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[Preparation of rat poison, New Orleans, La.]

Collection:
Images from the History of Medicine (IHM)
Publication:
[United States:] , [between 1914 and 1920]
Format:
Still image
Subject(s):
Plague -- prevention & control
Rodent Control
United States. Public Health Service.
Abstract:
Six men stand at a table applying Stearns' Electric Rat and Roach Paste to loaves of bread for use as rat bait during the New Orleans plague campain, 1914-1920.
Copyright:
The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain. (More information)
Extent:
1 photographic print : 25 x 19 cm.
Provenance:
Donation; Centers for Disease Control; 1983.
Technique:
black and white
NLM Unique ID:
101405391 (See catalog record)
NLM Image ID:
A024250
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101405391