It’s Still Flu Season! Here’s a Few Helpful Precautions, ca. 1920
This post was originally published on this siteThe flu, or influenza, is a highly contagious viral infection that mainly affects the respiratory system. It’s usually […]
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End of Days: Psychic Sylvia Browne’s Book Possibly Predicted 2020 Coronavirus Outbreak 12 Years Ago
This post was originally published on this sitePopular psychic Slyvia Browne, who passed away in 2013, released a book called End of Days: Predictions and […]
The Mother of All Pandemics: 40 Historical Photos of the 1918 Spanish Flu That Show What a Global Pandemic Actually Looked Like
This post was originally published on this siteBetween 1918 and 1919, an outbreak of influenza spread rapidly across the world, and killed more than 50 […]
Female Hysteria: When Victorian Doctors Used to Finger Their Patients
This post was originally published on this siteIn the Victorian Era – specifically 1837 to 1901 – doctors treated woman by genital stimulation to induce […]
Smallpox Breaks Out in Sydney, 1789
This post was originally published on this siteSmallpox has been one of humanity’s deadliest diseases, though it is now eradicated in the wild. Europeans, including […]
These 12 Haunting Pictures From Old Mental Institutions Guaranteed to Creep You Out!
This post was originally published on this sitePsychiatry has come a long way since the days when patients were shunned from society and shackled in […]
125 Reasons You Could End Up in a Lunatic Asylum in the 19th Century
This post was originally published on this siteReasons for admission into the Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum in West Virginia from 1864 to 1889 included laziness, egotism, […]
Official Baby Care Guides by the Department of Hygiene, Kansas State Board of Health From the Early 20th Century
This post was originally published on this siteWhen it comes to childrearing advice, we’ve come a long way, baby. Modern parenting isn’t easy. Childcare books […]
Graphic Illustrations Reveal the Horror of Surgical Removal of Unwanted Parts of the Human Body During the 19th Century
This post was originally published on this siteWith the beginning of meaningful American contributions to surgical literature in the early 19th century, the manifold epic […]
Magic Massage From Dr. Swift
This post was originally published on this siteVictorian era advertisement for a massage treatment to cure female “hysteria.” You don’t have to be Einstein to […]
Dr. Young’s Ideal Rectal Dilators Were a Real Thing!
This post was originally published on this siteDr. Young’s Dilators were a real medical device sold in the United States from the late nineteenth century […]
Do You Need a Lobotomy? Just Look at the Results From These Before and After Photo Comparisons of Lobotomy Patients
This post was originally published on this siteToday, the word “lobotomy” is rarely mentioned. If it is, it’s usually the butt of a joke. But […]
Faces From the Front: Incredible Before and After Photos Show World War I Soldiers’ Horrific Facial Injuries
This post was originally published on this siteThese incredible before and after photographs show how British and French soldiers had to have their faces completely […]
Appliances for Treatment and Prevention of Male and Female Masturbation From the Victorian Era
This post was originally published on this siteDuring the Victorian era, masturbation—also known as self-pollution, self-abuse, or onanism—was believed to be both a moral and […]
Rare Vintage Photos Capture Student Life at the World’s First Medical College for Women From the Late 19th Century
This post was originally published on this siteThe Woman’s Medical College of Pennsylvania, founded in 1850 as the Female Medical College of Pennsylvania, was the […]
Dentist and Female Patient, ca. 1847
This post was originally published on this site This daguerreotype is highly unusual for its era, in that the patient is female. Most likely she […]
George Washington’s False Teeth: He Only Had One Real Tooth Remained in His Mouth When He Inaugurated President
This post was originally published on this siteGeorge Washington suffered from poor dental health throughout his adulthood; beginning in his twenties he experienced regular toothaches, […]
Pictures From 1914 Book Show the Principles of Impression Taking and Prosthetic Articulation
This post was originally published on this siteProsthetic Articulation by George Wood Clapp was published by Dentists’ Supply Co. of New York in 1914. The […]
37 Historical Photos That Show Early Ambulances Over 100 Years Ago
This post was originally published on this siteAn ambulance is a vehicle for transportation, from or between places of treatment, and in some instances will […]
Testing Condoms in 1935, and Other Old Forms of Birth Control
This post was originally published on this siteWhen people think of birth control, they often think of the modern pill. But there are many types […]
A Harvard Student With Aids Is Hugged by His Parents
This post was originally published on this siteNicholas Nixon has devoted a significant portion of his long career — which stretches back to the 1970s […]
12 Harrowing Vintage Photos of Soldiers in Complete Shell Shock
This post was originally published on this site “They were very pathetic, these shell shocked boys.” Shell shock is a phrase coined in World War […]
11 Classic Hollywood Stars Who Had Plastic Surgery
This post was originally published on this siteWhen you look at the famous stars of the classic Hollywood era, do you think they’ve always looked […]
Miss Correct Posture: Pictures From a Chiropractors’ Beauty Contest Took Place in Chicago in 1956
This post was originally published on this siteBeauty contests were a way for people, places and businesses to celebrate events, highlight pop culture and promote […]
Old Hollywood Plastic Surgery Secrets: Here Are 4 Weird Ways Classic Starlets Changed Their Faces
This post was originally published on this siteIn Hollywood, plastic surgery is as commonplace as The Paleo Diet. There are a million different ways to […]