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[Man holding a dead rat by the tail]

Collection:
Images from the History of Medicine (IHM)
Publication:
1914
Format:
Still image
Subject(s):
Plague -- prevention & control
Rodent Control
African Americans
Abstract:
An African American man is holding a dead rat by the tail above a rat collection bucket as a group of men look on.
Copyright:
The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain. (More information)
Extent:
1 photographic print : : 19 x 24 cm.
Provenance:
Centers for Disease Control; gift; 1983.
Technique:
black and white
NLM Unique ID:
101443601 (See catalog record)
NLM Image ID:
A015947
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101443601