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Description:: Original trade card forms part of: Collection no. 311. History & Special Collections for the Sciences, Louise M. Darling Biomedical Library, UCLA.
Date:: [between 1870 and 1906?]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Patent Medicine Trade Cards
History and Special Collections for the Sciences Collection

Description:: Card is designed to be folded, with images on front and back outside and text inside. Front of card shows image of young, beautiful woman with large red flowers in her long blonde hair and an ornate medallion behind her head. Additional text on front of card: "Fabrik à Budapest Hongrie. Bruchsteiner & Fils, Budapest." Back of card contains image of a bottle of the medication described, with text in English and German. Label on bottle depicts one man rubbing the back of another with a cloth while holding a bottle of medication in his hand. English text on back of card: "Brázay's saltspirits. Indispensable domestic remedy. Factory Budapest Hungary." German text on back of card: "Brázay's Fransbranntwein. Unentbehrliches Hausmittel. Fabrik Budapest, Ungarn."
Date:: [between 1870 and 1906?]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Patent Medicine Trade Cards
History and Special Collections for the Sciences Collection

Description:: Front of card has a picture of orange and blue flowers. Back of card lists all the disease and illnesses that can be cured by pills.
Date:: [between 1870 and 1906?]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Patent Medicine Trade Cards
History and Special Collections for the Sciences Collection

Description:: Front of card depicts two chicks closely approaching each other while a thid stands in the background facing away from the viewer. To the right of the chicks is a sign touting the merits of Dr. Grosvenor's Liver Aid. The card is surrounded by leaves and various flowers. A butterfly rests on the top left corner of the card.
Date:: [between 1870 and 1906?]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Patent Medicine Trade Cards
History and Special Collections for the Sciences Collection

Description:: Description: A young girl wearing a hat and dress is walking through a garden with bare feet while holding up some flowers with a piece of cloth. Above this scene is the title “Carter’s Backache Plasters” and “for every ache or pain” On the lower right hand corner are the instructions to turn the card over.
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Patent Medicine Trade Cards
History and Special Collections for the Sciences Collection

Description:: Inscription is followed by testimonials.
Date:: ca. 1879
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Patent Medicine Trade Cards
History and Special Collections for the Sciences Collection

Description:: Original trade card forms part of: Collection no. 311, History & Special Collections for the Sciences, Louise M. Darling Biomedical Library, UCLA.
Date:: [between 1870 and 1899?]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Patent Medicine Trade Cards
History and Special Collections for the Sciences Collection

Description:: Original trade card forms part of: Collection no. 311, History & Special Collections of the Sciences, Louise M. Darling Biomedical Library, UCLA.
Date:: [between 1870 and 1906?]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Patent Medicine Trade Cards
History and Special Collections for the Sciences Collection

Description:: Reverse side of card shows a girl applying the eye water drug to the boy's eye as they sit outisde.
Date:: [between 1870 and 1906?]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Patent Medicine Trade Cards
History and Special Collections for the Sciences Collection

Description:: Original trade card forms part of: Collection no. 311, History & Special Collections of the Sciences, Louise M. Darling Biomedical Library, UCLA.
Date:: [between 1870 and 1906?]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Patent Medicine Trade Cards
History and Special Collections for the Sciences Collection

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