Context: The photo was part of a set of late 19th century magic lantern (slide projector) images depicting staged scenes from ...

From there I headed to Europe. In Berlin I went to the former lab of Rudolf Virchow, the 19th-century doctor who had established that all cells are created by the division of preexisting cells.

Late 19th century engraving of a doctor treating a young child. In 1911, the Liberal Government introduced the concept of National Insurance to help with the cost of healthcare. If a worker took ...