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The old quarters of Cairo, Egypt, during the prevalence of the cholera

Collection:
Images from the History of Medicine (IHM)
Publication:
[New York : Frank Leslie], 1865
Language(s):
English
Format:
Still image
Subject(s):
Transportation of Patients
Death
Genre(s):
Pictorial Works
Abstract:
The sick and dead are carried through the narrow streets of the neighborhood in various conveyances in the midst of a milling crowd. Domes are minarets rise in the background.
Copyright:
The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain. (More information)
Extent:
1 photomechanical print : 29 x 40 cm.
Provenance:
Gift; William H. Helfand; 2003; 03-75.
Technique:
wood engraving, black and white
NLM Unique ID:
101460238 (See catalog record)
NLM Image ID:
C05571
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101460238