Stories
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A history of medical masks
The now ubiquitous face mask was first used by artists working with toxic substances. See how its design and use has evolved over centuries of plagues and pathogens.
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How wartime propaganda encouraged Brits to wear masks
Unlike the UK government today, Churchill’s War Ministry presented a united front on the efficacy of mask-wearing to protect people from illness. And a 1941 propaganda film helped, with striking images created using the new art of electronic flash photography.
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Why even plastic surgery can’t hide you from facial recognition
Once upon a time, plastic surgery allowed a few notorious criminals to evade the law. But today, sophisticated facial-recognition technology has turned dreams of anonymity to dust.
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When kids are offered free cosmetic surgery
When they were a child, Jasmine Owens’ dentist offered to break their jaw – for free. It would make them look better, he said. Read on to find out whether or not they agreed.
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- Archives and manuscripts
Three letters to James Cantlie regarding his invention and specification for a Protective Face Mask (gas mask), from Allen and Hanbury's Ltd, makers of surgical instruments and sundries, and Southall Brothers and Barclay Ltd, manufacturing chemists
Date: May 1915 - Jun 1915Reference: MS.7938/15Part of: Cantlie, Sir James, F.R.C.S. (1851-1926)- Books
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Face masks / a YSB_artist zine.
YSB_artistDate: 2020
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M0003373: Mask with large mouth and protruding eyes / M0003374: Mask with pointed face
Date: 13 February 1933Reference: WT/D/1/20/1/27/65Part of: Wellcome Trust Corporate Archive
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M0003369: Mask with bird design / M0003371: Mask with oval face and ornamental top
Date: 13 February 1933Reference: WT/D/1/20/1/27/63Part of: Wellcome Trust Corporate Archive
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Sri Lankan mask with a demon's face and ear-pieces.