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A city of confusion : the case of Dr. Briggs
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The William H. Helfand Collection contains more than 7,000 European and American prints and ephemera relating to health professions including medical, dental, and mental wellness. The materials date from the 1490s to the early 21st century and contain many social and political cartoons that satirize health practices and practitioners. Noted illustrators represented include French artists Honore Daumier, Gustave Dore, J. J. Grandville, and Emile Vernier; British caricaturists Thomas Rowlandson, George Cruikshank, and James Gillray; and the American cartoonist Thomas Nast.
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All the rage by W.D. Eaton. : Dr. Briggs running for Congress
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Image of a three-quarter-length portrait of the character of Dr. Briggs, an older angry man, holding a cane and a crumpled newspaper; the poster advertises the comedy "All the Rage" by William D. Eaton and has printed show information for a March 31, [1882], performance at the Worcester Theatre at top center.
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