The physician of the period
Subject(s): Cost and standard of living, Messengers, Physicians, Prices, Social classes, Wage-price policy
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An elderly physician sits in a chair in an office. Hanging on the wall is a fee schedule labeled, on the left, “Ailments for People of Moderate Means. Low Fees” and on the right, “Same Ailments for Rich Patients. Fees Accordingly.” For example, on the left “Colic $5.00” becomes, on the right, “Appendicitis $1000.00,” “Earache 5.00” becomes “Otitis Media 250.00,” “Indigestion 5.00” becomes “Acute Gastro-Enteretis 400.00,” and “That Tired Feeling 5.00” becomes “Neurasthenia 350.00.” A young messenger boy is delivering a message, and in the background, well-dressed patients are sitting in a waiting room. Caption: He has ordinary and inexpensive ailments for ordinary patients and high-sounding and costly maladies for the rich.
Collection
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1897-12-22
Creator(s)
Language
English
Period
Assistant Secretary of the Navy (April 1897-April 1898)
Repository
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division
Page Count
1
Record Type
Image
Resource Type
Rights
These images are presented through a cooperative effort between the Library of Congress and Dickinson State University. No known restrictions on publication.
Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
The physician of the period. [December 22, 1897]. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o289151. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Dalrymple, Louis, 1866-1905. The physician of the period. [22 Dec. 1897]. Image.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 15, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o289151.
APA:
Dalrymple, Louis, 1866-1905., [1897, December 22]. The physician of the period.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o289151.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-prints-and-photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 15, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-prints-and-photographs.
APA:
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-prints-and-photographs.
