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Advertisement for Tentone (methoxypromazine maleate), manufactured by Lederle Laboratories. The ad appeared in the journal Postgraduate Medicine on August 1, 1959. The ad reports that Tentone relieves mild to moderate emotional and psychosomatic…

Set of three posters for pharmacy windows titled "What You Should Know About Cancer" printed in 1958. These "ethical displays" were designed and written by Frank Pinchak, a pharmacist from Paterson, New Jersey. Published by his company Professional…

Poster for pharmacy windows titled "What is Diabetes?" printed in 1958. These "ethical displays" were designed and written by Frank Pinchak, a pharmacist from Paterson, New Jersey. Published by his company Professional Advancement Plan, Pinchak sold…

Parke Davis collectible ink blotter from the 1940s advertising Vitamin B Extract. The advertisement desrcibes the product as "a palatable wheat germ fortified with thiamin chloride (crystalline vitamin B1)." It is indicated in "prevention and…

Parke Davis collectible ink blotter from the 1940s advertising Vitamin B Complex, Kapseals Combex. These Kapseals contain vitamins B1, B2, B6, Nicotinic Acid, Pantothenic Acid, and other components of the vitamin B complex derived from the liver. The…

Advertisement for Vistaril, (hydroxyzine pamoate), manufactured by Pfizer Laboratories. The ad appeared in the journal Medical Economics on January 9, 1967. The ad recommends Vistaril for anxiety associated with neuroses, alcoholism, and the…

Advertisement for Vistaril, (hydroxyzine pamoate), manufactured by Pfizer Laboratories. The ad appeared in the journal GP on August 1, 1959. The ad recommends Vistaril for anxiety due to tension and for its antihistaminic effect when treating…

Advertisement for Vistaril, (hydroxyzine pamoate), manufactured by Pfizer Laboratories. The ad appeared in the journal Medical Economics on January 1, 1978. The ad recommends Vistaril for preoperative anxiety.

Set of three posters for pharmacy windows titled "Virus" printed in 1962. These "ethical displays" were designed and written by Frank Pinchak, a pharmacist from Paterson, New Jersey. Published by his company Professional Advancement Plan, Pinchak…

Article about an anti-marijuana campaign in Dane County, Wisconsin, published by the Wisconsin State Journal on September 4, 1938.

Parke Davis collectible ink blotter from the 1940s advertising Viderol. The advertisement states that use of the product "in rheumatoid arthritis is based on numerous reports concerning high dosage vitamin D, promising results with tocopherols in…

Parke Davis collectible ink blotter from the 1940s advertising Viderol. The advertisement states that use of the product "in rheumatoid arthritis is based on numerous reports concerning high dosage vitamin D, promising results with tocopherols in…

Advertisement for Verstran, (prazepam), manufactured by Warner/Chilcott. The ad appeared in the journal Medical Economics on January 1, 1978. The ad introduces Verstran as a new, effective treatment for anxiety.

Advertisement for Veratrite, a medication manufactured by Irwin, Neisler & Company to treat hypertension associated with aging. This ad was sent by direct mail to a physician practicing in Atlanta, GA.

Parke Davis collectible ink blotter from the 1940s advertising Ventriculin. The advertisement states that the product "represents the anti-anemic principle of stomach tissue, which stimulates blood regeneration and the maturation of red blood cells,"…

Parke Davis collectible ink blotter from the 1940s advertising Ventriculin. The advertisement describes the product as "an unusually effective erythropoietic stimulant," as well as being "valuable in the management of gastro-intestinal disturbances…

Advertisement for Valium, (diazepam), manufactured by Roche Laboratories. The ad appeared in the journal Medical Economics on January 21, 1974. The ad reports that Valium serves as an effective muscle relaxant.

Advertisement for Valium, (diazepam), manufactured by Roche Laboratories. The ad appeared in the journal Medical Economics on January 1, 1968. The ad reports that different measures can be taken to demonstrate the effectiveness of Valium, including…

Advertisement for Valium, (diazepam), manufactured by Roche Laboratories. The ad appeared in the journal Medical Economics on January 1, 1964. The ad introduces Valium and reports that it provides relief from situational stress and anxiety associated…

Panels for "Our Shared Future" Historical exhibit at the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 2021. The panels discuss the history of the Ho-Chunk Nation and other Native/Indigenous groups in the state of Wisconsin