Project 250 August 2026 display installation: Items include: A syphilitic skull at the National Museum of Health and Medicine (NMHM) shows severe cranial erosion known as caries sicca, which is caused by late-stage tertiaThis is the August 2026 installation of the National Museum of Health and Medicine’s “250 Years of Military Medicine” exhibit. It describes the symptoms and treatment of syphilis and features a skull from an individual who had tertiary (late-stage) syphilis. This exhibit is displayed at the museum in Silver Spring, Maryland. (National Museum of Health and Medicine Photo by Chuck Kennedy)ry syphilis. and Ticket for Fit to Fight(National Museum of Health and Medicine photo by Chuck Kennedy)
| Date Taken: | 07.31.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 08.07.2026 08:21 |
| Photo ID: | 9855846 |
| VIRIN: | 260731-O-BU015-1579 |
| Resolution: | 4000x2668 |
| Size: | 949.06 KB |
| Location: | SILVER SPRING, MARYLAND, US |
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