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RMD8FDXF–Contergan affected children jump around on tires at the playground of the city run day care center for children suffering from dysmelia in the Klettenberg district in Cologne, Germany, 24 March 1968. The facility prepares physically handicapped children for a future live with healthy children.
RM2HTKK3H–Thalidomide scandal. In the late 1950s and early 1960s, the use of thalidomide in 46 countries by women who were pregnant or who subsequently became pregnant, resulted in the 'biggest man-made medical disaster ever,' resulting in more than 10,000 children born with a range of severe deformities, such as phocomelia, as well as thousands of miscarriages. Thalidomide was introduced in 1956 and was aggressively marketed by the German pharmaceutical company Chemie Grünenthal under the trade name Contergan as a medication for anxiety, trouble sleeping, 'tension', and morning sickness. It was intro
RMGCAW63–advertising, medicine, Contergan pills, label on miniature advertising pillar, Germany, 1959, Additional-Rights-Clearences-Not Available
RM2HTKK38–Thalidomide scandal. In the late 1950s and early 1960s, the use of thalidomide in 46 countries by women who were pregnant or who subsequently became pregnant, resulted in the 'biggest man-made medical disaster ever,' resulting in more than 10,000 children born with a range of severe deformities, such as phocomelia, as well as thousands of miscarriages. Thalidomide was introduced in 1956 and was aggressively marketed by the German pharmaceutical company Chemie Grünenthal under the trade name Contergan as a medication for anxiety, trouble sleeping, 'tension', and morning sickness. It was intro
RMD8FDG0–A doctor explains the use of a prosthetic arm to a Contergan affected, handicapped child at the 'Anna-Stift' hospital in Hanover, Germany. The child is wearing a pneumatic arm prosthesis as a substitute for his deformed arm.
RME0WPNF–Nov. 11, 1963 - ''Scandal in London'' is the title of a play in Munich's ''Theater in the Brienner Street''. The first performance of the Keeler-Story was no great success. The author Gunther Hundertmark could not fill the audience with enthusiasm with his ''actual theater'. The next play of him warms up the theme ''Contergan''. Photo shows Helen Hopkins (Isabelle von Perponcher) is the Scandal-girl Keeler and Harry Hopkins alias Ward is played by Helmut Furchtenicht.
RMD8FEC4–Pedestrians in front of the entrance of Grünenthal GmbH in Stolberg near Aachen (picture from the end of the 1960s). Grünenthal produces the sleeping pill Contergan. The intake of Contergang during pregnancy caused the malformation of 8,000 to 12,000 children, many died.
RMD8FDWY–German health minister Elisabeth Schwarzhaupt (c) visits Contergan affected children at the dysmelia ward of the the 'Anna-Stift' hospital in Hanover, Germany, 2 April 1963. To her right stands Professor Dr. Gustav Hauberg, head physician of the hospital.
RF2H78CHX–Vienna, Austria - November 20 2021: Anti-Vaccination Protester at Demonstration on Heldenplatz in Vienna, hold ing Sign 'Contergan Reloaded'.
RMD6BH5X–The monument for victims of the medication Contergan is pictured during the christening ceremony in Stolberg, Germany, 31 Augus 2012. The monument, financed by Gruenenthal pharmaceutical company, is controversial. Photo: HENNING KAISER
RM2G8NTFN–Ein Elternpaar, Herr und Frau Oltmann (Inken Sommer, Wolfgang Lukschy) haben ihren Sohn zum Flugplatz gebracht. Als sie entdecken, dass außer 'normalen' Kinder auch Contergan-Geschädigte mitfliegen, wird Herr Oltmann wütend und protestiert. Zwischen den Eltern kommt es zu einem heftigen Streit.
RMDB2FFY–The picture shows an original packing of 'Contergan' medecine in Ulm, Germany, 13 November 2007. 'Contergan' caused congenital deformities for newborns in the 1950s and 1960s. Photo: Stefan Puchner
RM2PG5D5G–Kevadon, a William S. Merrell Company brand of thalidomide, a drug which was prevented from being approved in the U.S. by FDA pharmacologist Dr. Frances Kelsey in 1960. The drug was found to cause serious birth defects and Kelsey was awarded the President's Award for Distinguished Federal Civilian Service by John F. Kennedy in 1962 for refusing, despite strong pressure, to approve the drug.
