July 13, 2007
Free, Unlimited Access to Two Thousand Years of Mankind and Medicine in Pictures
Launched this past June, 'Wellcome Images' is the world's leading source of images on the history of medicine, modern biomedical science and clinical medicine. 
All content has been made available under a Creative Commons Licence, which allows users to copy, distribute and display the image, provided the source is fully attributed and it is used for non-commercial purposes.
Everything from an oil painting of Florence Nightingale and a picture depicting Charles Darwin as an ape, to a photograph of Alexander Fleming in his laboratory are part of this unique collection. The images illustrate themes from medical and social history through to contemporary healthcare and biomedical science and bring complex biomedical concepts to life.
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