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1 (of 6) Gertrude B. Elion receiving her Nobel Prize from H.M. King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden at the Stockholm Concert Hall, 10 December 1988.

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2 (of 6) The Nobel Laureates in Physiology or Medicine at the Nobel Prize Award Ceremony 1988. From left: Sir James W. Black, Gertrude B. Elion and George H. Hitchings.

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3 (of 6) Gertrude B. Elion is flanked by HM King Carl XVI Gustaf and his uncle, HRH Prince Bertil of Sweden, at the Nobel Banquet in the Stockholm City Hall, Sweden, on 10 December 1988.

Copyright © Svensk Reportagetjänst 1988 Photo: Boo Jonsson

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4 (of 6) Gertrude B. Elion at the Nobel Banquet in the Stockholm City Hall, Sweden, on 10 December 1988.

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5 (of 6) George Hitchings and Gertrude Elion, 1988.

Source: Wellcome Images, Wellcome Library, London. CC BY 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons Photograph by Will and Deni McIntyre

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6 (of 6) Gertrude Elion and George Hitchings in a laboratory, circa 1948.

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