Indian Gift 3 Poster Set for Pharmacy Windows

Indian Gift 3 Poster Set for Pharmacy Windows

Set of three posters for pharmacy windows titled "Indian Gift" printed in 1955. 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 the posters to pharmacists around the country. He donated the posters to the American Institute of the History of Pharmacy in 2013. The main poster reads: "Indian Gift. For countless centuries the Indian people have used snakeroot to treat a variety of diseases." Side poster #1 reads: "Only recently, purified extracts of snakeroot are proving to be one of the most important therapeutic developments in the history of psychiatry." Side poster #2 reads: "In search of new drugs. Colleges of pharmacy and the pharmaceutical industry...are now exploring the properties of old plant drugs, some of which are even mentioned in the Bible."

The images in this poster set depict problematic, stereotypical, insensitive, and potentially offensive representations of Indian people and Indian culture. The imagery in this poster set is a product of the time of its creation and does not reflect the current mission or values of AIHP. AIHP recognizes that material like this in the AIHP digital library may be harmful or difficult to view. But, AIHP places a high value on providing access and the proper context for historical materials. AIHP strives to accurately collect, preserve, and present the historical record. Please send questions or comments to aihp@aihp.org.

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Image copyright Brian Silverstein, 2008.

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