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Dentist Collection (#8)

"Dentistry Through the Ages: A Journey into Dental Care" Step back in time to 1846, when history was made with the first use of anesthesia in surgery

Background imageDentist Collection: Night scene, South High Street, Columbus, Ohio, USA

Night scene, South High Street, Columbus, Ohio, USA
Night scene in South High Street, Columbus, Ohio, USA. Date: 1913

Background imageDentist Collection: Petticoat Lane, Kansas City, Missouri, USA

Petticoat Lane, Kansas City, Missouri, USA
View of Petticoat Lane, Kansas City, Missouri, USA, looking east from Main Street. Date: circa 1908

Background imageDentist Collection: Bennett Avenue, Cripple Creek, Colorado, USA

Bennett Avenue, Cripple Creek, Colorado, USA
Bennett Avenue, the main street of Cripple Creek, Colorado, USA. Date: circa 1906

Background imageDentist Collection: Thomas Evans Photo

Thomas Evans Photo
THOMAS W EVANS eminent American dentist practising in Paris, who smuggled the empress Eugenie out of France following the defeat at Sedan. Date: 1823 - 1897

Background imageDentist Collection: Bartholomew Ruspini

Bartholomew Ruspini
BARTHOLOMEW RUSPINI known as the Chevalier surgeon-dentist to George III and IV, and one of the most famour of all dental practitioners. Date: 1728 - 1813

Background imageDentist Collection: Drawings Prints, Print, French, Dentist, Shewing, Specimen, Artificial, Teeth, False

Drawings Prints, Print, French, Dentist, Shewing, Specimen, Artificial, Teeth, False
Drawings and Prints, Print, A French Dentist Shewing a Specimen of His Artificial Teeth and False Palates, Artist, Thomas Rowlandson, British, London 1757-1827 London, Rowlandson, Thomas, British

Background imageDentist Collection: HOWARD UNIVERSITY, c1900. Dentistry training at Howard University in Washington, D

HOWARD UNIVERSITY, c1900. Dentistry training at Howard University in Washington, D.C. Photograph, c1900

Background imageDentist Collection: Cross-section diagram of tooth

Cross-section diagram of tooth

Background imageDentist Collection: TEXAS: DENTIST, 1942. A dental clinic at a Farm Security Administration camp in Weslaco, Texas

TEXAS: DENTIST, 1942. A dental clinic at a Farm Security Administration camp in Weslaco, Texas. Photograph by Arthur Rothstein, 1942

Background imageDentist Collection: DENTISTRY, 1917. Dentist working on a patient in a hospital, Cambridge, Massachusetts

DENTISTRY, 1917. Dentist working on a patient in a hospital, Cambridge, Massachusetts. Photographed on 1 February 1917 by Lewis Hine

Background imageDentist Collection: Vintage WW2 poster of a cartoon sailor having his teeth inspected

Vintage WW2 poster of a cartoon sailor having his teeth inspected. It reads, Dental Care keeps him on the job

Background imageDentist Collection: Flossing between front teeth

Flossing between front teeth

Background imageDentist Collection: ROUND THE WORLD YACHTING IN THE CEYLON, XVIII. CANTON: 1. The Town Gate; 2

ROUND THE WORLD YACHTING IN THE CEYLON, XVIII. CANTON: 1. The Town Gate; 2
ROUND THE WORLD YACHTING IN THE " CEYLON, " XVIII. CANTON: 1. The Town Gate; 2. A Street Dentist; 3. A Palanquin; 4. Tartar Athletes

Background imageDentist Collection: The Pharmacist (oil on canvas)

The Pharmacist (oil on canvas)
XIR60374 The Pharmacist (oil on canvas) by Longhi, Pietro (c.1701-85); 60x49 cm; Galleria dell Accademia, Venice, Italy; Italian, out of copyright

Background imageDentist Collection: Tooth Extraction

Tooth Extraction
BAL53566 Tooth Extraction by Leyden, Lucas van (c.1494-1533) (follower of); Museum of Fine Arts (Szepmuveszeti) Budapest, Hungary; Netherlandish, out of copyright

Background imageDentist Collection: Flowers in a vase

Flowers in a vase
BAL5314 Flowers in a vase by Marlier, Phillipe de (c.1610-77); Alexander Gallery, London, UK; Flemish, out of copyright

Background imageDentist Collection: The Tooth Extractor, 1635 (oil on canvas)