RF2RA2AXH–Verona, Italy - August 5, 2009: statue of handicapped woman by Alison Lapper in Verona, Italy. Alison Lapper was also born handicapped with short legs
RMGCAW6H–advertising, medicine, Contergan pills, label on miniature advertising pillar, Germany, 1959, Additional-Rights-Clearences-Not Available
RM2HTKK3B–Thalidomide scandal. In the late 1950s and early 1960s, the use of thalidomide in 46 countries by women who were pregnant or who subsequently became pregnant, resulted in the 'biggest man-made medical disaster ever,' resulting in more than 10,000 children born with a range of severe deformities, such as phocomelia, as well as thousands of miscarriages. Thalidomide was introduced in 1956 and was aggressively marketed by the German pharmaceutical company Chemie Grünenthal under the trade name Contergan as a medication for anxiety, trouble sleeping, 'tension', and morning sickness. It was intro
RM2NW26R3–Thalidomide scandal. In the late 1950s and early 1960s, the use of thalidomide in 46 countries by women who were pregnant or who subsequently became pregnant, resulted in the 'biggest man-made medical disaster ever,' resulting in more than 10,000 children born with a range of severe deformities, such as phocomelia, as well as thousands of miscarriages. Thalidomide was introduced in 1956 and was aggressively marketed by the German pharmaceutical company Chemie Grünenthal under the trade name Contergan as a medication for anxiety, trouble sleeping, 'tension', and morning sickness. It was intro
RMD8FED7–German health minister Elisabeth Schwarzhaupt visits Contergan affected children at the dysmelia ward of the the 'Anna-Stift' hospital in Hanover, Germany, 2 April 1963. To her left stands Professor Dr. Gustav Hauberg, head physician of the hospital.
RMD8FECW–10 Contergan affected children from Iserlohn (Germany), learn how to ski in January 1968 in the Sauerland area in Germany. The experimental exercise, which is conducted by the Iserlohn Workers' Welfare Association at a children's home near Schürfelde (Meinertzhagen, Germany), aims to test new active exercise therapies. The school aged children are attended to by a physical therapist and a ski instructor.
RMD8FDTP–Georg Diederichs (r), prime minister of the German state of Lower Saxony, visits the 'Anna-Stift' hospital in Hanover, Germany, 17 September 1963. The hospital offers therapies for children with severe physical disabilities. In the dysmelia ward, which was opened earlier that year, up to 30 Contergan affected children are treated as inpatients. On the left the hospital's head physician, Professor Dr. Gustav Hauberg, can be seen.
RMDB2FFN–The picture shows an original packing of 'Contergan' medecine in Ulm, Germany, 13 November 2007. 'Contergan' caused congenital deformities for newborns in the 1950s and 1960s. Photo: Stefan Puchner
RMD8FDXC–On the 27th of May in 1968, the process against seven chief executives of the Contergan manufacturing company Chemie Grünenthal starts. About 8,000 to 12,000 children were born with severe malformations, many died, due to the intake of the sleeping pill Contergang during pregnancy. The process was closed without a judgement. The company Grünenthal voluntarily paid 114 million Mark of compensation to the victims. The picture shows the lawyers Meyer-Köring, Dr. Pick and Dr. Waldowski.
RMD6BH5Y–Opponents of the monument for victims of the medication Contergan stand in front of Gruenenthal headquarters in Stolberg, Germany, 31 Augus 2012. The monument, financed by Gruenenthal pharmaceutical company, is controversial. Photo: HENNING KAISER
RMD8FDWD–A disabled child passes through a goal build out of ski poles. 10 Contergan affected children from Iserlohn (Germany), learn how to ski in January 1968 in the Sauerland area in Germany. The experimental exercise, which is conducted by the Iserlohn Workers' Welfare Association at a children's home near Schürfelde (Meinertzhagen, Germany), aims to test new active exercise therapies. The school aged children are attended to by a physical therapist and a ski instructor.
