Vaccinating the poor

Vaccinating the poor

Collection:
Images from the History of Medicine (IHM)
Author(s):
Eytinge, Sol, Jr., 1833-1905
Publication:
1873
Language(s):
English
Format:
Still image
Subject(s):
Medicine in Art
African Americans
Child
Infant
Public Health
Abstract:
A group of men, women, and children, black and white, observe a physician as he vaccinates the tattooed left arm of a burly young man.
Copyright:
The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain. (More information)
Extent:
1 print : image 21 x 29 cm; on mount 34 x 40 cm.
Technique:
wood engraving, color
NLM Unique ID:
101392773 (See catalog record)
NLM Image ID:
A021135
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101392773