filling; casters; chains; etc.)  Search this
Retailers equipment and supplies  Search this
Topic:
"Hotels -- Furniture, equipment, etc."  Search this
Barrels  Search this
Bars (Drinking establishments)  Search this
Beverage industry  Search this
Bottling  Search this
Distilleries  Search this
Drugs  Search this
Food industry and trade  Search this
Industrial equipment  Search this
Patent medicines  Search this
Pharmacy  Search this
Restaurants  Search this
Retail trade equipment industry  Search this
Record ID:
SILNMAHTL_30066
Location:
Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library
Collection:
Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_30066

Aegilops neglecta Req. ex Bertol.

Collector:
ex herb. J.T. Moggridge  Search this
Place:
Unknown, Europe
Collection Date:
1800 to 1899
Taxonomy:
Plantae Monocotyledonae Poales Poaceae Pooideae
Published Name:
Aegilops neglecta Req. ex Bertol.
Aegilops ovata L.
Barcode:
00915694
USNM Number:
1018353
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Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3860c6147-3c82-4871-8c20-05fdc4982cf1
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_2836566
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