RM2PG5D5E–Kevadon, a William S. Merrell Company brand of thalidomide, a drug which was prevented from being approved in the U.S. by FDA pharmacologist Dr. Frances Kelsey in 1960. The drug was found to cause serious birth defects and Kelsey was awarded the President's Award for Distinguished Federal Civilian Service by John F. Kennedy in 1962 for refusing, despite strong pressure, to approve the drug.
RMD8FDW9–The handicapped daughter of the Härdrich couple from Stollberg (near Aachen), Germany, plays with toy truck in a picture dated August 1968. The Härdrichs had caused a stir on 20 August 1968 with an unusual offer to prove that the Contergan drug causes deformities in children. The 40-year-old woman suggested that she take Contergan again during another pregnancy. The couple, which was a joint plaintiff at the Contergan trial, was ready to provide themselves for a procedure under strict scientific supervision.
RMGCAW65–advertising, medicine, Contergan pills, label on miniature advertising pillar 'Vegetative Dystonie', Germany, 1959, Additional-Rights-Clearences-Not Available
RMD8FECT–(L-r) Chief prosecutor Schue, prosecutor Havertzs, chief prosecturo Dr. Gierlich and prosecutor Knipfer during a press conference in Aachen on the 14th of March in 1967. The prosecution of Aachen has prefered the charge against nine employees of the Contergan manufacturing company Grünenthal. About 8,000 to 12,000 children were born with severe malformations, many died, due to the intake of the sleeping pill Contergang during pregnancy. The process was closed without a judgement. The company Grünenthal voluntarily paid 114 million Mark of compensation to the victims.
RMDDYAA6–advertising, medicine, advertisement for 'Contergan', Grünenthal GmbH, late 1950s, Additional-Rights-Clearences-Not Available
RMD8FDTW–A handicapped child plays with a doll in the 'Anna-Stift' hospital in Hanover, Germany. In the late 1950s and 60s about 8,000 to 12,000 children were born with serious deformities, many died, due to the use of the sleeping drug Contergan by their mothers during pregnancy. Drugs containing thalidomide, Contergan among them, were distributed starting 1 October 1957 by Stollberg (located near Aachen, Germany) based pharmaceuticals company Grünenthal without proper testing and without barring the drug's use during pregnancy. Reports of serious damages to people's health were ignored until a newspa
RMCPG4JK–medicine, medicinal drugs, pills, sedative Contergan, Gruenenthal GmbH, West Germany, circa 1960, Additional-Rights-Clearences-Not Available
RM2NW263W–Thalidomide scandal. In the late 1950s and early 1960s, the use of thalidomide in 46 countries by women who were pregnant or who subsequently became pregnant, resulted in the 'biggest man-made medical disaster ever,' resulting in more than 10,000 children born with a range of severe deformities, such as phocomelia, as well as thousands of miscarriages. Thalidomide was introduced in 1956 and was aggressively marketed by the German pharmaceutical company Chemie Grünenthal under the trade name Contergan as a medication for anxiety, trouble sleeping, 'tension', and morning sickness. It was intro
RMD6BH5W–Opponents of the monument for victims of the medication Contergan stand in front of Gruenenthal headquarters in Stolberg, Germany, 31 Augus 2012. The monument, financed by Gruenenthal pharmaceutical company, is controversial. Photo: HENNING KAISER
RMD8FDY2–A handicapped child in the 'Anna-Stift' hospital in Hanover, Germany. In the late 1950s and 60s about 8,000 to 12,000 children were born with serious deformities, many died, due to the use of the sleeping drug Contergan by their mothers during pregnancy. Drugs containing thalidomide, Contergan among them, were distributed starting 1 October 1957 by Stollberg (located near Aachen, Germany) based pharmaceuticals company Grünenthal without proper testing and without barring the drug's use during pregnancy. Reports of serious damages to people's health were ignored until a newspaper article in Nov
RMD8FDT4–Hamburg-based human geneticist Professor Widukind Lenz in 1968. He was called upon by the court during the Contergan trial in May 1968 to serve as an expert on the sleeping drug. At an early stage Lenz had warned against the use of Contergan and had prompted Contergan-maker Grünenthal in 1961 to withdraw the drug because he speculated that it could cause deformities in unborn children. The company however continued to stress the harmlessness of the side effects. As a result Lenz announced his suspicions at a conference on 19 November 1961, although without mentioning the product's name. Six da
