The physician of the period
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