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[Luncheon by the Citizen's Health Committee of San Francisco in 1908 commemorating the completion of the plague control campaign]

Collection:
Images from the History of Medicine (IHM)
Contributor(s):
San Francisco (Calif.). Citizens' Health Committee.
Publication:
1908
Language(s):
English
Format:
Still image
Subject(s):
Plague -- prevention & control
Anniversaries and Special Events
Eating
San Francisco -- epidemiology
Genre(s):
Pictorial Works
Abstract:
Photograph of a luncheon held outdoors. Rows of men in bowler hats and suits and women in formal wear and hats are shown at long tables positioned on a street in San Francisco. Several buildings appear in the background, including one, with a sign "[G]eorge J. Ellington" on its roof.
Copyright:
The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain. (More information)
Exhibition:
Exhibited: "Images from the History of the Public Health Service," organized by Ronald J. Kostraba, Parklawn Conference Center, 1989.
Extent:
1 photographic print : 21 x 26 cm.
Technique:
black and white
NLM Unique ID:
101447459 (See catalog record)
NLM Image ID:
A029486
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101447459