RM2HTKK2T–Thalidomide scandal. In the late 1950s and early 1960s, the use of thalidomide in 46 countries by women who were pregnant or who subsequently became pregnant, resulted in the 'biggest man-made medical disaster ever,' resulting in more than 10,000 children born with a range of severe deformities, such as phocomelia, as well as thousands of miscarriages. Thalidomide was introduced in 1956 and was aggressively marketed by the German pharmaceutical company Chemie Grünenthal under the trade name Contergan as a medication for anxiety, trouble sleeping, 'tension', and morning sickness. It was intro
RMD8FDY3–Hamburg-based human geneticist Professor Widukind Lenz enters the courtroom in Alsdorf, Germany, 12 August 1968. He was called upon by the court to serve as an expert on the sleeping drug Contergan. At an early stage Lenz had warned against the use of Contergan and had prompted Contergan-maker Grünenthal to withdraw the drug because he speculated that it could cause deformities in unborn children. The trial against seven high ranking employees of the Stollberg-based Grünenthal company, makers of the drug Contergan, began on 27 May 1968 in the miner's canteen 'Anna' in Alsdorf near Aachen, Germ
RMD8FEC1–On the 27th of May in 1968, the process against seven chief executives of the Contergan manufacturing company Chemie Grünenthal starts. About 8,000 to 12,000 children were born with severe malformations, many died, due to the intake of the sleeping pill Contergang during pregnancy. The process was closed without a judgement. The company Grünenthal voluntarily paid 114 million Mark of compensation to the victims. The picture shows (l-r) lawyers Damassiotis and Dr. Waldowski (both defendents of Dr. Sievers), lawyer Dr. Schmitz and the defendents Dr. Günther Sievers and Dr. Heinrich Mückter.
RMD8FEC2–Hermann Wirtz, managing partner of pharmaceutical company Grünenthal, was one of the defendants of the Contergan trial which began on 29 May 1968 in Alsdorf, Germany. The case against Wirtz was later separated from the main trial due to his health problem induced limited ability to stand trial. The trial against seven high ranking employees of the Stollberg-based Grünenthal company, makers of the drug Contergan, began on 27 May 1968 in the miner's canteen 'Anna' in Alsdorf near Aachen, Germany. The seven employees were charged with involuntary manslaughter, involuntary assault and the violatio
RMD8FDFK–Attorney Dr. Karl-Hermann Schulte-Hille, representing 143 affected children and himself father of a 'Contergan Child', pictured on the second day of trials in Alsdorf, Germany, 28 May 1968. The Aachen district attorney's office had filed official charges on 14 March 1967 against nine employees of pharmaceutical company Grünenthal, maker of the Contergan drug. Preliminary investigations had begun on 1 December 1961 after the active component thalidomide, which had been on sale under the name Contergan since 1957, had been pointed out to be the cause of deformities in newborns and neurological d
RMD6BH60–A cameraman films the monument during the christening ceremony of the monument for victims of the medication Contergan in Stolberg, Germany, 31 Augus 2012. The monument, financed by Gruenenthal pharmaceutical company, is controversial. Photo: HENNING KAISER
RMD8FGR8–Joint plaintiff attorney Dr. Karl-Hermann Schulte-Hillen (l-r), a journalist, Hubert Linn, chairman of the Federation of the Phisically Disabled, and attorney Dr. Rupert Schreiber after the Contergan trial ended without a verdict on 18 December 1970. The Contergan trial, which had begun on 27 May 1968 in Alsdorf near Aachen, Germany, was with 283 trial days until then the most extensive criminal trial in the law history of the Federal Republik of Germany. The Aachen district attorney's office had filed official charges on 14 March 1967 against nine employees of pharmaceutical company Grünentha
RMDB1AHD–Actresses Denise Marko (L) and Katharina Wackernagel pose with their prizes won in the category 'Special Jury Award' (Sonderpreis der Jury) during the 59th annual Bambi Awards ceremony in Duesseldorf, Germany, 29 November 2007. The actresses were honoured for their leading parts in two-piece German television special 'Side Effects' (German title: Contergan). Photo: Jens Kalaene
