The world of medical information is a strange, vast, amazing place. You don't have to be a doctor, or even an armchair biologist to appreciate the bizarro evolution of medicine. One great place to see some curious medical history is in the Library of Congress Pictorial Americana: Medicine collection. Here you'll see ads, products and illustrations that deal with the history of American Medicine.
One of my favorites is the image of Gilbert and Parson's Hygienic Whiskey(for medical use).
Another great place to find historical medicine-related images is the Images from theHistory of Medicine collection of the National Library of Medicine. Here you'll find an array of images from caricatures to photographs. You'll also see results in languages other than english. I searched the term "bitters" and found this ad for Burdock Blood Bitters.
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