Close-up of a 1930s iron lung, with text describing its manufacturer.

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The Story of Sir Henry Wellcome and the Wellcome Collection

Born in a log cabin in Almond, Wisconsin, in 1853, Henry Wellcome was one of the most influential pharmacological entrepreneurs and an avid collector of medical artefacts.