RMD6BJX0–A memorial for the vicitims of the drug thalidomide stands in front of the hall where a festive event for the victims is held in Stolberg, Germany, 31 August 2012. The sculpture given by the German pharmaceutical company Gruenenthal is considered controversially. Photo: Henning Kaiser
RM2NW27EY–Thalidomide scandal. In the late 1950s and early 1960s, the use of thalidomide in 46 countries by women who were pregnant or who subsequently became pregnant, resulted in the 'biggest man-made medical disaster ever,' resulting in more than 10,000 children born with a range of severe deformities, such as phocomelia, as well as thousands of miscarriages. Thalidomide was introduced in 1956 and was aggressively marketed by the German pharmaceutical company Chemie Grünenthal under the trade name Contergan as a medication for anxiety, trouble sleeping, 'tension', and morning sickness. It was intro
RMD8FECA–Joint plaintiff attorney Dr. Karl-Hermann Schulte-Hillen (l-r), a journalist, Hubert Linn, chairman of the Federation of the Phisically Disabled, and attorney Dr. Rupert Schreiber after the Contergan trial ended without a verdict on 18 December 1970. The Contergan trial, which had begun on 27 May 1968 in Alsdorf near Aachen, Germany, was with 283 trial days until then the most extensive criminal trial in the law history of the Federal Republik of Germany. The Aachen district attorney's office had filed official charges on 14 March 1967 against nine employees of pharmaceutical company Grünentha
RMD8FDY7–Children, who are thalidomide victims, play in the garden of a children's home in Cologe. The children's arms are crippled due to the mothers' intake of the sleeping pill 'Contergan' during pregnancy (undated archive picture).
RMFYX8BF–Cologne, Germany. 29th Apr, 2016. Participants holding posters reading 'Contergan Teil 2 - Duogynon 1000-faches Leid - Für Bayer verjährt, für uns leider nie' during a demonstration during the general assembly of Bayer in Cologne, Germany, 29 April 2016. PHOTO: OLIVER BERG/dpa/Alamy Live News
RMD8FDW8–View of the courtroom photographed on 27 May 1968. The trial against seven high ranking employees of the Stollberg-based Grünenthal company, makers of the drug Contergan, began on 27 May 1968 in the miner's canteen 'Anna' in Alsdorf near Aachen, Germany. The trial started with an argument about the formal legal proceedings. The seven employees were charged with involuntary manslaughter, involuntary assault and the violation of German pharmaceutical laws.
RM2NW26PT–Thalidomide scandal. In the late 1950s and early 1960s, the use of thalidomide in 46 countries by women who were pregnant or who subsequently became pregnant, resulted in the 'biggest man-made medical disaster ever,' resulting in more than 10,000 children born with a range of severe deformities, such as phocomelia, as well as thousands of miscarriages. Thalidomide was introduced in 1956 and was aggressively marketed by the German pharmaceutical company Chemie Grünenthal under the trade name Contergan as a medication for anxiety, trouble sleeping, 'tension', and morning sickness. It was intro
RMM2WT2N–Matthias Berg (Jurist, Autor, Contergan-Geschaedigter), Aufzeichnung von 'Markus Lanz' im Studio Stahltwiete, Hamburg, 07.10.2014
RM2NW2857–Thalidomide scandal. In the late 1950s and early 1960s, the use of thalidomide in 46 countries by women who were pregnant or who subsequently became pregnant, resulted in the 'biggest man-made medical disaster ever,' resulting in more than 10,000 children born with a range of severe deformities, such as phocomelia, as well as thousands of miscarriages. Thalidomide was introduced in 1956 and was aggressively marketed by the German pharmaceutical company Chemie Grünenthal under the trade name Contergan as a medication for anxiety, trouble sleeping, 'tension', and morning sickness. It was intro
RMM2YHYR–Matthias Berg (Jurist, Autor, Contergan-Geschaedigter), Aufzeichnung von 'Markus Lanz' im Studio Stahltwiete, Hamburg, 07.10.2014
