Before medicine became modern science, apothecaries gathered knowledge from every corner of the world. Herbs, minerals, fossils, shells, preserved specimens, and mysterious instruments filled their shelves.
Some remedies worked. Others belonged to folklore. All reflected humanity's enduring effort to understand nature. This gallery invites you into that world where every acquisition has a history waiting to be uncovered.
Published in 1963, Monuments in Cedar combines historical research with numerous period photographs documenting totem poles, ceremonial art, villages, and master carvers. It remains an important reference for collectors of Native American art, Pacific Northwest history, anthropology, ethnography, and museum studies.