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In this gallery, 1776 gets just one item to represent a whole year of American medicine. The National Library of Medicine says its digital gallery uses one collection item made or published in the United States for every year since then. The items are not all books: the selection includes manuscripts, images, audiovisual material, and digital objects. That variety gives readers different ways to look at what was recorded and preserved.
According to the gallery, items from 1827 through 1876 cover subjects including ether, sanitation, nursing, and Civil War medicine. Its account of 1877 through 1926 describes medicine becoming more scientific, with states requiring medical education and licensing. Placing those materials year by year makes a long history easier to browse, while leaving a question worth pursuing: how did the library choose the one item for each year?
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