Sujet

Advertisement for Carter's Little Liver Pills, 1895. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

Advertisement for Carter's Little Liver Pills, 1895. 'Cure Torpid Liver, Sick Headache, Sallow Complexion, Biliousness, Backache. Small Pill. Small Dose. Small Price'. Patent medicine formulated by Samuel J. Carter of Pennsylvania in 1868. The pills, with their trademark black crow, were claimed to cure headache, constipation, dyspepsia, and biliousness. From "Illustrated London News", 1895.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM25A58_071

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

11,2Mo (1,0Mo) / 16,7cm x 16,8cm / 1967 x 1986 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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