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1912 Olympics, Stockholm.
Date: [1912]Reference: 3306379iPart of: The Fallaize Collection.- Pictures
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Swimmers, officials and spectators at the Paris Olympics. Photographic postcard by A. Pétin, 1924.
Date: 1924Reference: 2046147iPart of: The James Gardiner Collection.- Pictures
The victorious men's Swedish high dive team at the Stockholm Olympic Games.
Date: 1912Reference: 529851iPart of: 1912 Olympics, Stockholm.- Pictures
The victorious Australian 800 m. men's relay swimming team at the Stockholm Olympic Games.
Date: 1912Reference: 529841iPart of: The Fallaize Collection.- Pictures
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The victorious English 400 m. women's relay swimming team at the Stockholm Olympic Games.
Date: 1912Reference: 529837iPart of: The Fallaize Collection.- Pictures
The Swedish female swimmer, Vera Thulin, at the Stockholm Olympic Games.
Date: 1912Reference: 529855iPart of: The Fallaize Collection.- Pictures
The victorious English men's water-polo team at the Stockholm Olympic Games.
Date: 1912Reference: 529847iPart of: The Fallaize Collection.- Pictures
The victorious, German men's spring and platform divers at the Stockholm Olympic Games.
Date: 1912Reference: 529849iPart of: The Fallaize Collection.- Pictures
The victorious gold-medal Swedish female diver, Greta Johanssen, at the Stockholm Olympic Games.
Date: 1912Reference: 529854iPart of: The Fallaize Collection.- Pictures
Two Olympic athletes posing.
Date: [between 1910 and 1919?]Reference: 3288217iPart of: The James Gardiner Collection.- Pictures
Male model posing as an Olympic torch lighter.
Date: 1990Reference: 3289278iPart of: The James Gardiner Collection.- Pictures
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Marcello Malpighi. Line engraving by C.P., ca. 1708.
Date: Olymp. DCXX an. IV. ab A.I. Olymp. IV. an. IIIReference: 6142i- Pictures
Armand Appel posing.
Date: [between 1920 and 1930?]Reference: 3288854iPart of: The James Gardiner Collection.- Pictures
Male model posing as a discus thrower.
Date: 1990Reference: 3289278iPart of: The James Gardiner Collection.- Pictures
Male model posing with shield.
Date: 1990Reference: 3289276iPart of: The James Gardiner Collection.- Pictures
Two male models posing as wrestlers.
Date: 1990Reference: 3289279iPart of: The James Gardiner Collection.- Pictures
Two male models posing as boxers.
Date: 1990Reference: 3289277iPart of: The James Gardiner Collection.- Digital Images
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Rubus spectabilis 'Olympic Double'
Dr Henry Oakeley- Pictures
Francesco Redi. Line engraving by C.P.
Date: Olymp. DCXIX an. I. ab A.I. Olymp. II. an. III cum ludi agerentur [1708]Reference: 8157i- Digital Images
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Capsicum annuum 'Masquerade' Distribution: Central and South America. This ‘domesticated species’ originated from Mexico (although the centre of Capsicum evolution was much earlier and from Bolivia) and includes the bland salad peppers and the hot chilli peppers, of which capsaicin (sometimes called capsicain), from the lining of the inside of the chilli, is the main active ingredient. Chilli comes from the Aztec language of the Nahuatl people. It was reputedly introduced to Europe by Columbus in the mid-15th century, but was cultivated in Mexico since 4,000 BCE and used in cooking since 7,200 BCE. After its introduction to Europe, its cultivation very rapidly became world-wide. It appears first as a description (Bock, 1539) with the name teutschem Pfeffer. The first illustration, as Siliquastrum, appears in Historia Stirpes commentarii insignis (Fuchs, 1542). Fuchs did not realise it came from the Americas, as he identified it as a plant described by Pliny, Dioscorides and Avicenna and gave their uses of it. It appear in Dodoen's Cruydeboeck (1551) and Lyte's translation (1557) with the note that it is 'hot and drie in the third degree.' He recommended it for dressing meat, and noted that it 'warmeth the stomach' and was good for a sore throat, scrofula, and topically got rid of spots. Fuch's had reported these properties as being described by Avicenna, but what that plant was is unknown. Lindley (1838) wrote: 'It is employed in medicine, in combination with Cinchona in intermittent and lethargic affections, and also in atonic gout, dyspepsia accompanied by flatulence, tympanitis, paralysis etc. Its most valuable application appears however to be in cynanche maligna [=severe sore throat, with impending suffocation] and scarlatina maligna [=severe scarlet fever], used either as a gargle or administered internally.' However, its principal use medically has been in pain relief, applied locally for pain from muscle injury to post herpetic neuralgia. Capsaicin acts on the pain and heat sensing neurones to make them trigger the sensation of pain at body temperature. Repeated exposure to capsaicin depletes the neurotransmitter substance P that is used to perceive pain, so the relevant nerves no longer transmit the sensation of pain/heat from any cause. It is a banned substance in the equestrian events at the Olympics because of its ability to stop perception of pain. Capsaicin has been shown, experimentally, to kill cancer cells by attacking their mitochondria. Particular interest has concentrated on its ability to reduce the size of tumours of the pancreas and prostate. Various cultivars are used in cooking, and the strength (i.e. how hot they are) is measured in Scoville units. A standard chilli pepper used in England would be around 5,000 Scovilles, the hottest peppers are rated over one million Scoville units. Photographed in the Medicinal Garden of the Royal College of Physicians, London.
Dr Henry Oakeley- Pictures
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Earvin "Magic" Johnson, a retired American professional basketball, wearing the USA flag and a gold medal with the message: "What can you do to avoid AIDS"; with the same image on the front cover of a book also entitled "Magic Johnson L'amour sans risque" published by J'ai Lu; an advertisement by the book publishers, J'ai Lu [from the Flammarion group]. Colour lithograph.
Date: [199u]Reference: 672695i- Pictures
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Red McCarthy, the Olympic ice skater and later stunt skater, posing as a silver ice-skating statue. Photographic postcard, 1936.
Date: 1936Reference: 2046168iPart of: The James Gardiner Collection.- Pictures
Fisons Challenge Trophy National Gala for asthmatic children: asthmatic children swimmers with David Wilkie and Adrian Moorhouse (Olympic swimmers). Photograph, 1986.
Date: [1986]Reference: 2848966i- Pictures
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Two rows of coloured condoms resembling the Olympic logo; advertisement for safer sex by the Terrence Higgins Trust for those affected by HIV/AIDS. Colour lithograph, ca. 1998.
Date: [1998?]Reference: 666857i- Pictures
A yellow (gold) condom on an Olympic podium; suggesting using condoms is a winning practice to use in the prevention of AIDS. Colour lithograph, 199-.
Bundeszentrale für Gesundheitliche Aufklärung (Germany)Date: [between 1990 and 1999?]Reference: 679967i