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Chemically speaking, we’re bonded Valentine
Featuring OB/GYN Michael J. Gast, MD, PhD, pointing to notes about estrogen and progestins on a chalkboard, 1992. (VC265-S129-i001)
You give me sustenance Valentine
Featuring an advertisement for Valentine’s Meat Juice. This protein-rich medicinal tonic made with beef juice and egg whites was invented by Mann S. Valentine II. International Journal of Medicine and Surgery, February 1935.
I yearn for you intensely Valentine
Featuring two Washington University School of Nursing students in costume, likely performing at a “Capping Exercises” ceremony at which students received their nursing caps, circa 1930s. (VC236113)
You see through me! I’m yours, Valentine
Featuring an advertisement for X-ray machines. X-rays were discovered by Wilhelm Röntgen in 1895 and a craze for X-rays, even beyond their use as a diagnostic tool, soon swept across the world. International Journal of Surgery, July 1900.
I’ve only got eyes for you, Valentine
Featuring Gary D. Paige, MD, PhD, demonstrating two-power binocular glasses used for testing balance, April 1990. (VC265-S279-i002)
You do not depress my heart, Valentine
Featuring an advertisement for Antikamnia, a St. Louis patent medicine company. The main ingredient of their pain relievers was acetanilid, which can be toxic in high doses. Some of their products also included heroin. Medical Council, November 1896.