Health / Smoking

1960s

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Stanford Medical Center’s Palo Alto facilities. Shots: Patient doing…

1970s

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Mother stretches the skin of her daughter’s vulva. Two girls sit and…

1950s

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A film about ataraxic medicine. Man lies down. Six white columns…

1970s

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Medicinal/traditional treatment of male genital problems in African…

1970s

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Crucifixion of Jesus reenactment in Philippines. CU bloody man flogging…

1970s

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Fertility ritual in Africa takes place in a convent of women who…

1970s

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West African Legba ritual uses symbolic sodomy, music, and dance to…

1970s

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Hindu ritual of forgiveness in Sri Lanka. Man lays on bed of nails. CU…

1940s

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Graph of family chronology illness moves back left. passes over…

1940s

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Shot of inside mouth. Cut to shot of girl on hospital bed, nurse with…

1940s

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Shot of doctor at bedside. Cut to close up of him looking in man on bed…

1940s

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Close up shot of doctor’s hands pushing on girls feet, testing strength…