RM2NW2646–Thalidomide scandal. In the late 1950s and early 1960s, the use of thalidomide in 46 countries by women who were pregnant or who subsequently became pregnant, resulted in the 'biggest man-made medical disaster ever,' resulting in more than 10,000 children born with a range of severe deformities, such as phocomelia, as well as thousands of miscarriages. Thalidomide was introduced in 1956 and was aggressively marketed by the German pharmaceutical company Chemie Grünenthal under the trade name Contergan as a medication for anxiety, trouble sleeping, 'tension', and morning sickness. It was intro
RM2HTKK3D–Thalidomide scandal. In the late 1950s and early 1960s, the use of thalidomide in 46 countries by women who were pregnant or who subsequently became pregnant, resulted in the 'biggest man-made medical disaster ever,' resulting in more than 10,000 children born with a range of severe deformities, such as phocomelia, as well as thousands of miscarriages. Thalidomide was introduced in 1956 and was aggressively marketed by the German pharmaceutical company Chemie Grünenthal under the trade name Contergan as a medication for anxiety, trouble sleeping, 'tension', and morning sickness. It was intro
RMM2W1FK–Matthias Berg (Jurist, Autor, Contergan-Geschaedigter), Aufzeichnung von 'Markus Lanz' im Studio Stahltwiete, Hamburg, 07.10.2014
RM2NW27F1–Thalidomide scandal. In the late 1950s and early 1960s, the use of thalidomide in 46 countries by women who were pregnant or who subsequently became pregnant, resulted in the 'biggest man-made medical disaster ever,' resulting in more than 10,000 children born with a range of severe deformities, such as phocomelia, as well as thousands of miscarriages. Thalidomide was introduced in 1956 and was aggressively marketed by the German pharmaceutical company Chemie Grünenthal under the trade name Contergan as a medication for anxiety, trouble sleeping, 'tension', and morning sickness. It was intro
RMM2W6HA–Matthias Berg (Jurist, Autor, Contergan-Geschaedigter), Aufzeichnung von 'Markus Lanz' im Studio Stahltwiete, Hamburg, 07.10.2014
RM2NW26R2–Thalidomide scandal. In the late 1950s and early 1960s, the use of thalidomide in 46 countries by women who were pregnant or who subsequently became pregnant, resulted in the 'biggest man-made medical disaster ever,' resulting in more than 10,000 children born with a range of severe deformities, such as phocomelia, as well as thousands of miscarriages. Thalidomide was introduced in 1956 and was aggressively marketed by the German pharmaceutical company Chemie Grünenthal under the trade name Contergan as a medication for anxiety, trouble sleeping, 'tension', and morning sickness. It was intro
RMM2WM1R–Matthias Berg (Jurist, Autor, Contergan-Geschaedigter), Aufzeichnung von 'Markus Lanz' im Studio Stahltwiete, Hamburg, 07.10.2014
RM2HTKK3K–Thalidomide scandal. In the late 1950s and early 1960s, the use of thalidomide in 46 countries by women who were pregnant or who subsequently became pregnant, resulted in the 'biggest man-made medical disaster ever,' resulting in more than 10,000 children born with a range of severe deformities, such as phocomelia, as well as thousands of miscarriages. Thalidomide was introduced in 1956 and was aggressively marketed by the German pharmaceutical company Chemie Grünenthal under the trade name Contergan as a medication for anxiety, trouble sleeping, 'tension', and morning sickness. It was intro
RM2HTKK19–Thalidomide scandal. In the late 1950s and early 1960s, the use of thalidomide in 46 countries by women who were pregnant or who subsequently became pregnant, resulted in the 'biggest man-made medical disaster ever,' resulting in more than 10,000 children born with a range of severe deformities, such as phocomelia, as well as thousands of miscarriages. Thalidomide was introduced in 1956 and was aggressively marketed by the German pharmaceutical company Chemie Grünenthal under the trade name Contergan as a medication for anxiety, trouble sleeping, 'tension', and morning sickness. It was intro
RM2HTKK15–Thalidomide scandal. In the late 1950s and early 1960s, the use of thalidomide in 46 countries by women who were pregnant or who subsequently became pregnant, resulted in the 'biggest man-made medical disaster ever,' resulting in more than 10,000 children born with a range of severe deformities, such as phocomelia, as well as thousands of miscarriages. Thalidomide was introduced in 1956 and was aggressively marketed by the German pharmaceutical company Chemie Grünenthal under the trade name Contergan as a medication for anxiety, trouble sleeping, 'tension', and morning sickness. It was intro
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