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Meredith Wadman’s prescription for writing

The Wellcome Book Prize shortlisted author of ‘The Vaccine Race’ answers five questions on health, inspiration and storytelling.

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Native Americans and the dehumanising force of the photograph

In the second part of Native Americans through the 19th-century lens, we delve deeper into the ambivalent messages within the images.

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Spanish flu and the depiction of disease

The Spanish flu pandemic of 1918 killed many millions more than World War I did. Find out why contemporary artistic depictions of its devastating impact are so rare.

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Why the 1918 Spanish flu defied both memory and imagination

The Black Death, AIDS and Ebola outbreaks are part of our collective cultural memory, but the Spanish flu outbreak has not been.

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  • The White House, Washington, D.C. Photograph, ca. 1880.
  • The Capitol building, Washington, D.C. Photograph, ca. 1880.
  • The United States Treasury, Washington D.C. Photograph, ca. 1880.
  • Washington D.C.: view from the Capitol. Photograph, ca. 1880.
  • Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. Coloured steel engraving by R. Metzeroth.
  • Frederick Belding Power. Photograph by Photo Art Studios, Washington, D.C.
  • The White House, Washington D.C. Photograph by Francis Frith, ca. 1880.
  • The Capitol building, Washington D.C. Photograph by Francis Frith, ca. 1880.
  • Philadelphia International Exposition, 1876: Lincoln Hospital, Washington D.C.: a model. Photograph, 1876.
  • Washington D.C.: elevated view of the city. Photograph by Francis Frith, ca. 1880.
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