Blood Collection (page 8)

A race for blood!. Date c1890

Harvey demonstrating to Charles the first his theory of the circulation of the blood

Blood or bread Others are giving their blood - You will shorten the war - save life, if you eat only what you need, and waste nothing. Poster showing a man lifting an injured man. Date 1917

The early stages of yellow fever
Portrait of a young man in the early stages of yellow fever. He is in bed and is very flushed and his eyes are bloodshot. From: Observations sur la fievre jaune, faites a Cadix, en 1819 Date: 1820

Portrait of a healthy young man before he contracts Yellow fever. From: Observations sur la fievre jaune, faites a Cadix, en 1819 Date: 1820

In bed with yellow fever
Portrait of a young man in bed with yellow fever. His skin is very yellow and he is bleeding from his nose. From: Observations sur la fievre jaune, faites a Cadix, en 1819 Date: 1820

Stamp out syphilis Every baby is entitled to be born healthy : Blood test & examination should be made before marriage by your doctor or Bureau of Social Hygiene Clinic, 51 Stuyvesant Place

Your blood is bad means you have syphilis You can give it to others through sexual intercourse and in other ways : You must keep up treatments for at least six months to one year following infection

Bystander masthead design, 1927 - Glorious Twelfth
Illustrated masthead design for the outer cover of the Bystander magazine featuring a woman on the grouse moors enjoying some shooting on the Glorious Twelfth. Date: 1927

Poster: Blood Donors Wanted. Your blood can save the life of someone, somewhere. Showing two soldiers tending a wounded colleague. 20th century

Vampire bats attack sleepers
Three sleeping men attacked by vampire bats. Date: C.1895

A hunt in Herefordshire
A huntsmen, elderly gentleman and small boy surrounded by hounds anticipating the start of the hunt in Herefordshire. Late 1970s

Bullfight in France
A matador in elaborate costume, fights a bull in France. 1970s

Macdonald Monument
The fine monument to Margaret (nee Gladstone) Macdonald, wife of British Prime Minister Ramsay Macdonald, Lincolns Inn Fields, London. She died prematurely of blood poisoning Date: 1870 - 1911

Decorative frieze illustrating hunting
A decorative frieze illustrated with a scene showing a hunt with foxhounds meeting on a winters day. 1920s

Drawing seal blood - Greenland
Women from Greenland drawing blood from the carcasses of hunted seals. Date: circa 1910

Wartime leaflet, blood transfusion service
Wartime leaflet about the blood transfusion service, showing how blood, and blood transfusion equipment, are dropped by parachute behind enemy lines to save the lives of wounded soldiers. 1940s

Coronation. Guard of Honour in position
The Guard of Honour outside The abbey entrance mounted by The R.A.F. Regiment to the left and The 2nd Battalion Scots Guards on their right

Wartime poster seeking blood donors. They ve got him! Have we got you as a blood donor? With a space at the bottom for details of a local donation centre

Picture No. 10158183
Various examples of veins and arteries of the human body. Date: Circa 1760

Arterial System / Drake
Arteries of the human body according to Drake Date: Circa 1760

Eglinton Tournament 7
The Melee : the knights divide into two teams and indulge in a free-for-all. No blood is shed, but the spectators enjoy such beautiful sights as one can never expect to see again Date: 30 August 1839

Picture No. 10158218
The LUNGS and the CHEST ARTERIES of the human body Date: Circa 1760

Arteries of the Face
Arteries of the face as seen from the right hand side, according to Haller. Date: Circa 1760

Heart & Chest Arteries
The HEART and the CHEST ARTERIES of the human body according to the anatomist Haller. Date: Circa 1760

Portal Vein 18th C
the PORTAL VEIN of the human body Date: Circa 1760

Venous System 18th C
Veins of the human body Date: Circa 1760

Dragons Blood
Act two : Siegfried discovers the secret of dragons blood after slaying Fafner who has taken on the form of a dragon, the better to guard his hoard

The Ogre and his Wife
Fee-fi-fo-fum, I smell the blood of an Englishman

Chinese Pulse Therapy 2
CHINESE THEORY OF PULSES The human hand, showing the points where the pulse of the blood flow can be accessed and used for healing purposes Date: circa 1680

Blood Transfusion / 1882
Direct transfusion of blood from one patient to another, performed by Dr. Roussel in Geneva Date: 1882

Blood Letting C17 Woman
Blood letting a woman patient Date: 17th century

Blood Exchange / 1924
Dr. Jaworskis blood exchange rejuvenation treatment Date: 1924

Law Courts, City Hall and Basilica, Bruges, Belgium
View (from left to right) of the Law Courts, the City Hall and the Basilica of St Sang (Sacred Blood) (Heilig-Bloedbasillek), from across a cobblestone square in Bruges (Brugge), Belgium

Flea Circus Feeding Time
Feeding time at the flea circus: the performers, on Professor Tomlins arm, drink his blood with relish; the wires are the fleas harnesses Date: 1960s

Keelers Lie Detector
Leonard Keeler, of North Western University, USA, invents a lie detector based on blood pressure Date: 1937

Chinese Pulse Therapy 1
CHINESE THEORY OF PULSES The human body, showing the points where the pulse of the blood flow can be accessed and used for healing purposes Date: circa 1680

Britannia and Eve magazine, June 1931
Front cover illustration featuring a huntsman on his piebald horse, blowing his horn and setting off on a hunt with his trusty dog

Blood Donation WWII
A French blood donor curiously watches her blood running into the receptable provided during World War II

Native pre-marital rite - Jakarta (Indonesia)
A native girl of Jakarta (Indonesia) straddling a specially-designed wooden mounting block draped with a white cloth in order to catch the blood

Modern Athenians plate 3 - Edinburgh
Lieut-General Ainslie (1776-1839) An ex military man and collector of old coinage, port and china who resided in South Frederick Street, approaching Bindon Blood of Cranacher

King Carlos I Shooting
CARLOS I, KING OF PORTUGAL His Majesty, Dom Carlos I of Portugal, a well-known sportsman despite his generous girth, seen exercising his shooting prowess

The Funeral of Hans Christian Petersen, British Arctic Exped
Engraving showing the funeral of Hans Christian Petersen, the Danish interpreter, during the British Arctic Expedition of 1875-1876

Christmas Toast to an Absent Soldier, 1916
Painting showing a young family raising a toast, at Christmas, to their absent father and husband, 1916. By 1916, the First World War had become a drawn out blood bath in the fields of France

Battle of Blood River
Cast iron prairie schooners of the Boer Voortrekker Laager on the site of the Battle of Blood River. The Zulus lost nearly 3000 men and the Ncome river became red with their blood

Medici / St Bartholomew
Catherine de Medicis urges her 22-year old son Charles IX to massacre all the Huguenot leaders in one fell swoop. He reluctantly agrees, and a blood-bath ensues

Diagram showing the circulation of the blood
A diagram showing the circulation of the blood, with veins, arteries and capillaries

Sir C Shovell / Blood
SIR CLOUDESLEY SHOVELL British naval commander, drowned when his vessel was wrecked in a storm off the Scillies

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