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Visual Materials
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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A reproduction of a large map in four sheets. Calendar of events on left side (in French). Prime meridian: Gm. Relief: no. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Cylindrical. Printing Process: Lithography.
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Language of material: French Notes: French text of a speech supposedly given by General Charles Huntziger, Minister of Defence of Vichy France, before he departed North Africa to return to France. Huntziger's plane crashed, killing all seven men on board. Printed at some point after Huntziger's death on November 11, 1941.
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