NLM Digital Collections

[Inspection of hair at quarantine station]

Collection:
Images from the History of Medicine (IHM)
Publication:
Produced: [between 1920 and 1929]
Format:
Still image
Subject(s):
Lice Infestations -- prevention & control
Emigrants and Immigrants
Quarantine -- methods
Genre(s):
Photographs
Abstract:
After going through a delousing procedure, a female immigrant sits as a female staff person inspects her long hair looking for lice.
Copyright:
This item may be under copyright protection; contact the copyright owner for permission before re-use.
Extent:
1 photograph : 26 x 21 cm
Technique:
black and white, glossy
NLM Unique ID:
101544562 (See catalog record)
OCLC no.:
34833749
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101544562