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  • An old woman is sitting on a chair with young people around in groups and a large cauldron on an open fire. Engraving by S. Smith after T. Stothard.
  • A girl sits looking very unhappy, with a flower in her hand. Engraving by M.I. Danforth after G.S. Newman.
  • Egyptian gum arabic (Acacia nilotica): flowering stem with separate seed pod. Coloured lithograph after M. A. Burnett, c. 1842.
  • A crowd of people have gathered around a stand in the street to watch a Punch and Judy show. Engraving by J. Goodyear after T. Uwins.
  • Flag iris (Iris x germanica): flower and rhizome with some leaves. Coloured lithograph after M. A. Burnett, c. 1842.
  • Royal Naval Hospital, Greenwich, the Lord Mayor of London disembarking, greeted by the Governor [?], with rowing boats and barges to the left. Engraving by V. Woodthorpe, 1804, after E. F. Burney.
  • A man injects drugs into his arm as he leans back with his eyes shut against a wall; a man sitting beside a grave clutching a photograph of a woman and child; a warning about the dangers of drug abuse and AIDS by Programa Compañeros. Colour lithograph, ca. 1995.
  • Henry S. Tanner before the start of his 40-day fast at Clarendon Hall, New York City. Photograph by Herr & Co., 1880.
  • Henry S. Tanner after 14 days of his 40-day fast at Clarendon Hall, New York City. Photograph, 1880.
  • A naked man puts a condom on the penis of another man who holds his nipple against a mottled background; advertisement for safe sex by the Comité SIDA aide Montréal. Lithograph by Robert Laliberté and Robert Ouellet, 1989.
  • Henry S. Tanner at the end of his 40-day fast at Clarendon Hall, New York City. Photograph by G.E. Hogg, 1880.
  • Henry S. Tanner after 21 days of his 40-day fast at Clarendon Hall, New York City. Photograph, 1880.
  • A husband encourages his wife to breastfeed in Nigeria. Colour lithograph by Unicef, ca. 1995.
  • People in dressing gowns crossing their arms to join hands with each other; a public service message about the need to know about AIDS by the National Association of Social Workers. Colour lithograph.
  • A postcard illustrating the church of Albert in the Somme with the church tower in the form of the Virgin crashing to the ground. Process print.
  • Traveller with an ass carrying a shrine, which is venerated by a couple. Engraving by R. Corbould after X. Le Prince.
  • A row of heads look up at an image of Michelangelo's David; representing an advertisement for an art auction to benefit the CATF Columbus AIDS Task Force. Colour lithograph by Mike Motts of Motts Photographic Center Inc. and Rob Brown of Rob Does Design, 1991.
  • Chinese or Turkish rhubarb (Rheum palmatum): flowering and fruiting stem with leaf. Coloured zincograph after M. A. Burnett, c. 1842.
  • The torture of William Lithgow in the dungeons of the Inquisition in Malaga in 1620. Line engraving with etching by W. Raddon after Craig.
  • Pineapple (Ananas comosus): large fruit on the end of a leafy stem. Coloured zincograph after M. A. Burnett, c. 1842.
  • Three women at work breastfeeding their babies: breastfeeding for working women in Nigeria. Colour lithograph by Unicef, ca. 1995.
  • Three women at work breastfeeding their babies: breastfeeding for professional women in Nigeria. Colour lithograph by Unicef, ca. 1995.
  • Native American children in a variety of poses suggesting blindness and hiding representing a warning that we isolate ourselves from HIV/AIDS; advertisement about AIDS education and clinical services for native Indian women and children by the Seattle Indian Health Board. Colour lithograph.
  • A variety of Native Indian accessories and musical instruments with a warning to get children hooked on cultural pastimes rather than let them get involved in teen pregnancy, drugs and alcohol that can lead to AIDS or other sexually transmitted diseases; advertisement by the Seattle Indian Health Board. Colour lithograph by Stewart Tilger and Christine P. Salvador.
  • A Native American man offering a pink condom to a couple with a message to use condoms to avoid the spread of AIDS; advertisement by the Seattle Indian Health Board. Lithograph by Stewart Tilger and Christine P. Salvador.
  • The naked body of a child amidst empty bottles in a rubbish tip with a warning about the need to fight alcholism and AIDS. Colour lithograph by Shenoa Egawa Poster Designs, 1994, for the Seattle Indian Health Board.
  • A maid playing with a baby on her knee points out its curly hair to the visiting doctor; he replies that the mother was in curling tongs when she gave birth. Process print after J-A. Faivre, 1902.
  • Organs of the body performing gymnastic exercises; representing courses in physical culture taught by Edmond Desbonnet. Colour lithograph.
  • Organs of the body performing gymnastic exercises; representing courses in physical culture taught by Edmond Desbonnet. Colour lithograph.
  • A soldier complaining of pain in his abdomen to a corporal, the corporal retorts that he has a stomach - only officers have abdomens. Wood engraving by Gunning King, 1912.