The Tooth Extractor, 1635 (oil on canvas)
XIR36851 The Tooth Extractor, 1635 (oil on canvas) by Rombouts, Theodor (1597-1637); 116x221 cm; Prado, Madrid, Spain; Flemish, out of copyright

Background imageDentist Collection: Lazarillo de Tormes, 1819 (oil on canvas)

Lazarillo de Tormes, 1819 (oil on canvas)
XIR61091 Lazarillo de Tormes, 1819 (oil on canvas) by Goya y Lucientes, Francisco Jose de (1746-1828); 80x65 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageDentist Collection: The tooth puller, the bagpipe player and the wood collectors, detail of the central

The tooth puller, the bagpipe player and the wood collectors, detail of the central
XIR468195 The tooth puller, the bagpipe player and the wood collectors, detail of the central panel of The Haywain Triptych, c.1515 (oil on panel) (detail of 3429) by Bosch

Background imageDentist Collection: Dentist, Anonymous, Jan van Somer, Jan Both, 1665 - 1706

Dentist, Anonymous, Jan van Somer, Jan Both, 1665 - 1706

Background imageDentist Collection: 2619146; out of copyright

2619146; out of copyright

Background imageDentist Collection: Triptych with an Allegory of Art Education, central panel, The Lying-in Room (A Mother

Triptych with an Allegory of Art Education, central panel, The Lying-in Room (A Mother Nursing her Child), a Dentist in the background, Willem Joseph Laquy, c. 1770

Background imageDentist Collection: The Charlatan (oil on canvas)

The Charlatan (oil on canvas)
XIR180624 The Charlatan (oil on canvas) by Thomas, Gerard (1663-1720); Musee des Beaux-Arts, Dijon, France; Flemish, out of copyright

Background imageDentist Collection: The Transplanting of Teeth, cartoon

The Transplanting of Teeth, cartoon
BAL17163 The Transplanting of Teeth, cartoon by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827); Private Collection; (add.info.: taking tooth from poor person and transplanting into rich persons mouth; ); English

Background imageDentist Collection: Dentist, Jacob Gole, Cornelis Pietersz. Bega, 1670 - 1724

Dentist, Jacob Gole, Cornelis Pietersz. Bega, 1670 - 1724

Background imageDentist Collection: The Tooth Extractor, c. 1754 (oil on canvas)

The Tooth Extractor, c. 1754 (oil on canvas)
XIR165581 The Tooth Extractor, c.1754 (oil on canvas) by Tiepolo, Giandomenico (Giovanni Domenico) (1727-1804); 80.5x110 cm; Louvre, Paris, France; Italian, out of copyright

Background imageDentist Collection: The Tooth Extractor (oil on canvas)

The Tooth Extractor (oil on canvas)
XIR165580 The Tooth Extractor (oil on canvas) by Honthorst, Gerrit van (1590-1656); 137x200 cm; Louvre, Paris, France; Dutch, out of copyright

Background imageDentist Collection: The Tooth Extractor (oil on panel)

The Tooth Extractor (oil on panel)
XIR165577 The Tooth Extractor (oil on panel) by Teniers, David the Younger (1610-90) (school of); 44x32 cm; Musee des Beaux-Arts, Rennes, France; Flemish, out of copyright

Background imageDentist Collection: Dentist, print maker: Jan van Somer, Jan Both, 1655 - 1700

Dentist, print maker: Jan van Somer, Jan Both, 1655 - 1700

Background imageDentist Collection: Dental Operator, illustration from Science and Literature in the Middle Ages

Dental Operator, illustration from Science and Literature in the Middle Ages
XJF147321 Dental Operator, illustration from Science and Literature in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, written and engraved by Paul Lacroix, 1878 (engraving) (b/w photo) by English School

Background imageDentist Collection: Dentist, Jan van der Bruggen, 1659 - 1681

Dentist, Jan van der Bruggen, 1659 - 1681

Background imageDentist Collection: ROME: QUACK DOCTOR, 1872. A quack doctor pulling teeth on a street in Rome. Wood engraving

ROME: QUACK DOCTOR, 1872. A quack doctor pulling teeth on a street in Rome. Wood engraving, English, 1872

Background imageDentist Collection: NEW YORK: DENTIST OFFICE. A man advertising Franklins Dental Parlor on 5th Avenue

NEW YORK: DENTIST OFFICE. A man advertising Franklins Dental Parlor on 5th Avenue in New York City. Photograph, c1905

