Group of Maisch's Lantern Slides

Archive

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Marvin Samson Museum for the History of Pharmacy

Name/Title

Group of Maisch's Lantern Slides

Entry/Object ID

PCP.2024.3.32.a-ff

Scope and Content

Group of 33 botanical lantern slides from the "Private Collection" of John M. Maisch (1831-1893)

Context

John M. Maisch (1831-1893) opened a pharmacy at 1607 Ridge Avenue in Philadelphia in 1866 and joined the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy faculty. In 1867, he was appointed as a Professor of Materia Medica and Botany at PCP. In 1871, Maisch sold his pharmacy after being appointed as the editor of the American Journal of Pharmacy, a position he held for 22 years. Between 1870 and 1881, he was responsible for managing the chemical laboratory at the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy.

Collection

John M. Maisch Private Collection

Category

PCP memorabilia

Acquisition

Accession

PCP.2024.3

Archive Details

Creator

John M. Maisch

Date(s) of Creation

circa 1871 - circa 1893

Archive Size/Extent

33 lantern slides

Primary Language

English, Latin

Archive Items Details

Title

Aconitum nappelus, Linne

Description

PCP.2024.3.32.a

Creator

John M. Maisch

Title

Metroxylon rumphii, marl palmoe lago starch

Description

PCP.2024.3.32.b

Creator

John M. Maisch

Title

Belladonna

Description

PCP.2024.3.32.c

Title

Acer spicatum

Description

PCP.2024.3.32.d

Title

Salvia

Description

PCP.2024.3.32.e

Title

Rhus species

Description

PCP.2024.3.32.f

Title

Poke

Description

PCP.2024.3.32.g

Title

Marrubium

Description

PCP.2024.3.32.h

Title

Curcuma angustifolia

Description

PCP.2024.3.32.i

Creator

John M. Maisch

Title

Quercus alba petiole, 1888

Description

PCP.2024.3.32.j

Creator

John M. Maisch, John Kramer

Date(s) of Creation

1888 - 1888

Title

Quercus alba, midrib, several layers

Description

PCP.2024.3.32.k

Creator

John M. Maisch, John Kramer

Date(s) of Creation

1888 - 1888

Title

Unidentified

Description

PCP.2024.3.32.l

Date(s) of Creation

1879 - 1879

Title

Purple loco (astragalus molissimo)

Description

PCP.2024.3.32.m

Title

Aconite = NOT Poisonous

Description

PCP.2024.3.32.n

Title

Peppermint

Description

PCP.2024.3.32.o

Title

Menziesia glabella - Poisons sheep

Description

PCP.2024.3.32.p

Title

Rhus toxico dendron

Description

PCP.2024.3.32.q

Creator

G. R. Swain, Latin Department, University of Michigan

Title

Belladonna

Description

PCP.2024.3.32.r

Title

Cicuta maculata

Description

PCP.2024.3.32.s

Creator

G. R. Swain, Latin Department, University of Michigan

Title

Unidentified

Description

PCP.2024.3.32.t

Title

Conium maculatum

Description

PCP.2024.3.32.u

Creator

G. R. Swain, Latin Department, University of Michigan

Title

Solanum tuberosum

Description

PCP.2024.3.32.v

Creator

John M. Maisch

Title

Avena sativa Lin

Description

PCP.2024.3.32.w

Creator

John M. Maisch

Title

Triticum vulgare, vill.

Description

PCP.2024.3.32.x

Creator

John M. Maisch

Title

Flatters, preparer, longsight

Description

PCP.2024.3.32.y

Title

Digitalis

Description

PCP.2024.3.32.z

Title

Atropa belladonna

Description

PCP.2024.3.32.aa

Title

(Brionz [?])

Description

PCP.2024.3.32.bb

Title

Nicotiana officinalis

Description

PCP.2024.3.32.cc

Title

Hyoscyamus niger (henbane)

Description

PCP.2024.3.32.dd

Title

Belladonna

Description

PCP.2024.3.32.ee

Title

Viburnum prunifolium

Description

PCP.2024.3.32.ff

Exhibition

Herbs of Heritage: Ethnobotany in Irish Folklore