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- Pharmacy Counter at Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan, November 1946 - In 1915, Henry Ford funded a new hospital for Detroit. Designed and built in consultation with leading medical experts, Henry Ford Hospital employed salaried doctors and charged low, fixed fees to patients. By Mr. Ford's death in 1947, some 1,600 people were on the hospital's staff and more than $16.5 million had been invested in the facility.
- November 06, 1946
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Pharmacy Counter at Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan, November 1946
In 1915, Henry Ford funded a new hospital for Detroit. Designed and built in consultation with leading medical experts, Henry Ford Hospital employed salaried doctors and charged low, fixed fees to patients. By Mr. Ford's death in 1947, some 1,600 people were on the hospital's staff and more than $16.5 million had been invested in the facility.
- Photograph of a Drawing of Dr. Howard's Office, July 19, 1960 -
- July 19, 1960
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Photograph of a Drawing of Dr. Howard's Office, July 19, 1960
- Interior of Dr. Howard's Office at its Original Site, Tekonsha, Michigan, March 1956 -
- March 01, 1956
- Collections - Artifact
Interior of Dr. Howard's Office at its Original Site, Tekonsha, Michigan, March 1956
- Interior of Dr. Howard's Office at its Original Site, Tekonsha, Michigan, March 1956 -
- March 01, 1956
- Collections - Artifact
Interior of Dr. Howard's Office at its Original Site, Tekonsha, Michigan, March 1956
- Interior of Dr. Howard's Office at its Original Site, Tekonsha, Michigan, March 1956 -
- March 01, 1956
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Interior of Dr. Howard's Office at its Original Site, Tekonsha, Michigan, March 1956
- Drug Jar, 1723 - Eighteenth-century druggists displayed jars, like this one, in their apothecaries. These drug jars held various substances thought to promote health and well-being. The labels provided quick identification of ingredients, while the decorative containers conveyed the druggist's worldliness and professionalism to those in need of health services.
- 1723
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Drug Jar, 1723
Eighteenth-century druggists displayed jars, like this one, in their apothecaries. These drug jars held various substances thought to promote health and well-being. The labels provided quick identification of ingredients, while the decorative containers conveyed the druggist's worldliness and professionalism to those in need of health services.
- Drug Jar, 1720-1740 - Eighteenth-century druggists displayed jars, like this one, in their apothecaries. These drug jars held various substances thought to promote health and well-being. The labels provided quick identification of ingredients, while the decorative containers conveyed the druggist's worldliness and professionalism to those in need of health services.
- circa 1720
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Drug Jar, 1720-1740
Eighteenth-century druggists displayed jars, like this one, in their apothecaries. These drug jars held various substances thought to promote health and well-being. The labels provided quick identification of ingredients, while the decorative containers conveyed the druggist's worldliness and professionalism to those in need of health services.
- Burwell & Co. Drug Store, Selma, Alabama -
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Burwell & Co. Drug Store, Selma, Alabama
- Battle Creek Sanitarium, Battle Creek, Michigan, circa 1915 - Dr. John Harvey Kellogg became director of the Battle Creek Sanitarium in 1876. Under his leadership, the "San" grew into a leading health resort with treatment programs focused on vegetarianism, hydrotherapy, exercise, and fresh air. The facility survived a 1902 fire, but it couldn't endure the decline in its well-to-do clientele begun by the Great Depression.
- October 26, 1915
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Battle Creek Sanitarium, Battle Creek, Michigan, circa 1915
Dr. John Harvey Kellogg became director of the Battle Creek Sanitarium in 1876. Under his leadership, the "San" grew into a leading health resort with treatment programs focused on vegetarianism, hydrotherapy, exercise, and fresh air. The facility survived a 1902 fire, but it couldn't endure the decline in its well-to-do clientele begun by the Great Depression.
- Dr. Howard's Office - Alonson Howard practiced medicine in rural Tekonsha, Michigan, starting around the time of the Civil War. He was an "eclectic" physician, combining Western medicine and surgery with the herbal and homeopathic methods popular in the 19th century. This building was the waiting room, office and laboratory for Doc Howard and his patients. He also made herbal medicines here.
- circa 1839
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Dr. Howard's Office
Alonson Howard practiced medicine in rural Tekonsha, Michigan, starting around the time of the Civil War. He was an "eclectic" physician, combining Western medicine and surgery with the herbal and homeopathic methods popular in the 19th century. This building was the waiting room, office and laboratory for Doc Howard and his patients. He also made herbal medicines here.