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Bubonic Plague Outbreak, San Francisco,1907-8

Two men dissecting rats nailed to shingles in San Francisco, California., during the second bubonic plague epidemic of 1907-1908. The first, centered in Chinatown, was in 1900-1904, the first plague epidemic in the continental US.

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Bubonic Plague Outbreak, San Francisco,1907-8

Caption:

Two men dissecting rats nailed to shingles in San Francisco, California., during the second bubonic plague epidemic of 1907-1908. The first, centered in Chinatown, was in 1900-1904, the first plague epidemic in the continental US.

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Album / Science Source / National Library of Medicine

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3390 x 2688 px | 26.1 MB

Print size:

28.7 x 22.8 cm | 11.3 x 9.0 in (300 dpi)

Keywords:

1907 • 1908 • AMERICA • BLACK DEATH • BUBONIC PLAGUE • BW • CALIFORNIA • CHINATOWN • CITY • CONTAGIOUS • CONTROL • DISEASE • EPIDEMIC • HISTORY • INFECTIOUS • MEDICAL • MEDICINAL • MEDICINE • OUTBREAK • PERSON • PHOTO • PLAGUE • PUBLIC HEALTH • RATS • SAN FRANCISCO • SECOND • SPREAD • URBAN • USA • WORKER