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William Helfand French Medical Advertisements and Cartoons Collection
Collection
Identifier: PP052003
William Helfand French Medical Advertisements and Cartoons Collection
Collection
Identifier: PP052003
Medical advertisements, pictorial works, cartoons, portraits, and caricatures collected by William Helfand. Collection materials are primarily pharmaceutical advertisements and cartoons clipped from newspapers and magazines or on posters originating in France. The collection is organized in accordance with original arrangement in 19 portfolios by Helfand. Most materials are in French, but English, German, Italian, Spanish, Dutch, Romanian, Portuguese, Chinese, and Arabic are also represented.
- Access Restrictions
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No restrictions on access.
- Dates
- Creation: 1788-2011
- Creation: Majority of material found in 1834-2006
- Extent
- 112.5 Linear Feet (2,968 items; 48 flat storage boxes)
- Related Names
- Helfand, William H.
- Language of Materials
- French
- Script
- Latin
- Dates
- Creation: 1852-2011
Geniol corta el dolor, 1929?
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 1
- Dates
- Creation: 1929?
- Language of Materials
- Spanish; Castilian
Phoscao, 1931?
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 2
- Dates
- Creation: 1931?
- Language of Materials
- French
Eau de toilette des RR. PP. Bénédictins Olivétains de l'Abbaye de Soulac (Gironde), between 1880 and 1900?
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 3
- Dates
- Creation: between 1880 and 1900?
- Language of Materials
- French
Le Dentol à travers les âges : 1re epoque, la première tentation, 29 Mars 1925
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 4
- Dates
- Creation: 29 Mars 1925
- Language of Materials
- French
Le Dentol à travers les âges : Henri IV, 22 Aout 1925
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 5
- Dates
- Creation: 22 Aout 1925
- Language of Materials
- French
Le Dentol à travers les âges : François Ier, 25 Juillet 1925
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 6
- Dates
- Creation: 25 Juillet 1925
- Language of Materials
- French
La vieille et incomparable marque francaise des Dentifrices des RR. PP. Bénédictins de Soulac rayonne sur le monde, 1924?
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 7
- Dates
- Creation: 1924?
- Language of Materials
- French
Dentifrices des RR. PP. Bénédictins de Sulac, between 1880 and 1930?
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 8
- Dates
- Creation: between 1880 and 1930?
- Language of Materials
- French
Beecham's Pills, the world's medicine, 1886
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 9
- Dates
- Creation: 1886
- Language of Materials
- English
"What are the wild waves saying?" : try Beecham's Pills, October 8 1887
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 10
- Dates
- Creation: October 8 1887
- Language of Materials
- English
Sold by all medicine vendors, Beecham's Pills, June 25 1887
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 11
- Dates
- Creation: June 25 1887
- Language of Materials
- English
Homocea instantly touches the spot, December 1 1894
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 12
- Dates
- Creation: December 1 1894
- Language of Materials
- English
Aspirine Bayer : toujours bien tolérée par l'estomac, supprime la douleur, 20 Avril 1920
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 13
- Dates
- Creation: 20 Avril 1920
- Language of Materials
- French
Aspro Effervescent n'est pas aussi agréable que le champagne : mais beaucoup plus efficace contre le mal de tête, 1970?
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 14
- Dates
- Creation: 1970?
- Language of Materials
- French
Le savon dentifrice des RR. PP. Bénédictins de Soulac, 23 May 1925
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 15
- Dates
- Creation: 23 May 1925
- Language of Materials
- French
Dentifrices des RR. PP. Benedictins de Soulac : donnent des dents divines, 19 November 1927
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 16
- Dates
- Creation: 19 November 1927
- Language of Materials
- French
Le savon dentifrice des RR. PP. Bénédictins de Soulac, 1 August 1925
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 17
- Dates
- Creation: 1 August 1925
- Language of Materials
- French
Fumez sans crainte d'inconvénients en vous soignant la bouche 3 fois par jour avec les Dentifrices des RR. PP. Bénédictins de Soulac, 2 June 1923
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 18
- Dates
- Creation: 2 June 1923
- Language of Materials
- French
Elliman's Embrocation, 1896
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 19
- Dates
- Creation: 1896
- Language of Materials
- English
La vieille et incomparable marque francaise des Dentifrices des RR. PP. Bénédictins de Soulac rayonne sur le monde
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 20
- Language of Materials
- French
Eno's 'Fruit Salt', August 1 1914
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 21
- Dates
- Creation: August 1 1914
- Language of Materials
- English
Elliman's Universal Embrocation for athletes and sufferers from rheumatism, etc, 1889?
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 22
- Dates
- Creation: 1889?
- Language of Materials
- English
Always ask for genuine Bayer Aspirin, 1946?
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 23
- Dates
- Creation: 1946?
- Language of Materials
- English
Elle a réussi ... Activarol, between 1950 and 1970?
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 24
- Dates
- Creation: between 1950 and 1970?
- Language of Materials
- French
Parfumerie des Fées, between 1866 and 1880?
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 25
- Dates
- Creation: between 1866 and 1880?
- Language of Materials
- French
La crème et la poudre des fées de madame Sarah Félix, between 1866 and 1880?
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 26
- Dates
- Creation: between 1866 and 1880?
- Language of Materials
- French
Elle réussira .., between 1950 and 1970?
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 27
- Dates
- Creation: between 1950 and 1970?
- Language of Materials
- French
Aspivenin, le premier geste contre tous les venins, between 2000 and 2015?
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 28
- Dates
- Creation: between 2000 and 2015?
- Language of Materials
- French
Fruident, aus echten naturreinen fruchtsaften, between 1920 and 1940?
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 29
- Dates
- Creation: between 1920 and 1940?
- Language of Materials
- German
Pharmaciens savants : Joseph-Bienaimé Caventou, 1795-1877, copyright 1993
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 30
- Dates
- Creation: copyright 1993
- Language of Materials
- French
Serpasil, between 1945 and 1970?
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 31
- Dates
- Creation: between 1945 and 1970?
- Language of Materials
- French
Le centenaire de Parmentier, 1913?
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 32
- Dates
- Creation: 1913?
- Language of Materials
- French
Sulfarlem, between 1945 and 1985?
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 33
- Dates
- Creation: between 1945 and 1985?
- Language of Materials
- French
Le Blanc au Bon Marché, between 1852 and 1900?
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 34
- Dates
- Creation: between 1852 and 1900?
Le pays de France : Georges Clemenceau, 31 January 1918
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 35
- Dates
- Creation: 31 January 1918
- Language of Materials
- French
Pharmacie mondiale : l'Europe boite, March 1980
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 36
- Dates
- Creation: March 1980
- Language of Materials
- French
No comment! Lindert nicht nur* Kopfschmerzen .., between 1978 and 2000?
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 37
- Dates
- Creation: between 1978 and 2000?
- Language of Materials
- German
Pharmacie du Dome, Dr. Ch. Dirheimer, pharmacien, between 1934 and 1976?
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 38
- Dates
- Creation: between 1934 and 1976?
- Language of Materials
- French
Citation
Cite Item
Helfand, William. William Helfand French Medical Advertisements and Cartoons Collection. 1834-2006. Located in: Prints and Photographs Collection, National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, MD; PP052003.
Cite Item Description
Helfand, William. William Helfand French Medical Advertisements and Cartoons Collection. 1834-2006. Located in: Prints and Photographs Collection, National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, MD; PP052003. https://findingaids.nlm.nih.gov/repositories/6/resources/1036 Accessed June 04, 2025.