Background imageDentist Collection: USS COMFORT, c1919. The dentist office aboard the hospital ship USS Comfort. Photograph

USS COMFORT, c1919. The dentist office aboard the hospital ship USS Comfort. Photograph, c1919

Background imageDentist Collection: Extraction Of A Royal Tooth (from a sketch by Dr J A Gray surgeon to the Amir of

Extraction Of A Royal Tooth (from a sketch by Dr J A Gray surgeon to the Amir of Afghanistan ) " I was sent for by Prince Nuasrullah who held a polite conversation with me for some little time

Background imageDentist Collection: Dentist pulling teeth. American daguerreotype, c1845

Dentist pulling teeth. American daguerreotype, c1845
DENTIST AND PATIENT, 1845. Dentist pulling teeth. American daguerreotype, c1845

Background imageDentist Collection: Dentist pulling a tooth, 18th century

Dentist pulling a tooth, 18th century
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Background imageDentist Collection: Students At A Dental School

Students At A Dental School
United States: c. 1927 Students at a dental hygienist class

Background imageDentist Collection: Painless Modern Dentistry

Painless Modern Dentistry
New York, New York: December 4, 1925 The Dental Society of New York presented a playlet portraying the difference between ancient and modern methods of dentistry

Background imageDentist Collection: A Dentist Articulates

A Dentist Articulates
Chicago, Illinois: March 21, 1928 Dr. Rudolph Schlosser at the Northwestern University Dental Laboratory explains the proper use of the Articulator which shows the correct force bearing on all teeth

Background imageDentist Collection: A Reluctant Patient

A Reluctant Patient
New York, New York: November 6, 1925 This young man has the honor of being the first patient at the Union Health Center Dental Clinic in NY

Background imageDentist Collection: Dentistry in 17th century, France

Dentistry in 17th century, France
Dentistry in 17th century France. While the dentist is pulling the mans tooth his assistant is picking the patients purse

Background imageDentist Collection: Itinerant tooth-drawer, illustration

Itinerant tooth-drawer, illustration
Italy, 19th century - History of medicine - Itinerant tooth-drawer

Background imageDentist Collection: Dentist pulling womans tooth

Dentist pulling womans tooth

Background imageDentist Collection: Dentist and patient

Dentist and patient

Background imageDentist Collection: Dentist working on young boys teeth

Dentist working on young boys teeth

Background imageDentist Collection: Dental token, USA, 19th century C017 / 0728

Dental token, USA, 19th century C017 / 0728
Lily bud. Light micrograph (LM) of a cross-section through a lily bud (Lilium sp.), showing the tightly closed leaves on the outside and the reproductive structures on the inside




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"Dentistry Through the Ages: A Journey into Dental Care" Step back in time to 1846, when history was made with the first use of anesthesia in surgery. Dentists played a significant role in this milestone, forever changing the way we perceive dental procedures. The captivating artwork "Bound to Draw" by William Heath Robinson portrays the intricate and sometimes comical nature of dentistry. It reminds us that even amidst discomfort, there is an artistry involved in preserving our oral health. From Victorian scrap images depicting dentists pulling teeth to Hogarth's "Four Times of the Day - Night, " we witness how dental care has evolved over centuries. These glimpses into history reveal both the challenges faced by early practitioners and their determination to alleviate pain and improve oral hygiene. In H. M. Bateman's cartoon "Cause & Effect, " we find humor as it highlights the anxiety many feel before visiting a dentist. This timeless portrayal resonates with patients today, reminding us that laughter can be found even amid dental anxieties. Traveling across continents, we discover a dentist's office at Old Tucson Studios in Arizona, USA—a testament to dentistry's presence throughout different cultures and settings. The diversity showcased here reflects how oral health knows no boundaries or borders. "The Dentist" by Sir John Lavery captures a moment frozen in time—an intimate scene where trust between patient and practitioner is evident. This painting serves as a reminder that behind every white coat lies compassion for those seeking relief from toothaches or cosmetic enhancements. The Medical Fund Society Dental Surgery of 1947 showcases advancements made possible through collective efforts—highlighting how access to quality dental care became more widespread thanks to organizations dedicated to public welfare. A mobile dental surgery belonging to the French army exemplifies adaptability within dentistry—bringing essential services directly where they are needed most. This innovation ensures that individuals who may not have easy access can still receive vital treatment regardless of location.