A caduceus is at the center of this plate, flanked by a combined lightning bolt and a nuclear power symbol to the left and an older doctor's kit and bottles to the right. A double border consists of a bold, outer line with EKG-lines on the inside. An enclosed note states that Robert Frelick was the director of the isotope laboratory and a neighborhood family practice. He did consulting work for other chemical industries, reading all of their EKGs.
The Cross of Lorraine, with Ex Libris written inside the orb at the bottom. Vines and flowers surround the cross. The book's owner, Ruth Albany, is written in dark blue in below the image
At the center of the bookplate, seven distinguished individuals are featured, with a laurel wreath surrounding the portrait. A caduceus and a quill pen intersect with each other in the background. Beneath the image is an open book; above is the motto Vita humana est sacra.
Subject (Name):
Zakon, Samuel J.
Subject (Topic):
Books, Pens, Physicians, Portraits, Snakes, and Sword
A Greek fret borders this bookplate that depicts a large, open room at the top, and a sacred flame upon an altar at center. The lower third contains text, which reads: "The Book Destroyed Architecture." "All mankind are on the scaffolding, every mind is a mason. The humblest stops up his hole or lays his stone. Every day a fresh course is laid." --Victor Hugo "Keep bright the sacred fire of education my children!" --Samuel W. French A.B.-M.D.
A scene of a man fishing in a stream. At top is the Yale insignia with 1919 beneath it. Trees make up the border of the image, and at the bottom center a caduceus, rifle, and fishing gear can be seen. Samuel W. Lambert graduated from Yale College in 1919 and received his M.D. from Columbia University in 1923.
Subject (Name):
Lambert, Samuel W, Jr. and Yale School of Medicine
Statue of a man in a robe standing on a pedestal and surrounded by various other human figures. At his feet are kneeling children. A rooster is between the children at bottom center. At the top is a banner with the phrase Non est Vivere sed Valere, Vita.
Subject (Name):
Radbill, Samuel X., 1901-1987
Subject (Topic):
Birds, Bookplate collectors, Children, Medical colleges, Medical libraries, and Pediatricians