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Front cover of 1889 Wright's Pictorial Family Almanac, advertising Wright's Indian Vegetable Pills. The cover features images of Minerva and Hygeia, and a stereotypical image of a Native American family in front of a tipi.

A page from 1889 Wright's Pictorial Family Almanac advertising Wright's Indian Vegetable Pills. The ad features a stereotypical image of a Native American man wearing a headdress and holding a spear.

The Ladies Birthday Almanac 1900 cover advertising Thedford's Black Draught and Wine of Cardui. The cover depicts a stereotypical image of a Native American woman showing a white woman how to use native medicines near decorative scrolls that read,…

Back page of the 1900 Lady's Birthday Almanac advertising Menges Pharmacy in Madison, Wisconsin.

The Herbalist Almanac 1933 cover depicting a group of stereotypical Native American men and women grouped around a campfire with tipis and a lake and canoe in the background. One of the men is standing and holds out plants in his hand.

A Swamp-Root Almanac cover from 1942 depicting a stereotypical image of a Native American woman next to text that reads "Dream Book." There are similarly dressed figures around a campfire and tipis in the background. Illustrations representing the…

A Swamp-Root Almanac cover from 1937 depicting a stereotypical image of a Native American woman next to text that reads "Dream Book." There are similarly dressed figures around a campfire and tipis in the background. Illustrations representing the…

A Swamp-Root Almanac cover from 1922 depicting a stereotypical Native American woman with similar figures around a campfire and tipis in the background. Illustrations representing the zodiac signs run vertically down the left side of the image.

A Swamp-Root Almanac cover from 1920 depicting a stereotypical Native American woman with similar figures around a campfire and tipis in the background. Illustrations representing the zodiac signs run vertically down the left side of the image.

A Swamp-Root Almanac cover from 1914 depicting a stereotypical Native American woman with similar figures around a campfire and tipis in the background. Illustrations representing the zodiac signs run vertically down the left side of the image.

A Swamp-Root Almanac cover from 1914 depicting a stereotypical Native America woman with similar figures around a campfire and tipis in the background. Illustrations representing the zodiac signs run vertically down the left side of the image.

A Swamp-Root back cover from 1914 containing an illustration of a bison and a stereotypical depiction of a Native American man. The text in the center reads "W.H. McLanahan, Druggist, Tyrone, PA."

A page from the 1933 Herbalist Almanac advertising Sonora Tonic. The advertisement features four small images: (1) "Indians, on their long marches, sustained their endurance through chewing the leaves of 'Mate,' one of the main ingredients of Sonora…

Two-page spread from the 1933 Herbalist Almanac featuring illustrations of various medicinal plants, including juniper, kuemmel, larkspur, leverwood, marygold, master of the woods, lance leaf plantain, lavender, lobelia, lungwort, mezereon, and…

Page from the 1933 Herbalist Almanac claiming that an "old document tells Indian Medicine herbs." The page features a stereotypical image of Native Americans around a fire sharing a pipe.

Page from the 1934 Indian Herb Gardens Almanac with a "personal message to all." The message reads in part, "This is due to the fact that in treatment we are not so far advanced. And the reason we are not so far advanced is because right now we…

Page from the 1933 Herbalist Almanac with a calendar for December 1933. The page features a stereotypical image of Native Americans walking through snow outside of tipis.

Page from the 1934 Indian Herb Gardens Almanac featuring a letter to customers. The letter states in part, "The use of herbs, roots, etc., for medicinal purposes reaches back to the times even when man was still in the savage state." The letterhead…

Page from the 1933 Herbalist Almanac with a calendar for June 1933. The page features a stereotypical image of Native Americans fishing in a lake.

1901 New York Quinine and Chemical Works advertisement for several drugs including morphine, cocaine, strychnine, and quinine. The advertisement features a stereotypical image of a Native American man and an image of white men harvesting natural…