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[Rat-proofing a building]

Collection:
Images from the History of Medicine (IHM)
Publication:
[between 1914 and 1920]
Format:
Still image
Subject(s):
Rodent Control
African Americans
United States. Public Health Service.
Abstract:
View of a commercial building on Canal Street undergoing rat-proofing during the New Orleans plague; an African American work crew in front of the building cleans up the debris.
Copyright:
The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain. (More information)
Extent:
1 photographic print : 18 x 13 cm.
Provenance:
Centers for Disease Control; Donation; 1983.
Technique:
black and white
NLM Unique ID:
101443819 (See catalog record)
NLM Image ID:
A016060
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101443819