US Surgeons General of United States Army. Series 1

Brooklyn NY: Maltine Company, 1882. A 6" x 4 1/2" 16pp booklet with illustrated wraps. The cover depicts an American shield with crossed American and Red Cross flags. It is titled US Surgeons General United Sates Army. Series 1. It includes six (6) portraits of the surgeons general from 1815-1882. The portraits were copied by special permission form the original oil paintings in the possession of the Government. Each portrait is captioned with the name and dates of service. The narrative is promoting Maltine "extract of malt" , "Matine with Creosote and "Maltine with Wine of Pepsin". The booklet is speaking to physicians on the superiority of their product but may have been for the general public.