Smallpox treatment document, New England, 1677" A Brief Rule, " a printed guide to the treatment of smallpox, or measles, in New England, 1677. Woodcut reproduction with a watercolor wash
Bubonic plague in FranceBelzunce amidst plague victims in France, 1600s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration
Bubonic plague victimsVictims of the plague. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of a Poussin painting
Medieval healing through prayerAttempt to cure disease through the intercession of a saint, Middle Ages. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of a medieval illustration
NATI2A-00047Great mortality amoung the Wampanoags due to smallpox, colonial Massachusetts, 1600s. Hand-colored woodcut
Mass grave for plague victims, Holywell Mount, England, 1665Burying dead bodies at Holywell Mount during the Bubonic plague, England, 1665. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of an earlier illustration
People fleeing London to escape the plague, 1630Flight of townspeople into the countryside to escape the plague in England, 1630. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of an earlier illustration
The first Passover, in ancient EgyptDeath of Egyptians firstborn children, sparing the enslaved Hebrew children. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Marcus and Narcissa Whitman, missionaries in Oregon, 1840sNarcissa Whitman nursing a sick Native American during the Whitmans missionary expedition, 1840s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
EVCW2A-00049Nurse treating a wounded soldier in a Civil War hospital. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration
PBIB2A-00102Sick people are laid in the streets for Jesus to make well. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
PBIB2A-00101Jesus healing the sick and the lame. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
EVCW2A-00101Union soldiers held as prisoners of war at Andersonville prison camp during the Civil War. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration