I'm looking for "clip art" to place in an e-brochure of a medical
caduceus with a dollar sign through it -- to indicated that healthcare
is getting expensive.  Where can I find this kind of "clip art"?

mimig, 

The caduceus, two entwined snakes set upon a rod, was the ancient
symbol of Hermes, the Greek god of merchants. Today, it is a common
symbol of the medical professions, and one of which I am very fond.

A nice history of the caduceus can be found here:
http://www.publicsafe.net/wand.htm

Since I also work in the medical field, I thought this graphic would
be a snap to find! In my search however, I found  a plethora of
Picasso-esque caducei, marijuana-themed caducei,  and even some
naughty caducei, but few that fit your description!

Two versions of caducei, one black and white, one with a bit of color:
http://www.weboso.com/Cad1.jpg

http://www.weboso.com/Cad2.jpg
The above two images will only be available online for about one
month, so be sure to save them to a medium of your choice. (Right
click, and select “Save” to save them to a floppy/hard drive)


Not a caduceus, but reflecting the high cost of medical care:
http://www.weboso.com/Highcost.jpg

Other medical clip-art collections:

A collection of caducei:
http://www.animfactory.com/cgi-bin/bloodhound.pl

http://dir.coolclips.com/Healthcare/Medical_Symbols/Caduceus/

A nice collection of medical clip-art (Not free, but well-priced)
http://www.arttoday.com/PD-0033032/Main/tour/search_results?q=caduceus&s=1&a=c

http://www.graphxkingdom.com/shtml/medical1.shtml

http://arthursmedical.tripod.com/circcol.htm
http://gewis.win.tue.nl/general/clipart/

http://www.designedtoat.com/medical.shtml

http://www.brownielocks.com/backgrounds3.html


If you had a more customized graphic in mind, you can hire someone to
make exactly what you would like to see:

http://www.elance.com/c/cats/main/categories.pl?mid=N8CE&rid=NVH4

http://www.workhomejobs.com/rt.cfm?p=1&SubCatID=63

If you are the owner of  Microsoft Office products, you are allowed to
visit Microsoft’s web site for free graphics. To land at the MS Design
Gallery Live, click onto “Insert” on the tool bar of Word (Or Excel,
Power Point). From Insert, click “Picture”,  “Clip-Art”, “Clips
Online”, “OK” and it will direct you to DGL. Type in “Caduceus” in the
search box, and Voila! To download, just follow the screen directions.
On Page 2 of caducei images, is a nice animated caduceus. Good Luck!

Hopefully one of these will fit nicely into your e-brochure. If you
are not pleased with any of the samples I have found, please notify me
via the answer clarification option, allowing me to clarify the
answer, or do further research, before posting a rating.



Regards,
crabcakes

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Request for Answer Clarification by mimig-ga on 28 Oct 2002 20:15 PST

Crabcakes, I'm sure you spent a ton of time researching this.  And I
do appreciate the resources that you brought to my attention.  I
certainly feel I got my money's worth, although -- surprisingly --
what we both sought didn't seem to be available.  (I spent at least an
hour searching before I posted my request.)  Must say, though, this is
a great service.  Hope we'll be able to work together again.  Best,
Mimi

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Clarification of Answer by crabcakes-ga on 29 Oct 2002 10:13 PST

Thank you for your generous rating and tip, in spite of not getting
exactly what you were looking for. Should I ever come across the
"Right Stuff" I will post it under an Answer Clarification so you will
be notified.
Regards
crabcakes

Tough search for a very particular clipart with tons of excellent, if
not "right on" choices returned.  I'm quite convinced that the "exact
image" I sought wasn't available, or crabcakes would have found it for
me.  I'd use them again in a heart beat.